About Marcy Sutton Todd

At this time (Oct. 2024), I’m working full-time as a software engineer. While I’m no longer doing consulting projects, you can still hire me using Superpeer, a service for 1:1 calls.

Marcy’s Bio

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I recently joined the nonprofit Khan Academy as a Senior Engineer on the Frontend Infrastructure team. I'm thrilled to be working on React design systems and accessibility for a platform with such a big impact!

In October 2023, I started a new role as a senior front-end developer at Principle Studios, a remote digital agency with a strong engineering team and a fantastic culture. I was overjoyed to build websites again, growing the engineering skills and career I want to have. Principle was acquired in March 2024 by Shift Paradigm, a marketing tech firm. I led the front end on an Adobe Experience Manager project before leaving the company for my new role.

In 2022, I launched an online workshop series testingaccessibility.com with the folks over at Egghead.io. I spent a great few years as an independent accessibility engineering consultant and trainer, working with tech organizations such as Spotify, Microsoft, Google, Pinterest, T-Mobile, Change.org, Evinced, and more.

In the past, I led the docs team as Head of Learning at Gatsby before deciding I prefer to stay as an individual contributor developer. I also worked as a Developer Advocate and Senior Frontend Engineer on the axe-core team developing web accessibility testing tools. Before that, I worked as an accessibility engineer at Adobe, and as a web developer at Substantial, POP and DEI Creative.

I’m passionate about improving the web for people with disabilities and I’ve done a lot of teaching and speaking about it. My blog, Accessibility Wins, highlighted accessible user interfaces and tools. In 2016, O’Reilly presented me with a Web Platform Award for my work in accessibility. I’m a former leader of the Accessibility Seattle Meetup and I founded a social coding group for women in called NW Tech Women.

My education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Journalism from Brooks Institute of Photography and an Associate of Applied Arts in Web Design & Multimedia from the Art Institute of Seattle. I became very interested in web development during college, creating HTML websites for photo documentary classes and later, interactive Flash websites. I naturally went back to HTML & CSS, with ECMAScript experience that helped me fall in love with JavaScript. When I learned about Web Accessibility, I liked that it reflected my values and added meaning to my work. I love solving problems with design and code when they have potential to help as many people as possible.

I’m inspired by nature, street art, typography, and music, and I try to appreciate life’s ups and downs. I like cooking and baking pies, and doing night photography. I’m also pretty hooked on riding bikes and playing outside.

Bio: Short Version

Marcy Sutton Todd is a senior engineer, frontend infrastructure at Khan Academy where she works on design systems and accessibility. Previously as an independent web developer and trainer, Marcy launched the Testing Accessibility online workshop series in partnership with Egghead.io. Marcy has also worked on accessibility testing tools including axe-core, JavaScript frameworks, websites and web applications. Marcy’s focus on access and user experience was recognized by O’Reilly in 2016 with a Web Platform Award. When away from the keyboard, Marcy can be found hiking in the woods with her family, riding bicycles, lifting weights, or making yummy food.