Ahmed Khalifa

@iamahmedkhalifa.com

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- Works as a Digital Experience Manager - Solves web accessibility/a11y at https://PurpleByte.io - Discusses deaf awareness at https://HearMeOutCC.com - Live in Edinburgh, UK On a mission to make the internet more accessible, one byte at a time.

The old and new Goodreads logo above one another. The top one is their old logo, which has a think 'good' and a slightly bolder 'reads' and in sans-serif font type. The bottom logo is their new one, which is a lot bolder throughout the logo and in a serif type font. The lower case g is supposedly symbolising a magnifying over an open book.
A still in an episode of 'Somebody Feed Phil' where Phil Rosenthal is making a facial expression that implies he is trying. The caption reads "Not so much [speaks German-flavored gibberish] in the pronounciation, right?
Ahmed on stage speaking to an audience, wearing green shirt, patterned brown trousers and yellow shoes. He is standing in front of the screen.
Selfie of Ahmed who is smiling, mic'd up and standing in front of the Muslim Tech Fest stage.
Muslim Tech Fest banner showing headshot of Ahmed Khalifa speaking at the event on 21st June 2025 about "When biased AI and lack of accessibility creates unwelcome experience". The session description is "has your AI ever fumbled on Islamic terms or misinterpreted your accent? Ahmed reveals how technical oversights become digital barriers for Muslim users. The discount code is Ahmed.
Muslim Tech Fest banner showing headshot of Ahmed Khalifa speaking at the event on 21st June 2025 about "When biased AI and lack of accessibility creates unwelcome experience". The session description is "has your AI ever fumbled on Islamic terms or misinterpreted your accent? Ahmed reveals how technical oversights become digital barriers for Muslim users. The discount code is Ahmed.
Ahmed, a black man wearing dark trouser, light blue shirt, brown jacket over it and an orange cap, is holding up an orange frame that is outlined with FreeAgent and LearnFest with animated clouds and icons. In the background, there is a big FreeAgent logo, bunting, boxes and a floor plant, symbolising that Ahmed is at a FreeAgent office.
Headshot of Ahmed Khalifa surrounded by graphics of red and black blocks. The text below reads "I'm speaking at MFT 2025" and there is a logo of Muslim Tech Fest 2025 London.
Book cover of ‘The Earth Transformed - An Untold History’ by Peter Frankopan. At the top, it reads “The Times History Book of the Year”. At the bottom, it reads “The Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Silk Roads”.
Ahmed's point of view while sitting down, hand on one knee, on a grass beside a gravel path on high altitude. The sky is blue and the Edinburgh skyline is on the horizon. Directly opposite him is his gravel bike and a bottle of water.
A 4-box comic strip where the scene is set in a snowy setting. A man is shovelling snow off the stairs, which has a ramp beside it that is also covered in snow. A group of children are waiting for him to finish. Scene 1: Wheelchair using child said "could you please shovel the ramp?" Scene 2: The main, looking annoyed, replied "All these other kids are waiting to use the stairs. When I get through shovelling them off, then I will clear the ramp for you". Scene 3: Wheelchair-using child then said "But if you shovel the ramp first, we can all get in". Scene 4: The man stopped shovelling and said "...I never thought about it like that".
Large quotation icon with the quote "design for real people, not perfect scenarios". There is a Purple Byte logo at the bottom.
The top half is a Christmas-themed banner where there is a heavy snow in the background and white text on front of it. The text (barely) reads “Cheers to a Dairy Merry Christmas 🎅🏻 Can you believe the time?! Neither can we. In any case, let's talk Crimbo deliveries. Our team work hard all year round to get some of the countries freshest milk from our dairy to your doorstep- and we want to ensure they have some time to rest and recharge with friends and family. With that in mind, your deliveries will be changing over the holidays. Click here to see when to expect your deliveries over Christmas & New Year.” The bottom half of the image is the browser's web developer tool showing the HTML and how the title is in H4, and the CSS on the right is displaying how a background image has been used.
Accessible design signals to your customers that you care about everyone. The Purple Byte logo is at the bottom.
Top down view at a cafe of a cup of flat white, a cinnamon and cardamom bun, and a book Driving Forwards by Sophie L Morgan.
Ahmed standing in an axe-throwing cage, holding an axe over his head with two hands, as if he's getting read to throw it. There are purple lighting around the cage and a board with a target at the end of the cage.
Brush strokes and paint splashes surround the quote "alt text is like poetry: every word matters, and the best ones paint a picture."
Everyone deserves a 1st class experience on your website regardless of how they access it.
Footer of the 'My Little Coco' website where the background image is a close-up of a beige threaded fabric. On top of it are typical footer links in four columns typed in thin sans serif dark red font, such as products, about us, account details and terms & conditions. The combination is making it very difficult to read.
Your website is your digital storefront. Make sure everyone can come in. By PurpleByte
A hand is about to cut into a ribbon while hiding a logo behind it. There are stars sprinkled across the image with a dark purple background.