our team

Photograph of Jon in a blue blazer and grey t-shirt, stood leaning against a brick wall with parkland in the background. He has a gentle smile, short dark hair and a chin-strap beard, light skin tone, and wears black, rectangular glasses.

As the company’s founder, owner and senior consultant, Jon is responsible for guiding the company in its mission and overseeing client relationships. He’s passionate about accessibility, sustainability and business ethics, and is highly regarded as a leading expert on accessibility on mobile devices.

Jon has worked with organisations of all sizes across a variety of sectors with a clients list that includes Alzheimer’s Society, National Geographic, OVO Energy, Possible, RNIB, Travelodge, Virgin, and more you’ll likely know. His work has been used by teams at Google, and he’s trained teams at the BBC, the Met Office, the Office for National Statistics, and Sainsbury’s.

He’s been active in the digital accessibility community since 2004, presenting at events around the world, promoting best practices, and sharing resources for accessible design and development, most notably as @a11y on X (previously Twitter). He is an Invited Expert to the W3C’s Mobile Accessibility Task Force (MATF), part of the Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (AGWG), who are working to establish modern accessibility guidance for mobile platforms, such as Android and iOS.

Through his networks, he connects with and supports other small businesses to become more responsible businesses that align their work to their values and consider people and our planet alongside profit. In 2020, he co-founded a local sustainable business club for small business owners who are interested in business sustainability and ethics, and now hosts a local People Planet Pint meetup.

An outstanding and encouraging communicator and teacher. Look no further than Jon Gibbins. He is simply the best.

Sharron Rush, Knowbility