Christian Perera
Accessibility Specialist/Consultant
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About
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.
Experience
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
Education
Degree in Computer Science
Diploma in Business Management
FEWD (GA)
Level 1 BSL
Prince2
A1 Assessor
IT Support Apprenticeship - h/ware & s/ware (L3)
