Hi! I'm THEA ELIZABETH
UX and Multimedia Designer

I am a UX Designer with a mission: to make the web a more inclusive and accessible place. With over 20 years of experience in creating accessible software for children, I have worked closely with Adobe and the WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) team to create new accessibility standards for interactive media. I have won several awards including the Dewey Winburne Community award nomination for creating some of the most accessible children's games and websites.

Black and white headshot of Thea Elizabeth with an inset illustration of agent 508 with her robot.
Images of different awards, an eagle in a circle for the Dewey Winburne awards, a tall wavey glass award for the SCA awards and a globe for the EMA awards.

Testimonials

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Expert, creative, FAST, and effective. These are just the first four words that come to mind when I think of Thea Eaton and her expert troupe of media artists and programmers. Thea's special focus on accessibility and flash programming make her my number one consideration for any project that has to do with educational media for children, particularly younger kids. She never fails to come up with the best solutions to my projects, from simple animation creation to interactive templates for mass production to accessibility answers and solutions. She is a delight to work with, patient and persistent and always aiming for the best. I think the world of her and can't wait to work with her again.

Headshot of Juliet DervinJuliet Dervin Director of Digital Content & Experience at National Geographic Learning. Previously Digital Program manager at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Thea is one of the best multimedia developers out there. Her ability to produce fun, entertaining and accessible media is pretty much unmatched. She has passion for her work and her technical expertise has produced some extraordinary applications.

Black and white headshot LinkedIn Kelsey RugerKelsey Ruger Product & User Experience Executive, Hello Alice. Worked with Thea at Knowbility.

Doodledoo (Thea’s former DBA) is a creative, knowledgeable and thoroughly competent group with detailed knowledge of accessibility and Section 508. In their extensive experience with developing technology for young children, Doodledoo has perfected a variety of self-voicing techniques for Flash development.

LinkedIn Headshot of Bob ReganBob Regan Sr. Director of Education at Gates Ventures. Worked with Thea at Adobe as Director of Global K12 Education

Amazing clients I have worked with

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Portfolio

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Knowbility Giving Website Design

Designing an Inclusive Giving Website for Knowbility I recently had the pleasure of working on the design for the Knowbility Giving website, a project that …

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AccessU 2024 Conference Collateral

Created the theme and design for the AccessU 2024 conference. I created a digital tree that also served as a track legend for the different …

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Knowbility’s 25 Year Anniversary Ad Campaign

Boosting Knowbility’s Social Media Presence: A Successful Ad Campaign on Linked I had the pleasure of working with Knowbility, a company known for its commitment …

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Promo Art Knowbility

Created illustrations, ads and web promos for several different Knowbility endeavors, such as AIR (the Accessibility Internet Rally), BADA (Be a Digital Ally), and the …

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Mr. Accessible

Commissioned by Adobe to create an accessible presentation on creating accessible sites in Flash. I designed a custom character called Mr. Accessible, who was fully …

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Reliant Energy Kids Website

Made an entirely accessible children’s website for Reliant Energy and Raining Popcorn Media. The homepage and games were all made in accessible Flash. We designed …

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Yes al Inglés!

Commissioned by Raining Popcorn Media I designed an interface for an English/Spanish e-learning application. We made the interface match the logo and created and animated …

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Don’t Mess with Texas

Designed a children’s website for the Don’t Mess with Texas website. We took the already existing Litter Force characters and revamped them. We redesigned the …

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Pearson’s Digital Writer’s Reference

I designed a series of 125 animated videos and accompanying accessible HTML 5 video player for Pearson for the Pearson’s Digital Writer’s Reference (DWR) project. …

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Resume

Click on the icon below to download my UX design resume in accessible PDF format or see my text based resume here.

Upcoming Speaking Sessions

I give talks and host workshops on accessibility practices.

Rainbows and Fig Trees! An Accessible Workshop on Figma

Where? St Edwards University
When? May 15, 2024 @3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
What? Workshop on accessible Figma

Read more on AccessU 2024 here!
Read more about my class here.

Get access to the Figma workshop slides here.
Get access to the Figma workshop files here.

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