Projects and Publications
Absentee voting project: Michigan Department of State
Worked with Michigan City Clerks to automate emails confirming the receipt and mailing of absentee ballots. Documented the process for the state-wide Clerk e-learning platform.
See a video about my project here.Helping the City of Lansing revitalize a project for unbanked citizens
Created a webpage about the BankOn program (which connects consumers to safe, affordable bank accounts). Established a process for collecting and reporting data on the effectiveness of the Bank On program.
Building accessibility into ITHAKA's design strategy
Lead and coordinated the effort to bring ITHAKA products to WCAG 2.0 AA conformance. Trained product teams in web accessibility and organized user testing and research for people with disabilities to ensure the company built accessibility into design.
Bringing JSTOR support online
Created JSTOR’s support site and managed content strategy. Used the site analytics to to give organizational visibility to customer-reported usability issues.
Publication
Learned Publishing, January 2018
Accessibility at JSTOR: From box‐checking to a more inclusive and sustainable future.
Read the article here.Publication
Proceedings of the 11th European e-Accessibility Forum, June 2017
From text to art: building accessibility into the JSTOR and Artstor digital archives.
Read the article here.