Molly Holzschlag


Molly E. Holzschlag is a U.S. author, lecturer and advocate of the Open Web. She has written or co-authored 35 books on web design and open standards, including The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web.

Campaigning for web standards

Holzschlag was a speaker on Open Web technologies, web design and accessibility. She was the 2004–2006 group lead for the Web Standards Project, a coalition that campaigned browser makers such as Microsoft, Opera and Netscape to support modern web standards.
She has participated as a World Wide Web Consortium Invited Expert on the CSS Working Group, chaired the CSS Accessibility Community Group, and was an Invited Expert on the HTML and GEO Working Groups.

Teaching work

In 2011, Holzschlag worked for Knowbility, teaching classes on Open Web technologies such as HTML5 and ARIA, with a strong emphasis on using inclusive design to overcome accessibility barriers. She has also taught webmaster courses for the University of Arizona, University of Phoenix, New School University, and Pima Community College.

Writing

Holzschlag has written or co-authored 35 books on web design and open standards, including The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web.

Notable awards