Ather Sharif

Software Engineer · Web Developer · Web Accessibility Consultant · Google Scholar

Founder @ EvoXLabs and SCI Video Blog
Graduate Student @ Saint Joseph's University · Developer @ Unlock Philly
Geek of the Year @ Philadelphia Geek Awards 2015 · Athlete @ Philadelphia Wheelchair Rugby

What's my story?

I used to design and develop websites and webapps. In the worst way one could ever imagine. Then a car accident in March of 2013 took away my ability to use all my limbs - making me a quadriplegic. That's when I realized how horribly inaccessible my past 7 years of work was to people with vision impairment, hearing impairment and cognitive disabilities. Now, I design and develop accessible websites and webapps. Because the Web is for everyone.

I also do other cool stuff. This includes procrastinating, drawing terrible stick figures on whiteboards, buying the most unnecessary gadgets on Amazon, and watching the Big Bang Theory. Sometimes, when I'm not doing the above, I do post-production for promo videos, play with Leap Motion, Raspberry Pi and Open Street Maps, drink frappucinos and dream of being at Old Trafford.

Awards & Accolades

UW Bondermon Fellowship Finalist 2023


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Blog Posts

Rest In Peace, Decade 2010 - 2019


I usually write a goodbye post each year to recall all the so-grateful-for-it, the not-so-ideal, and the shoot-me-dead moments for that year. But this year it's a bit extra special - it's the end of a decade. What an absolute crazy decade it was....

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