ObjectiveSummary of QualificationsProven Abilities and ResultsAwards and RecognitionExperienceEducationCertificationsProfessional affiliations
ObjectiveA management position in the corporate, government, non-profit, or educational sector dealing with disability issues, in particular the accessibility of electronic and information technology for people with disabilities.
Summary of QualificationsA seasoned IT professional who has a great deal of knowledge and experience making electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities. A co-author of the book,
Constructing Accessible Web Sites, and experienced in assessing web based technology for adhering to various accessibility standards, including Section 508 and the W3C WCAG guidelines.
Proven Abilities and ResultsWeb Site Assessment - Conducted and participated in web site assessments involving dozens of sites and thousands of web pages to improve accessibility of pages for all.
- Conducted periodic web site assessment tool reviews to judge the applicability of various web site tools for private industry, non-profit and government sectors.
- Helped design the online web site assessment tool, Cynthia Says ￂ?, to provide web-based accessibility assessment tool for analyzing accessibility of web pages.
Training Competencies- Internet Society - Developed and presented Tutorials in Accessible Web Design at several INET conferences.
- Wake Technical Community College - Developed courses in general Internet skills and web site construction.
- Florida ADA Working Group - Taught tutorials on Accessible Web Design at the their ADA convention.
- Co-authored book, Constructing Accessible Web Sites (ISBN 1-59059-148-8).
Process Integration - Worldnet Accessibility Issues - Implemented program to bring AT&T Worldnet Web-based products and services into Section 508 Compliance.
- AT&T Access Team - Served on company-wide team T to make their products and services accessible to people with disabilities.
- State of North Carolina - Served on the team to implement a program to insure North Carolina state government web sites are accessible to people with disabilities.
- Florida ADA Working Group - Assisted the Florida ADA Working group in various areas in their efforts to insure Florida state web-based technology is accessible to people with disabilities.
Awards and Recognition- Received Davis Award from state of Florida for assisting the Florida ADA Working Group in their programs to implement accessible web-based technology.
- Named recipient of Employee of the Year Award by CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine; presentation set for April 7, 2005, in New York City, NY, at the Hotel Pennsylvania.
Experience- AT&T - 1986-2005. Served in various positions, including product manager responsible for training, implementing and overseeing programs to insure web-based products for AT&T Worldnet are accessible to people with disabilities.
- ICDRI - 1998 - Present. One of the founders of a non-profit, International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet, that provides resources to people related to disability issues of all kinds.
Education- Colorado State University - Graduate level work in Information Technology.
- New York University - Certificate in Systems Analysis and Programming.
- University of New Mexico - BA Anthropology.
Certifications- Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI) - Certificate in Assistive Technology.
Professional affiliations- World Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative participant
- Internet Society - Disability Chapter Chairman.
