Design Systems Awards 2025(opens in new tab)
I’m on the jury for the zeroheight Design Systems Awards. Can’t wait to dig into the entries. You’ve got until 22 August — get submitting!
Speaking
For an introvert, I sure talk a lot!
I like to champion accessibility at tech events where it's not always on the agenda. Here are some of the talks, podcasts and interviews I’ve been proud to take part in.
- August 2025
- May 2025
London Web Standards(opens in new tab)
I was delighted to present at London Web Standard's Global Accessibility Awareness Day event. I spoke about some simple ways to shift left and incorporate accessibility earlier in the product design process.
- February 2025
Accessible Numbers Podcast(opens in new tab)
I joined Laura Parker on the Accessible Numbers Podcast to talk about designing for people with dyscalculia, low numeracy and maths anxiety.
- October 2024
Converge(opens in new tab)
Zeroheight's Converge is my favourite conference! I spoke alongside some legends of design systems, closing out the day in the beautiful Brighton Dome.
- March–August 2024
Back to School(opens in new tab)
Amy Hupe and I put aside our opinionated assumptions to deep dive on design systems topics in a series of 6 podcasts. Along with the history of design systems, I learned about... capybaras.
- August 2024
The Question(opens in new tab)
Ben Callaghan invited me to co-host his podcast The Question. We asked the design systems community if they measure accessibility in their product or design system and had a great response.
- May 2024
Webexpo(opens in new tab)
I spoke about my accessibility journey through design systems at WebExpo in Prague at the historic Lucerna Great Hall.
- March 2024
Patterns Day(opens in new tab)
I was honoured to speak at Clearleft's Patterns Day in Brighton, a one-day event for designers and developers focused on design systems.
Thanks to Marc Thiele(opens in new tab) for this fab photo of me with the British Sign Language interpreter. - January 2024
Design Systems Masters(opens in new tab)
Romina Kavcic interviewed me for Design System Masters. I spoke about future trends, measuring success and the creative importance of not starting with a system.
- May 2023
Converge US(opens in new tab)
I spoke about the evolution of design systems at Converge, closing out zeroheight's design systems conference in San Francisco. This conf was a blast!
- February 2023
Supernova accessibility panel(opens in new tab)
Fireside chat on using design systems to scale accessibility – with Lauren Beatty, Stéphanie Walter and Aprile Elcich from Supernova.
- October 2022
WDC(opens in new tab)
I spoke at WDC in Bristol about applying the principles of WCAG 3 to some current visions of the future, like Web3. This is a lovely cozy conference and I made friends with a lot of nerds.
- September 2022
Design Ops Island Discs(opens in new tab)
I joined Luke Murphy live on the Design Ops Island Discs, to talk about my role as lead designer on design systems.
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Speaker bio
Geri is an accessibility consultant from London. As design and accessibility lead on design systems at News UK and Lloyds Banking Group, she helped some of the UK’s largest media and banking brands to design at scale. She is currently Lead Accessibility Specialist at Just Eat Takeaway. Geri is a keen accessibility advocate, amateur writer and documentation nerd.
