PR Director, Online Community Manager, Event Manager, Speaker, British Standard Author, Researcher, Writer.
Watford, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Director of Public Relations at Fortune Cookie
- Past
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- Chair, IST/45 Web Accessibility Committee at BSI Standards
- Digital Policy Development Manager at RNIB
- Campaigns Officer (Digital Access) at RNIB
- Website Editor at RNIB
- Library Assistant at RNIB
- Library Assistant at Brent Social Services
- Library Assistant at City and Islington College
- Education
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- The Open University
- City Literary Institute
- University of Brighton
- Collingwood School
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Julie Howell’s Summary
2008/9 Chair, BSI Web Accessibility Technical Committee IST/45. Responsible for production of new British Standard (BS8878) on web accessibility, pub 2009.
2008 Nominated 'Standards Champion' .net Web Awards http://www.thenetawards.com/
2008/9 Mentor, Brighton University
2008 Appointed to .net magazine advisory panel
2007 Winner, Net Imperative Digital Imperatives 'Lifetime Achievement' Award for services to the digital industry
2006 Technical Author, BSI specification for accessible website design, Publicly Available Specification 78: Guide to Good Practice in Commissioning Accessible Websites
2005 Winner, New Media Age Effectiveness Award, Greatest Individual Contribution to New Media
2005 Ranked, Revolution Power 50, 50 most powerful people in digital media
2004 Advisor, Disability Rights Commission Formal Investigation into web accessibility
2003 Ranked, New Media Age Top 50 most influential people in new media
2003 Advisor, National Audit Office Progress in making e-services accessible to all
2002 Advisor, Cabinet Office Quality Framework for UK Govt Website Design
2001 Co-Author, Accessible e-Banking: making your online service accessible to all
2000 Author, Get the message online: making internet shopping accessible to bind & partially sighted people
1999 Founder, RNIB Campaign for Good Web Design.
1999 Project Manager, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) film Web Sites That Work.
1999 Co-Editor, Cabinet Office Guideliness for Govt Websites
Founder member:
NHS Connecting for Health HealthSpace Reference Panel (2007)
NHS CfH Voluntary Sector Advisor Group (2005/6)
NHS Direct New Media Committee (2005/6)
NHS CfH Care Record Development Board (2004/6)
NHS IT Task Force (2004)
Awards judged:
Past: BIMA Awards, Revolution Awards, Govt Web Awards, New Statesman New Media Awards
Present: Hantsweb Awards, .net Web Awards, Drapers Etail Awards, Charity Times Awards.
Julie Howell’s Specialties:
Advises national & international businesses & organisations on strategies for making e-services accessible to disabled people.
Undertakes a rigorous outreach programme to raise awareness of the value and importance of inclusive design to the digital design community and those who influence and regulate it. Has presented papers at more than 50 conferences in Europe, USA, Asia and the Middle East, and regularly provides commentary on digital access on international TV, radio, online & press.
Julie Howell’s Experience
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Director of Public Relations
Fortune Cookie
(Privately Held; Design industry)
November 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)
To make Fortune Cookie one of the greatest digital agencies on earth.
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Chair, IST/45 Web Accessibility Committee
BSI Standards
(Privately Held; International Trade and Development industry)
January 2008 — January 2009 (1 year 1 month)
Chair of the BSi Techical Committee IST/45 Web Accessibility, tasked with producing standards documents that make recommendations on the production of accessible web content.
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Digital Policy Development Manager
RNIB
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 2003 — November 2006 (3 years 6 months)
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Campaigns Officer (Digital Access)
RNIB
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Individual & Family Services industry)
May 1999 — June 2003 (4 years 2 months)
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Website Editor
RNIB
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Individual & Family Services industry)
February 1997 — May 1999 (2 years 4 months)
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Library Assistant
RNIB
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
November 1994 — February 1997 (2 years 4 months)
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Library Assistant
Brent Social Services
(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Government Administration industry)
January 1994 — October 1994 (10 months)
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Library Assistant
City and Islington College
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 1993 — January 1994 (1 year 1 month)
Julie Howell’s Education
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The Open University
Diploma , Issues in Deafness , 2004 — 2004
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City Literary Institute
Stage 1 , British Sign Language , 2003 — 2003
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University of Brighton
BA(Hons) , Library and Information Studies , 1989 — 1992
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Collingwood School
A Level , English Language, English Literature , 1983 — 1989
Additional Information
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Julie Howell’s Interests:
If there's a good reason why I should get to know you better, ask to meet me for a drink. I'm always happy to share what I know but am extremely busy with many projects on the go at a time. I'm a loyal and caring friend, a mentor, and if you want to run ideas past me I will try to make time to listen. I love to be surrounded by creative and passionate people - most of my friends are writers, comedians, communicators or musicians. My only fears are of being bored and of failing to achieve my full potential. I love winning, am very competitive and will do anything for my friends, my colleagues and my cats.
Julie Howell’s Groups:
Fellow, Royal Society of Arts, Manufacture & Commerce
Member, Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals
Member, British Computer Society
Member, Usability Professionals' Association
Member, The Hospital Club
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Media Trust speakers
Julie Howell’s Honors:
2008 'Standards Champion' (nominee), .Net Awards
2006/7 'Special Lifetime Achievement', Net Imperative Digital Imperative Awards
2005/6 Greatest Individual Contribution to New Media, New Media Age Effectiveness Awards
2005 Revolution Power 50, Revoution magazine
2003 New Media Age Top 50 Most Influential People in New Media
2000 Mirror Readers' Choice (for Jooly's Joint), Yell UK Web Awards
2000 Best Online Community (for Jooly's Joint), New Statesman New Media Awards
Julie Howell’s Contact Settings
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