Kimberly Patch
Investigations Project Manager
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKimberly Patch is an investigations project manager and accessibility-focused editor who blends 20+ years of journalism with deep technical experience in UI, assistive tech, and interactive transcription. She currently runs workflow, editing, fact-checking and multimedia production for longform investigations at The Conversation while also serving as a technical editor for PBS FRONTLINE. A longtime W3C Accessibility Initiative invited expert, she has contributed to WCAG guidance on accessible names, keyboard shortcuts, and speech input — work that underscores her commitment to universal design. Kimberly architected interactive-transcript publishing systems used by Duke University and PBS, and wrote a Dragon speech recognition add-on that improves hands-free computer control. She founded a software company and a news publication, and draws creative insight from her background as a musician to inform user-centered design. Based in Boston, she champions making complex information clear and software easier to use for everyone, including people with disabilities.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
BA, English, Minors in Biology, Journalism, BA, English, Minors in Biology, Journalism at State University of New York at Albany
Github Skills (4)
html10
accessibility10
exp8
user-experience8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
w3c/wcag
Feb 2018 - May 2018
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Role in this project:
Accessibility Specialist
Accessibility SpecialistContributions:10 commits, 3 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Kimberly primarily contributed to the `understanding/21` section of the repository, focusing on improvements to accessibility guidelines. They updated the `label-in-name.html` and `character-key-shortcuts.html` files, clarifying intent, benefits, and failures related to accessible names, character key shortcuts, and speech input usability. Their work included adding new failures, clarifying language, and addressing potential accessibility issues for users with cognitive challenges.
accessibility
KimPatch/SpeechInput
Oct 2016 - Sep 2018
Contributions:87 commits, 86 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
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