{"id":928,"date":"2015-09-29T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T15:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015.toronto.wordcamp.org\/?p=928"},"modified":"2015-09-19T18:28:16","modified_gmt":"2015-09-19T23:28:16","slug":"featured-speaker-jordan-quintal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toronto.wordcamp.org\/2015\/featured-speaker-jordan-quintal\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Speaker: Jordan Quintal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Jordan Quintal is a seasoned WordPress Developer, Contributor and Community Member with over 10 years of Web Development experience. He is currently the President of GeniusMedia.ca<\/a>, the Founder of AgentAccelerate.ca<\/a>, as well as a Freelancer through JordanQ.ca<\/a>. Jordan is also a huge Web Accessibility advocate and very active in various a11y Communities. He has presented and attended dozens of Meetups, Camps, and Conferences across Canada and the U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n

Presentation:\u00a0WordPress Accessibility: Spreading the word!<\/h3>\n

“I really want to reach out to those that understand accessibility, and have a desire to contribute, but have difficulty moving forward.<\/p>\n

I want people to realize that supporting web accessibility is not just for developers that code accessible or write accessible patches, but that it can involve anyone and everyone.”<\/p>\n

What unique perspective are you bringing to this talk?<\/h3>\n

“As a person born with a physical disability, I bring a real world perspective as to what accessibility is really about.”<\/p>\n

What’s one really cool thing people will discover during your session?<\/h3>\n

“People (of any skill set) will be exposed to the various avenues and opportunities for supporting web accessibility. My audience will have a better understanding of how accessibility can positively impact those that need it and why everyone should get involved.”<\/p>\n

Do you have a good WordPress related story, anecdote or memory?<\/h3>\n

“Last year, I had the pleasure of being on the organizing team, which was truly an amazing experience. We did a great job and had a ton of fun at the same time, not to mention the comradery that came with it. Most of the organizing meetings ended up at a bar or pub, but I guess all the good meetings do. I supposed beer and brotherhood built WordCamp 2014 (HAHA), which is something I’ll never forget!”<\/p>\n

What are you most looking forward to at WordCamp Toronto?<\/h3>\n

“First and foremost, I love the networking, either with old or new faces, it’s really the people that make WordCamp’s special.<\/p>\n

Secondly, I enjoy the public speaking, it feels really great having the opportunity to share my knowledge and life experiences with those that share the same passions as I do.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jordan Quintal is a seasoned WordPress Developer, Contributor and Community Member with over 10 years of Web Development experience. He is currently the President of GeniusMedia.ca, the Founder of AgentAccelerate.ca, as well as a Freelancer through JordanQ.ca. Jordan is also a huge Web Accessibility advocate and very active in various a11y Communities. He has presented […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6358608,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4636],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured-speakers"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5UjGY-eY","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toronto.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toronto.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toronto.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toronto.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6358608"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toronto.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=928"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/toronto.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":929,"href":"https:\/\/toronto.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928\/revisions\/929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toronto.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toronto.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toronto.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}