About me

Hi, my name is Manuel! I’m a frontend developer, consultant, accessibility auditor, blogger, book author, and speaker from Vienna, currently living in Graz. I believe in web standards, progressive enhancement, and user-centric web design and development.
I specialize in web accessibility and enterprise CSS.

Currently, I'm for hire and open to new opportunities. You can contact me via e-mail (manuel@matuzo.at).

On this page, you’ll find everything you need to know about me and my work.

tl;dr

I can help you with…

accessibility audits of website and apps
accessibility workshops for your entire team
CSS workshops
consulting
front-end work (HTML, CSS, JS)
teaching

Selfie from above. On the floor next to me HELL written in large letters. — That's me

Work

I’ve started my web development career in 2008 by working as a full-stack web developer in an ad agency. After two years, I became a freelancer and transitioned slowly from full-stack to specializing in web accessibility and CSS. This allowed me to not just take development jobs, but also audit websites and consult companies and institutions. Between 2019 and 2023 I was working as a senior frontend developer for the City of Vienna.
Since 2023, I'm back to being a full-time freelancer again.

What I can offer

Consulting (web accessibility and CSS layout/architecture)
WCAG accessibility audits of websites and apps
In-house or online workshops
Frontend-end development (HTML, CSS, vanilla JS, web components)
Authoring of accessibility statements
Teaching

Technologies and tools

Here's a list of keywords that describe the areas, technologies, and tools I'm experienced with best:

What I expect

A strong focus on quality and accessibility
An inclusive and friendly work environment
In terms of the type of work, I'm open to everything: development, audits, workshops, consulting, dev rel, writing, etc.
Technology: Although I'm not specialized in JS frameworks, I have experience with Angular, Vue, and React. I'm open to working with these and other frameworks, too.

A selection of my current and past clients

Workshops and teaching

I have a passion for teaching about the things I enjoy in web development. I offer workshops for companies and teaching for universities and colleges in German and English.

Workshops

If you're interested in in-house or online teaching, I can prepare a single or multi-day workshop tailor-made for you. I'm open to topics and formats, but here are some ideas based on previous workshops I did with other clients.

How to build accessibile frontend components
Improving the accessibility of your product hands-on
Accessibility testing
Improving CSS architecture
Advanced CSS layout
HTML basics for editors/backend developers/beginners
Modern CSS techniques
The accessibility of single page applications (SPA)
...

Teaching

I've been teaching on and off since 2010. My topics are HTML, CSS, web accessibility, and web development in general. Travelling within Austria is no issue and outside of Austria it depends on the frequency.

I've taught at the following institutions

(This list includes regular engagements as well as guest lectures.)

Writing and speaking

I write about HTML and CSS on my personal blog, on HTMHell, and other sites like web.dev or Smashing Magazine.

I like to speak about CSS, HTML, and web accessibility. I gave talks at more than 40 events in 11 different countries. This includes the following events:

Get in touch

Summarizing, I love the web and especially frontend development. ❤️

If you want to work with me or if you're interested in an audit or a workshop, please contact me via email (manuel@matuzo.at) or find me on Mastodon. I'd be happy to get to know you!