Summary
Curt Bellew is a Principal Engineer with over 20 years of web development experience and seven years in senior engineering roles, currently based in Peyton, Colorado. At Oracle he advises developers and testers on building accessible applications, contributes to the W3C ARIA and Authoring Practices groups, and trains teams on WCAG standards. He designs and maintains an internal accessibility testing tool powered by Deque's axe-core and performs daily validation with screen readers like JAWS and NVDA. His technical background spans JavaScript, HTML, CSS, jQuery, Java, PL/SQL, Oracle JET, Knockout, Flex, and recent work in Python. Known for translating accessibility standards into practical tooling, guidance, and hands-on validation, he bridges standards work with real-world developer workflows. Beyond engineering, his communication and media studies background helps him teach and evangelize inclusive design across large organizations.
7 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree, Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor's degree, Communication and Media Studies at Metropolitan State University of Denver