Worker-Owned Tech Consultancy
Why Bocoup
Even superheroes need a secret weapon. For the team at the Algorithmic Justice League, Bocoup is ours. As a tiny but mighty non-profit, we have worked with Bocoup for years to build internal and external systems, custom visualizations, prototypes and more. Not only do they provide excellent development services, but they also have proven to be invaluable thought partners and co conspirators. If you want to work with a values-based organization that values attention to detail and robust execution, Bocoup will rise to the occasion and exceed your expectations.
Dr. Joy Buolamwini
Author of Unmasking AI and founder of the Algorithmic Justice League
Bocoup has been a tremendous support in building our digital capacity at Stop LAPD Spying Coalition. Their attention to detail and collaborative spirit ensuring community participation has been an important factor in creating products that are accessible, inclusive, and deeply engaging. We highly recommend Bocoup and wish them success.
Hamid Khan
Organizer at Stop LAPD Spying Coalition
We went to Bocoup because of their demonstrated success in the world of Scratch. From design to hand-off they delivered the knowledge, creativity, and technical expertise needed to meet our short-term goals and ultimately, the tools and knowledge we need to continue to grow the project into the future.
Ian Honohan
Software Development Manager at Vernier
Your team has shown the same productivity, independent drive for excellence, and good judgment under ambiguity that I expect from Googlers!
Rick Byers
Web Platform Area Tech Lead on Chrome at Google
It was really fruitful working with Boaz [Sender] and the Bocoup team for the ongoing WPT Accessibility Interop project. Bocoup’s efforts contributed to the group tripling its expected test authoring output in 2023, and I’m looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish together in 2024.
James Craig
Accessibility Standards Manager at Apple
Recent Projects
We built a documentation platform for p5.js that serves its vibrant open-source community with lightning-fast performance, multilingual support, and a flexible content authoring system—all while maintaining the project's commitment to accessibility and inclusivity
Learn Moreabout p5.js Documentation Platform
Mozilla invited us into their process to identify and prioritize developer-facing features that were missing from Firefox.
Learn Moreabout Researching Browser Capability Gaps
We built an app that tests how the ARIA accessibility patterns are rendered in assistive technologies (like screen-readers) and browsers. The project started with manual testing and has now evolved to include an innovative system to automatically record the behavior of the ATs.
Learn Moreabout An app that tests how browsers and Assistive Technologies (ATs) render ARIA accessibility features
Recent from the Blog
Farewell, cypress
cypress masso recently entered her post-Bocoup era, and while her stans haven’t yet agreed on the name of that era, we think it’s only right to reflect on what made our two years together so remarkable. Among other credentials, cypress’ long history of empathy and technical acumen in open-source projects made her an easy hire. […]
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Smuggling Words – The Challenge of Recording Screen Reader Output
We’ve spent years building systems that abscond with the messages that screen readers typically speak to their users. Spiriting away these parcels of text has been a thrill, but before we can get into all the intrigue, you’ll have to know a bit about how we got here. During our years-long participation in ARIA-AT, we’ve […]
Continue ReadingBocoup Is Now Worker-Owned
Illustration by Isaac Durazo tl;dr Bocoup has transitioned to a cooperative model, with each team member serving as a worker-owner of the consultancy. We are sharpening our focus to capture-resistant, privacy-preserving, public-interest technology. Interoperability, accessibility, and testing will continue to be a core part of our work. We’re keeping the same corporate entity, so our […]
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