Episode 178 – A Chat With Joni Halabi
From Hallway Chats by Topher DeRosia
October 8, 2025 · 27 min · Season 2 · Episode 178
About this episode
In this episode, Topher DeRosia chats with Joni Halabi about her career transition to web content management at Georgetown University and her involvement with WordPress Accessibility Day.
Introducing Joni Halabi Joni Halabi works at Georgetown University where is the web web content manager for the office of the president. She also volunteers on the WordPress Accessibility Day project, managing the translation of transcripts into a variety of languages. Show Notes Joni’s LinkedIn WP Accessibility Day 2025 WP Accessibility Day Translation Page Transcript: Topher DeRosia: Hey everybody. Welcome to Hallway Chats. This is your host Topher, and this week I am with a new friend that I don’t know at all. Can you tell me your name? Joni Halabi: Hi, my name is Joni Halabi. Topher: Excellent. And where are you from? Joni: So, originally, I am from New Jersey, but these days I live just outside the Washington DC area. Topher: And what do you do for a living? Joni: I’m actually just coming on the other side of a little bit of a career shift, but for the last few years I was working as a web developer. Most recently with Georgetown University’s web services department, but in the past, I’ve worked with agencies and software companies working on the front and what I lovingly call a middle-end development. So, basically, anything that’s…
People in this episode
Host: Topher DeRosia
Guest: Joni Halabi
Topics covered
- web development
- content management
- accessibility
- career transition
- higher education
Keywords
- Joni Halabi
- Georgetown University
- web content manager
- WordPress Accessibility Day
- career shift
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Georgetown University, WordPress Accessibility Day
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