Andrew Arch
Retired at Freelance
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew Arch is a digital accessibility expert with three decades of experience shaping inclusive web design and policy, including leading Australia’s transition to WCAG 2.0 and driving accessibility across major government digital transformations. He has blended hands-on technical work, strategic consulting and international standards engagement as a long-time W3C/WAI contributor and as a principal consultant for government and private-sector clients. Andrew’s background spans management of early government web services in the 1990s through leadership roles at the Digital Transformation Agency and Vision Australia, giving him rare context across policy, procurement, design and development. He has a PhD in natural resource economics, a professional certificate in web accessibility, and a practical habit of bringing user needs—especially older people and other under-served groups—into the centre of digital projects. Now retired and consulting with Intopia.Digital, he remains an influential advocate for accessibility education and inclusive product practices.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Professional Certificate of Web Accessibility, Professional Certificate of Web Accessibility at University of South AustraliaDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Natural Resource Economics & Land Degradation, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Natural Resource Economics & Land Degradation at La Trobe University
Github Skills (61)
accessibility10
wai10
w3c10
hosts9
policies9
lighthouse8
uswds7
service-design7
gulp7
clarity7
axe7
wcag7
planning6
organize6
jekyll6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
AndrewArch/wai-quick-start
May 2015 - Sep 2015
Contributions:21 pushes in 3 months
AndrewArch/wai-inclusion
Apr 2016 - Dec 2016
Contributions:2 pushes in 7 months
accessibilityrelationshipusabilitya11y
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