Professional life
I am currently a Specialist Lead/Manager at Deloitte Digital in Sydney, where I act as a Technical Accessibility Specialist overseeing WCAG compliant implemenatations.
Throughout the years I have worked with many public and private sector clients. You can see my full work experience on LinkedIn.
Presentations
Here is a list of public presentations I have given so far:
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Providing equal (but not identical) experiences
In November 2020, I gave a talk at A11y Camp hosted by A11y Bytes.
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Deloitte Digital: Web accessibility case studies
In December 2018, I gave my very first meetup presentation at the Sydney Web Accessibility & Inclusive Design meetup hosted at Deloitte Digital.
Publications
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Say Hello to Taiyo Totsuka - Specialist Accessibility Lead
2022-12-06. Deloitte Digital
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Accessible beginnings for Sustainable futures - Why we need to be strategic in our approach to accessibility
2022-10-06. Deloitte Digital. Co-authored with Emma Goddard
Personal projects
Here is a list of personal projects I have worked on:
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Rhapsody on a Windy Night, a poem by T.S. Eliot
The first interactive scrollytelling project made in collaboration with my friend Fiona Fanzhi Li.
Experiments
I like to keep myself busy tinkering with CSS/JS animations. You can check out my experiments on CodePen.
Personal life
I am most active on Instagram where I upload photos taken with my Epson R-D1x digital rangefinder and iPhone. I also post my music compositions on SoundCloud. I occasionally ramble on Mastodon in English and Japanese.
I have a degree in Bachelor of Fine Arts from UNSW College of Fine Arts (COFA), now known as UNSW Art & Design, where I majored in video art and animation. You can see some of my video works on Vimeo.
I am happily married to an amazing artist Cindy Yuen-Zhe Chen. Please check out her works too!
Accolades
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EPA Victoria - AirWatch
- Category
- 2020 Sitecore Experience Awards - Most impactful human connections in a changing world
- Agency
- Deloitte Digital
- Role
- Lead Front-end Developer
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Virgin Money Australia Website
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- 2017 Sydney Design Awards - Gold Winner (Digital - Corporate)
- Agency
- Deloitte Digital
- Role
- Lead Front-end Developer