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Rachael is a Product Owner at Deque. They joined the mobile team as a web developer in 2018 where they had the unique experience of learning both web and native mobile accessibility at the same time. In 2022, they took on the role of Product Owner for axe DevTools Mobile and observed how large organizations implement accessibility at scale. They discovered their passion for accessibility while working on a project team at the University of Michigan that developed an Android application to provide indoor navigation for people with visual disabilities. They are a proud cat parent to three fur babies and enjoy spending free time on their hobbies: marching arts, diamond painting, and Zumba.
Watch Rachael’s axe-con 2024 talks here: “What WCAG 2.2 Means for Native Mobile Accessibility” and “Accessible Component Libraries: The Foundation of Accessibility at Scale”