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Implemented a series of code revisions to help ensure that SSDIsolutions.org is accessible and meets the Federal requirements defined in Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act. The theme for this Drupal-based website uses Twitter Bootstrap as its front-end framework, which comes with a several JavaScript powered components used on the SSDI site (e.g., tabs and […]
Launched a new version of the NDTAC's Fast Facts website, which presents data and data visualizations of State education data from the Federal Title I, Part D program for youth who are neglected, delinquent, or at risk. The Section 508 compliant website is built on a MySQL database, and uses PHP to retrieve the data […]
A government website for which I serve as the lead developer and designer, just passed a rigorous 508 compliance review. The review was conducted after we did a number of enhancements and a significant content build out.
The AddThis bookmark and sharing widget isn't 508 compliant out of the box, and using their suggested solutions provides a very reduced service. To address the issue, I implemeted a fully 508 compliant version of their widget by working with some customized CSS and javascript code. Just got the repot back from the government compliance […]
NCLD-Youth's website (http://www.ncld-youth.info), a site I designed and developed, was recently launched. The site is managed via my custom content management system. One compontent of the site is an interactive timeline about disability history. The timeline was developed completely without the use of Flash, so it fully accessible, diplays on non-Flash supported devices like the […]
Launched a new Federal website: www.findyouthinfo.gov. I was responsible for many components including requirements gathering, information architecture, design oversight, and co-development. UPDATE: View the Case Study
Serving as lead developer and project manager for project to overhaul a U.S. government website. The design and initial coding work was outsourced, but the outside vendor solicited my help in fixing problems with the site’s homepage carousel. I successfully fixed the HTML/CSS problems, converted the delivered files into templates, and initiated the content-loading phase […]
Conducting a Section 508 / Accessibility audit for www.ncwd-youth.info.
Designed and implemented a visual upgrade to the NCWD/Youth homepage. The constraints of the task were significant in that I had to work within their existing template and follow an existing set of styles. Other requirements included strict accessbility/508-compliance, a fully fluid (re-sizeable) viewport, and Drupal integration.
Developed a “print this section” function and added it to a series of web pages for the Members Only section of the National High School Center.