Summary
Dana Mcmullen is a seasoned digital accessibility specialist with over 15 years of hands‑on experience helping universities, EdTech, nonprofits, and enterprise platforms reduce thousands of WCAG violations to audit‑verified near‑zero. She combines manual and automated testing, deep assistive‑technology fluency (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, TalkBack), PDF/UA remediation, and code‑level guidance for HTML/CSS/JS and WordPress to make accessibility practical and sustainable. Dana excels at translating complex standards into clear workflows, integrating testing into Agile processes, and training cross‑functional teams so fixes stick. Her work has directly reduced legal risk for institutions (including cases that were dropped) and improved student outcomes via accessible AT programs. Based in Syracuse, NY, she brings a calm, human-centered approach and a knack for bringing structure to ambiguous accessibility challenges.
8 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Vocational Certificate of Completion Full-Stack Web Development, Vocational Certificate of Completion Full-Stack Web Development at Careers In Code Coding and Programming Bootcamp
Certificate of Completion Website Accessibility, Certificate of Completion Website Accessibility at Deque University, https://dequeuniversity.com/
Computer and Information Sciences General, Computer and Information Sciences General at Onondaga Community College