Matt Isner
Senior Developer at Deque Systems, Inc
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolMatt Isner is a Senior Developer with 12 years of experience specializing in web applications and digital accessibility, currently leading product and technical documentation efforts at Deque Systems in Ann Arbor. He transitioned from an art history and academic imaging background into software after building a successful controlled-vocabulary cataloging app, bringing a user-centered, research-driven approach to engineering. Matt has served as product owner, developer, and accessibility specialist—contributing to high-profile open-source work on dequelabs/axe-core to improve ARIA handling and shadow DOM support. He combines hands-on JavaScript development and team leadership with practical remediation strategies for WCAG compliance, and regularly shares his expertise through conference talks and educational content. Outside of work he’s an avid musician, runner, climber, and philosopher, a mix that informs a curious, design-minded approach to technical problems.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Art History, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Art History at Wayne State UniversityMaster of Arts (M.A.), Art History, Master of Arts (M.A.), Art History at Penn State University
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Github Skills (8)
accessibility10
ria10
javascript10
ax10
wai-aria10
testing9
jscript9
front-end-development8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
dequelabs/axe-core
Jan 2016 - Apr 2018
Accessibility engine for automated Web UI testing
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer & Accessibility Specialist
Front-end Developer & Accessibility SpecialistContributions:22 commits, 14 PRs, 11 pushes in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Matt primarily contributed to improving the accessibility of the `axe-core` project, an accessibility testing engine. Their work involved fixing bugs related to ARIA attributes and required children, ensuring the tool correctly identifies accessibility issues. They also implemented exceptions for native input elements and various combobox types, enhancing the accuracy of the accessibility checks. Additionally, the user made minor improvements by updating the build process and fixing the use of frame queries to support shadow DOMs.
accessibilityui-testingaxea11y
dequelabs/a11y-metrics-poc
May 2023 - Jul 2025
A POC for Deque A11Y Metrics
Contributions:6 reviews, 9 PRs, 8 pushes in 2 years 1 month
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