Our Team
We are a group of educators who want to make the world a more accessible place. We also believe that your privacy should be forefront and centre to everything that we do. We build needed tools in both the accessibility space, and offer bespoke services.
Chris Webb
CEO & Co-Founder
Chris is a High School Teacher born in the UK, he has experience of teaching both in the UK and Canada, at the Kindergarten to Grade 13 level. Chris' background in Computer Science sees him always looking for ways to integrate technology in the classroom and looking for alternative solutions to problems. He's a Google for Education Certified Innovator and Trainer, and is often seen at Educational Technology conferences. Chris has presented to the Ministry for Education on making schools more inclusive for those with hearing loss, and has had his articles published on blogs, in magazines, featured on websites and was the focus of the Google for Education Global Accessibility Day blog post.
He was the inspiration for behind bringing ZipCaptions to life, through a project led with Dell Education Canada. Through working with members of the d/Deaf community and teaching a number of students with hearing loss, Chris realised that there was a huge need for a well designed live captioning tool. Chris lives in Quebec with his family and three cats.
James Petersen
CTO & Co-Founder
James is a full-stack software developer with a decade of cloud development experience. As a former teacher, he's passionate about using technology to empower learners to seek, find and use information to improve learning. He is an advocate for free and open technology, and believes that community-building is the true power of the internet.
When he's not working on ZipCaptions, he spends his free time tinkering with hobby electronics in the smart home area of interest, usually involving 3D printing and lots of blinking lights. He also enjoy spending time outdoors, taking his dog for a walk among the fields of rural Quebec, paddling his canoe in one of Canada's many beautiful lakes and rivers, or working on some home improvement project, indoors or out.
Tracey Green
Accessibility Advisor
Tracey is a certified Teacher of the Deaf (LSLS cert AVed) with years of experience teaching children with hearing loss to listen, speak and develop self-determination and competence in the mainstream classroom. Tracey has a MA in Child Studies and Education and has taught in the elementary classroom. She is a Google for Education Certified Teacher and holds graduate certificates in Auditory-Verbal Studies and Educational Leadership.