Patrick H Lauke
Patrick currently works as Web Editor for the University of Salford. In 2003 he single-handedly implemented one of the first web standards based XHTML/CSS driven UK university sites.
He has been engaged in the discourse on accessibility since early 2001 — regularly speaking at conferences and contributing to a variety of web development and accessibility related mailing lists, websites and forums — and is co-lead of the Web Standards Project Accessibility Task Force (WaSP ATF).
Published works include a chapter in "Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance", released by Friends of Ed in 2006, as well as various articles for .net magazine, where he sits on the advisory panel.
In his spare time, Patrick pursues his passion for photography and does the occasional spot of presenting and web/design consultancy.
An outspoken accessibility and standards advocate, Patrick favours a pragmatic hands-on approach to web accessibility over purely theoretical, high-level discussions.
"I’m an idealist by nature, but a pragmatist by trade. I’d never class myself as an expert and I certainly don’t have all the answers...I’m just an opinionated guy eager to find real world solutions 'where the rubber meets the road'."
Best practices and web standards: Why semantic markup and accessibility matter