Accessibility Champs

In 2020 I leveraged my personal passion for accessibility and spearheaded Hitachi Vantara's first ever product accessibility program. During 2 years of collaboration with 25+ designers and engineers, the program produced a robust accessibility kit that is still in circulation.

As a senior product designer in a 115 year old engineering organization

Accessibility Champs Map

I produced an accessibility training program for digital product teams.

Accessibility Examples

Based on 100+ product design reviews, the program produced several product accessibility documents for PMs, designers, and developers

Accessibility Kit

improving accessibility for dozens of digital products

Accessibility Reviews

and elevating accessibility for 20+ designers around the world.

Accessibility Champs

Outcomes

In addition to making Hitachi products more inclusive this initiative also helps to position the design organization as a leader in accessibility, enhancing the brand and earning trust while meeting critical legal and ethical standards.

For more on the importance and impact of such a program, Anna E. Cooke has shared some excellent research about design education gaps and the value of shifting left with accessibility in the product development lifecycle.