Scott Vinkle
Accessibility Specialist at Shopify
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolScott Vinkle is an accessibility specialist with 13 years of experience who leads accessibility at Shopify, helping teams deliver WCAG 2.1 AA-compliant products from day one. He pairs hands-on front-end development skills with program-level work—creating inclusive design workflows, VPATs, partner vetting, and internal training—to embed accessibility into product roadmaps and company culture. Scott contributes to well-known open-source projects like The A11Y Project and freeCodeCamp, improving real-world UI patterns (accordions, modals, skip links, focus management) that benefit the wider web community. He runs usability testing and assists cross-functional partners including Sales, Legal, HR, and hardware teams to ensure accessibility is considered across the organization. Based in Toronto, he also teaches workshops and speaks publicly, translating technical standards into practical developer guidance.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma, Computer Programming, Diploma, Computer Programming at St. Lawrence College
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Github Skills (10)
accessibility10
html10
css10
javascript10
ax10
wai-aria10
react10
user-experience9
git8
eleventy6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
a11yproject/a11yproject.com
Jul 2013 - May 2019
The A11Y Project is a community-driven effort to make digital accessibility easier.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer & Accessibility Specialist
Front-end Developer & Accessibility SpecialistContributions:139 commits, 34 PRs, 116 pushes in 5 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Scott primarily contributed to the front-end development of the A11Y Project website, focusing on accessibility improvements. Their work involved adding links to accessibility tools, integrating accessibility plugins, and implementing accessible patterns like accordions, modal windows, and tables. They also updated the site navigation and added a "Who to Follow" page, further enhancing the project's resources.
effortinclusive-designeleventydigital-accessibilityuser-experience
freeCodeCamp/guide
Oct 2017 - Dec 2017
A collection of easy-to-understand guides to programming tools
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 5 PRs, 13 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Scott primarily focused on improving the accessibility of the user interface within the freeCodeCamp guide repository. Their work includes updating search input elements, side navigation, and search results to be more screen reader and keyboard friendly. Furthermore, the user implemented a skip link and ensured proper focus management on navigation item clicks to enhance user experience. These changes demonstrate a commitment to accessibility best practices.
easy-to-understandprogramming-tools
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