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Senior Digital Accessibility Consultant

Apex • Full time

Jan 2023 - Present • 3 yrs 9 mos

Lead high level digital inclusion audits and remediation strategies for international publishers, academic institutions, and corporate clients. Serve as the primary subject matter expert on global digital accessibility laws, including the European Accessibility Act (EAA), US Section 508, and ADA Title II. Key Achievements: • Oversaw the comprehensive backlist remediation of over 15,000 academic and educational eBooks to achieve strict compliance with EPUB Accessibility 1.1 and WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards ahead of the EAA deadlines. • Spearheaded automated and manual quality assurance pipelines using Ace by DAISY, EPUBCheck, and screen readers (NVDA, JAWS), reducing code-level formatting and metadata errors to 0%. • Formulated accessibility conformance statements and structural metadata frameworks adopted across multiple international distribution platforms.

Accessible Media & Video Specialist

Wiley

Mar 2021 - Dec 2022 • 1 yr 9 mos

Managed the end to end accessible video media production workflow for high enrollment e-learning platforms, mid sized universities, and public sector agencies preparing for ADA Title II regulatory changes. Key Achievements: • Authored over 3,500 minutes of meticulous human quality audio description scripts for complex technical tutorials, slide lectures, and scientific demonstrations. • Synced timed descriptions seamlessly into natural audio pauses, producing flawless script deliverables and WebVTT/SRT text tracks matching WCAG 1.2.5 requirements. • Collaborated closely with multimedia engineering teams to implement extended audio description options for highly visual, interactive software engineering course mod

Plain Language & Information Design Specialist

Digital • Part time

Jun 2019 - Feb 2021 • 1 yr 8 mos

Designed and adapted highly technical civic, academic, and medical communications into universally accessible documents. Specialized in structural editing, cognitive accessibility, and linguistic simplification following UK and global Easy Read standards. Key Achievements: • Successfully translated over 200 complex government policies, healthcare leaflets, and compliance reports into high quality Easy Read formats featuring clear visual structures. • Coordinated focus groups with self-advocacy organizations and "experts by experience" to check, test, and user validate layout styles for neurodivergent audiences and individuals with learning disabilities. • Developed highly accessible PDF deliverables containing robust reading orders, tag hierarchies, and descriptive, genuine alt text for all complex imagery.