Anubhav Mitra
Muzaffarnagar,U. P.
Summary
Experienced Accessibility Strategist with a proven track record in developing and implementing effective accessibility strategies. Passionate about creating inclusive digital experiences and dedicated to making technology accessible to everyone. Seeking a leadership role to spearhead accessibility initiatives and drive meaningful organizational change.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
2005
2005
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior Technology Manager
World Bank
04.2022 - Current
- Spearheaded the development and implementation of an organization-wide accessibility strategy, aligning with WCAG 2.2 guidelines
- Managed a cross-functional team to create and maintain reusable accessibility components for AEM and non-AEM platforms
- Oversaw accessibility and usability audits on design assets, providing strategic guidance to designers to improve accessibility
- Collaborated with stakeholders to identify and implement design solutions that met both accessibility and usability standards
- Directed the validation of code and pages against WCAG 2.2 A and AA standards
- Provided technical guidance and support to development teams to implement necessary code fixes and improve overall accessibility
- Developed and delivered comprehensive accessibility training programs for developers, product owners, and content editors
- Fostered a culture of accessibility by promoting awareness and best practices throughout the organization
- Evaluated third-party vendor tools for accessibility compliance, collaborating with vendors to address identified issues
- Implemented processes to ensure ongoing monitoring and improvement of third-party integrations
- Led the development of a document accessibility strategy, including guidelines and best practices for creating accessible PDFs and Excel documents
- Provided training and support to content creators to improve the accessibility of their documents
Senior Technology Manager and Accessibility SME
Microsoft
04.2022 - Current
- Conduct usability study on current products with PWD in seek their feedback on product design, accessibility and usability
- Review software design against accessibility guidelines and usability standards and provide early feedback to product team
- Conduct accessibility testing of websites and software against WCAG and MAS standards
- Provide remediation feedback to developers to resolve accessibility issues
- Provide PwD feedback to product team to help product team to identify the pain point of person with disability
- Conduct design and accessibility office hours from client side to development team
- Conduct training sessions and empathy sessions to product team
- Monitor bug quality of issue filed by testing team and helped them to create structured and on point issue to developers
SME for accessibility
HCL Technology ltd
12.2016 - Current
- Company Overview: HCL Technologies ltd is one of the best service-based organization who helps global enterprises reimagine their businesses for the digital age
- Through innovative technology solutions built around Digital, IoT, Cloud, Automation, Cybersecurity, Analytics, Infrastructure Management and Engineering Services, amongst others, HCL solves complex business problems for clients
- I am working as an SME for accessibility and involved in multiple projects right now
- HCL Technologies ltd is one of the best service-based organization who helps global enterprises reimagine their businesses for the digital age
- Through innovative technology solutions built around Digital, IoT, Cloud, Automation, Cybersecurity, Analytics, Infrastructure Management and Engineering Services, amongst others, HCL solves complex business problems for clients
SME for accessibility
Manchester United football club
12.2016 - 04.2022
- Mapping of WCAG 2.0 AA guidelines with Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Create roadmap for implementing accessibility in independent components of website and native app
- Analyze the code to improve accessibility implementation in Web and native app
- Provide developers with an alternative code combination to improve accessibility
- Analyze product design so that some of accessibility issue can be remove from the beginning itself
- Introduce alternative techniques such as ARIA, CSS3 techniques and java scripts to improve accessibility
- Provide similar accessible examples, article and tutorial to developers for implementing accessibility
- Provide techniques to test accessibility requirement quickly
- Introduce new accessibility tools and screen reading software within the testing team to validate accessibility requirement
- Validate third party applications and provide observations with client and their vendor to improve the quality and accessibility feature of third party tools
- Provide guidance to clients and their vendors such as code implementations, best practices and screen reader scenario for improving accessibility
- Conduct guideline-based training in regular interval during project period of wider group which includes both developers and testers so that each one is aware about accessibility requirement and its importance
- Provide guidance to developers and testers during SDLC to improve code and reduce development and testing efforts
Technical Manager
Saksham
04.2014 - 12.2016
- Managed and oversaw the accessibility testing and usability evaluation of e-content for prestigious clients such as WIPO and IIT Delhi
- Developed suggestions for technical process improvements to optimize resources.
- Ensured adherence to accessibility standards and guidelines, such as WCAG, to promote inclusivity and user experience
- Developed and delivered comprehensive training programs to educate users on effective utilization of assistive technologies and accessible e-content
- Conducted workshops and seminars to raise awareness about accessibility best practices and the importance of inclusive design
- Actively engaged in research to identify emerging trends and innovative solutions in the field of assistive technology
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement research findings and improve the accessibility of digital resources
Project Leader
Tata consultancy services (TCS)
02.2013 - 03.2015
- Initiate POC for accessibility for various potential clients and help management for estimations
- Represent organization in front of clients to present accessibility methodologies being used in SDLC with in organization
- Identify accessibility issues and remediation techniques to remove accessibility challenges in various platform
- Provide accessibility training to both client and inside the organization
- Create and enhance documentation of accessibility guideline and techniques such as ARIA, WCAG 2.0 and GIGW
- Provide accessibility solution to existing clients
- Identify the skill set of team members and distribute the work according to their skillset
- Improve the accessibility standards with in the organization for internal IT products
Project Manager (Technical)
Saksham
08.2009 - 01.2013
- Company Overview: Saksham Trust is a non-profit charitable organization which works for the empowerment of person with print disability
- Testing the functionalities and accessibilities of different daisy production tools such as 'OBI', 'Daisy Pipeline', 'AMIS', 'Save as Daisy' and 'TOBI'
- Testing of website accessibility
- Responsibility of updating and managing website www.saksham.org
- Provide technical support to DFI group (www.daisyindia.org)
- Besides this, I was also a part of a committee who is responsible for redesigning the accessible website for Rehabilitation Counsel of India
- Saksham Trust is a non-profit charitable organization which works for the empowerment of person with print disability
Consultant for India Region
Bookshare
06.2009 - 05.2010
- Company Overview: Bookshare is the world’s largest online library of digital books serving the print disabled
- Testing the different daisy reading tools and their accessibility option and suggest what would be the best accessible way to reading books
- Reach out to the different Publishers and Authors for books in accessible format
- Counseling of end users publishers and authors so they can understand the usability of accessibility
- Bookshare is the world’s largest online library of digital books serving the print disabled
Project Officer
National Association for the Blind
01.2005 - 07.2009
- Company Overview: National Association for the Blind (Delhi State Branch) is a leading NGO which works for the empowerment and rehabilitation for persons with low vision and Blindness
- Testing of different websites and their accessibility and provide solutions to accessing the websites with the help of screen reading softwares
- Testing of different software and their accessibility and functionality with the help of screen reading software
- Provide need based solutions for hardware and software for persons with different disabilities
- National Association for the Blind (Delhi State Branch) is a leading NGO which works for the empowerment and rehabilitation for persons with low vision and Blindness
Education
B.Com. -
GPA: 56.7%
Higher Secondary - undefined
GPA: 54.2%
Skills
Linux Ubuntu
Android
iOS
MS Office
VC
HTML
JAWS
Windows-Eye
SAFA
NVDA
Talkback
voice over
MAGIC
Zoom Text
WCAG 22
Section 508
Aria
A-Checker
W3C validator
AMP
JUICEY studio
AXE accessibility insite
Bugzilla
Colab Jira
automated testing
Manual testing
Personal Information
- Father's Name: Shri Shashi Mitra
- Mother's Name: Smt. Roopa
- Date of Birth: 06/29/84
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Single
Addresses
- Permanent, House No 139 Phase 4 Vasundhra residency, Parikrama Marg, Muzaffarnagar, U. P., India, 251001
- Letter, 15400 NE 13Pl Apt No 1905, Bellevue, WA, USA, 98007
References
On request
Certification
Cisco certified network associate
Timeline
Senior Technology Manager - World Bank
04.2022 - Current
Senior Technology Manager and Accessibility SME - Microsoft
04.2022 - Current
SME for accessibility - HCL Technology ltd
12.2016 - Current
SME for accessibility - Manchester United football club
12.2016 - 04.2022
Technical Manager - Saksham
04.2014 - 12.2016
Project Leader - Tata consultancy services (TCS)
02.2013 - 03.2015
Project Manager (Technical) - Saksham
08.2009 - 01.2013
Consultant for India Region - Bookshare
06.2009 - 05.2010
Project Officer - National Association for the Blind
01.2005 - 07.2009
U. P. Board - Higher Secondary,
C. C. S. University - B.Com.,