Katherine Deibel
Systems Librarian at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolKatherine Deibel is a systems librarian and accessibility specialist with a PhD in Computer Science & Engineering and over a decade of experience bridging library technology, inclusive design, and research. She has led institutional accessibility programs, coordinated audits for vendor IT purchases, and overseen assistive technology services while consulting broadly for GLAM institutions. Kate’s background as a researcher and instructor gives her a rare combination of technical depth—web applications, linked data, and digital repositories—and applied social-science expertise in technology adoption for people with disabilities. She has a track record of translating accessibility standards into developer guidance, trainings, and demonstrable remediation work. Based in Philadelphia and formerly in Syracuse and Seattle, she pairs academic rigor with pragmatic systems work and a knack for interdisciplinary collaboration. Notably, her doctoral research investigated barriers to reading-technology adoption among adults with dyslexia, informing her practical accessibility interventions.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Computer Science & Engineering, PhD, Computer Science & Engineering at University of WashingtonBS, Mathematics, Computer Science, BS, Mathematics, Computer Science at Butler University
Github Skills (15)
statement7
portal6
rails6
blacklight6
foundation5
ruby-on-rails5
discovery5
difference4
ruby4
pairwise4
contrast3
hex3
flutter3
accordion3
wcag2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
metageeky/accessibility-bookmarklet
Apr 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:140 commits, 135 pushes, 2 branches in 2 months
metageeky/recipes
Sep 2017 - Dec 2023
Contributions:30 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 3 months
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