Christian Perera

16+ years experience using assistive technology and technical software in auditing websites, mobile apps, kiosks, e-documents and games to relevant guidelines/standards/legal requirements in the public, private, and voluntary sectors worldwide, advising on WCAG, Section 508, CVAA, GAG and PDF/UA.

An enthusiastic learner with a remit to promote digital accessibility for all users.

Experienced in

Consultancy

Policy creation and governance

Training

Vendor management

Internal guideline development

Accessibility programme maturity

Auditing

Accessibility mechanics (HTML, CSS, ARIA, JS)

Manual testing

Technical software

User testing

Side by side, remote, and team management sessions

Use of assistive technology

JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, Talkback, Dragon NS, Windows Eyes, ZoomText, switch access, and more.

Previous clients within financial, legal, retail, media, and public:

Apple, McDonalds, HSBC, American Express, Lloyds Bank, Bank of America, Kingfisher, Law Society, Federal Court of Australia, BT, Virgin Media, Sky, C4, BBC, Wynn Las Vegas, Scheels, Walmart, Walgreens and many more.

Currently participating in the W3C Silver Taskforce.

6 month contract at Apple

2 year contract at Level Access

2 year contract at McDonald’s

10 month contract at HSBC

2 years FT at BT/EE

Degree in Computer Science

Diploma in Business Management

FEWD (GA)

Level 1 BSL

Prince2

A1 Assessor

IT Support Apprenticeship - h/ware & s/ware (L3)