Driving Scalable 508 Compliance Across 12+ Product Teams

This case study offers an in-depth look at just one of the many key initiatives I led on the Software Practices Leadership Team within the Defense Innovation Unit. For a broader overview of my role and responsibilities with this effort, please refer to Transforming Defense Software Development Through Product Design Leadership or review my resume.
ADA and WCAG Compliance
Material UI
Product Strategy

Company

Tanzu Labs, Broadcom

Duration of Initiative

2022-2025

Client

Defense Innovation Unit

Role

Practice Lead

Challenge

Help product team members to both understand their role in ensuring 508 Compliance with how to implement accessible design allowing users of diverse abilities to navigate, understand, and use products created within this Defense Innovation Unit.

Solution

Create and Teach from a Practical Accessibility Guide. Soldiers of all disciplines (Software Engineers, Product Designers, Product Managers) confidently apply the Practical Accessibility Guide with Material UI to their real-world product work.

Impact

The Soldier practitioner has increased their practical knowledge about how to include accessibility into products beyond what comes out of the box with Material UI, has gained confidence in employing accessible principles, Accessibility is second nature to teams and all products at the Defense Innovation Unit are 508 compliant, passing quarterly audit tests quarterly.

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