Summary
Mike has worked directly with professors, and created trainings and educational resources, on how to make digital documents and media more accessible. Mike also has experience in user-centered design and is familiar with the user testing processes of websites. Mike is also experienced and proficient in testing digital documents, websites, and other digital content for accessibility.
Experiences
Academic Technologist, Carleton College
Worked with the accessibility of digital resources. Directly worked with professors to make their course content on learning management systems more accessible. Created and completed trainings and educational resources on making digital documents, video and audio formats more accessible.
Business Analyst Intern, Medtronic
Worked with the User Experience team, gaining greater familiarity with user centered design. Participated in the planning and management of user testing of various web designs for ease of access and general accessibility.
Digital Scholarship Intern, Carleton College
Was familiarized with web accessibility standards and implemented knowledge in review of the creation of an institution custom Omeka theme. Became comfortable in using in-built computer accessibility tools such as a screen reader to test the accessibility of webpages and gained greater understanding of best accessible web-design practice..
Projects
Accessibility Based ProjectsAlly for Moodle Documentation and Training
Created documentation for and training sessions to professors on the appropriate and proper use of Anthology Ally, an integrated accessibility tool, in Moodle. Also Learned how to make previously inaccessible documents, particularly images and scanned documents accessible in various ways.
Omeka Custom Theme Accessibility
Tested the accessibility of a custom Omeka theme, using in in-built computer accessibility tools and features, while in development, suggesting coding edits and potential theme changes.
Accessibility Resources on Your PC
Researched and wrote content for Carleton College’s accessibility tools informational page on tools and features available on personal devices. Developed and published the following pages and tested their digital accessibility.
