Experience + Education

Professional Experience

Senior Accessibility Consultant - Deque Systems

June 2022 - April 2024; Austin, TX

Passionate digital accessibility subject matter expert with a demonstrated ability to coach agile teams to incorporate accessibility into each stage of the Software Development Life Cycle. Skilled in completing manual WCAG 2.2 audits to identify violations in HTML, CSS, and ARIA.

• Skilled in conducting manual accessibility audits on web and native mobile applications at the WCAG 2.0 AA, 2.1 AA, and 2.2 AA levels, documenting accessibility issues, and providing remediation recommendations to clients.
• Coached product owners on the importance of accessibility from an inclusive, market, and legal perspective to increase stakeholder buy-in.
• Performed designed reviews to identify and address accessibility gaps and trained designers to annotate designs for accessibility.
• Coached agile teams to understand Accessibility Acceptance Criteria and ensure application features met requirements by testing with NVDA, axe DevTools, and the keyboard.
• Conducted progress assessments to track performance of agile teams and provided targeted training to reach milestones.
• Served as Technical Lead for Usability Testing at Deque Systems; conducted usability studies with 12-15 participants per study and presented usability findings to clients.
• Wrote Accessibility Conformance Reports based on conformance to WCAG, Section 508, and EN 301 549 standards.
• Collaborated with clients to scope web and native mobile digital assets, ensuring core user flows and high-traffic pages were assessed in each audit.

Teacher of Students with Visual Disabilities - Round Rock Independent School District

2021-2022; Austin, TX

Delivered instruction and promoted reflective practices for students who are blind and/or have low vision or cognitive disabilities. Conducted Functional Vision Evaluations and used data to drive student programming decisions. Wrote and presented detailed reports to cross-functional teams to build consensus around learning objectives.

• Evaluated school district and third-party web content for accessibility using screen reading software and provided feedback to Instructional Technology Support team to increase student access to the curriculum.
• Provided instruction in use of assistive technologies such as JAWS, VoiceOver, ZoomText, and refreshable braille displays, increasing student independence.
• Recommended accommodations for students in consultation with students, families, and educational teams.

*Full professional experience available via resume.

Certifications

• Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC), International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)

Education

• Master of Education in Education Policy & Leadership – University of Texas at Austin
• Master of Education – University of Pittsburgh
• Bachelor of Arts in English Writing – University of Pittsburgh