Bruce Bailey
Retired at WCAG (W3C WAI GL WG)
Frederick, Maryland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBruce Bailey is a retired IT specialist and accessibility expert with nearly three decades of experience in federal IT and digital accessibility policy. He spent 18 years at the U.S. Access Board advising on Section 508 ICT accessibility standards and served as an invited expert for the W3C WCAG working group, contributing clarifications to WCAG 2.2 guidance on topics like time limits, focus appearance, and redundant entry. As co-chair of the Web Content Managers Forum Accessibility Sub-Council he bridged policy, implementation, and community feedback to make web content more usable for people with disabilities. His background combines a B.S. in Computer Science from RPI and an MEd from SUNY Albany, reflecting both technical depth and a focus on inclusive education. Based in Frederick, Maryland, he continues to consult and contribute to accessibility work in retirement, bringing practical federal experience to open standards. Notably, his WCAG edits demonstrate a knack for translating broad accessibility principles into precise, implementable guidance.
9 years of coding experience
MEd, General Education Studies, MEd, General Education Studies at SUNY AlbanyB.S., Computer Science, B.S., Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Github Skills (5)
accessibility10
wcag10
html9
web-content8
content-model8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
w3c/wcag
Jul 2020 - Jan 2023
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Role in this project:
Accessibility Specialist
Accessibility SpecialistContributions:307 reviews, 16 commits, 43 PRs in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Bruce contributed to the WCAG repository by updating and modifying understanding documents related to WCAG 2.2 guidelines. Their work involved refining content around topics such as time limits, dragging movements, focus appearance, consistent help, and redundant entry. The changes included adding clarifications, addressing specific issues, and incorporating feedback from issue threads to improve the clarity and accuracy of the accessibility guidelines.
accessibility
bruce-usab/maturity-model
Jan 2023 - Jun 2024
Maturity Model
Contributions:1 PR, 3 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 5 months
maturity-modelldabackbonemachine-learningmaturity
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