Vegard Haugstvedt
Senior Frontend Developer And Accessibility Expert at Rubberduck
Oslo, Norway
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Top SchoolVegard Haugstvedt is a Senior Frontend Developer and accessibility expert with 11+ years building inclusive, user-centered web experiences for clients like NAV and Rubberduck. With an MSc in Computer Science from NTNU, he blends deep frontend craftsmanship with a practical focus on WCAG, screen readers and design systems, having led accessibility study groups and the Aksel design system work. As a consultant and in-house lead he revived internal training programs and scaled them into large, cross-departmental communities and public meetups, demonstrating a knack for knowledge-sharing and organizational change. A frequent conference speaker and guest lecturer, Vegard is equally comfortable shipping production UIs and running workshops that upskill teams on accessibility best practices. He brings a proven track record of turning accessibility advocacy into measurable team impact and community growth.
11 years of coding experience
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
English, Norwegian
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Github Skills (40)
javascript10
nav10
formio10
css10
typescript10
tailwindcss10
frontend10
react10
storybook9
asciidoctor9
apl9
react-component9
forms9
styles9
json-form9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
it-vegard/xp-form-builder
Oct 2015 - Dec 2017
Contributions:140 commits, 8 PRs, 22 pushes in 2 years 2 months
it-vegard/a11y-reference-website
Sep 2019 - Jun 2022
An example website, built with the option of switching between accessible and inaccessible versions of individual parts. Meant for use as a reference, and for educational and testing purposes.
Contributions:19 reviews, 256 commits, 86 PRs in 2 years 9 months
aplreactindividualconfigurablejs
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