Taliesin Smith
Inclusive Design, Researcher And Designer at PhET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado Boulder
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolTaliesin Smith is an inclusive design researcher and front-end developer with 11 years of experience creating accessible, highly interactive learning tools for STEM education. Currently a Research Associate at the University of Guelph and long-time researcher/designer at PhET Interactive Simulations, he blends web standards, accessibility expertise, and instructional design to make simulations usable in group and classroom settings. His technical background includes building course sites and reusable style systems with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and leading accessibility initiatives in higher education. Taliesin holds a Master of Design in Inclusive Design and a diploma in Information & Communication Technology, pairing design research with practical implementation skills. Based in Guelph, Ontario, he brings a rare mix of linguistics-informed communication and multilingual experience (French and Dutch studies) that strengthens stakeholder collaboration and inclusive user research. Colleagues value his ability to translate rigorous accessibility standards into elegant, learnable interactions rather than just checklists.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Diploma, Information & Communication Technology, Diploma, Information & Communication Technology at Memorial University of NewfoundlandBachelor of Arts (BA), Double Major: French & Linguistics, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Double Major: French & Linguistics at Simon Fraser UniversityCompleted a Dutch Language Certificate (Level III Advanced), Completed a Dutch Language Certificate (Level III Advanced) at University of AmstredamMaster of Design, Inclusive Design, Master of Design, Inclusive Design at OCAD University
English, Dutch, French
Github Skills (29)
displays10
dialog10
simulator9
simulation9
wai9
simulations9
css9
html8
wai-aria7
chrome7
user-interface7
twitter-application7
git-repo6
codesign5
javascript5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
phetsims/a11y-research
Jun 2017 - Jan 2022
Contributions:205 commits, 139 pushes, 588 comments in 4 years 7 months
terracoda/experimental-play
Aug 2015 - Aug 2016
Contributions:38 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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