Rob Fentress
Senior Web Accessibility Solutions Designer at Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRob Fentress is a Senior Web Accessibility Solutions Designer with 11+ years at Virginia Tech, blending deep technical chops (HTML5, JavaScript, Python, PHP, WordPress/AEM) with instructional design expertise and a Master’s in Curriculum & Instruction. A Certified Professional in Web Accessibility, he leads campus-wide accessibility reviews, builds developer-focused training, and designs inclusive learning experiences grounded in WCAG, WAI-ARIA, and Section 508 standards. His career began in hands-on web and multimedia development, giving him rare fluency across front-end, back-end, LMS integration, and usability testing. Rob also explores practical uses of generative AI to make learning materials more accessible and to help train future accessibility practitioners. Colleagues rely on him to turn policy and complex requirements into usable, sustainable solutions that improve access across an institution.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Curriculum & Instruction, Magna Cum Laude, Master's degree, Curriculum & Instruction, Magna Cum Laude at Virginia TechBachelor of Science (BS), Interdisciplinary Studies, Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science (BS), Interdisciplinary Studies, Summa Cum Laude at Radford University
Github Skills (144)
testing10
section-50810
voiceover10
devtools10
gift10
testcafe10
visual-regression-testing10
wcag10
assistive-technology10
axe10
user-experience10
accessibility10
ui-testing10
javascript9
openui59
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
robfentress/act-rules.github.io-tests
Oct 2016 - Sep 2019
Contributions:2 PRs, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years
robfentress/axe-core-tests
Jul 2017 - Sep 2019
Accessibility engine for automated Web UI testing
Contributions:2 PRs, 5 pushes in 2 years 3 months
web-uitestinga11ytoolkitcdp
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