Beckie Bean

Accessibility Consultant (Solutions Engineer) @Colorado Governor\'s Office Of Information Technology

Denver, CO, US

Act as an accessibility consultant providing assistance to state agencies on IT accessibility and other activities related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other relevant local, state and federal statutes.• Develop and implement communications and outreach initiatives to inform agencies about accessibility initiatives and to educate internal and external stakeholders on IT accessibility for people with disabilities• Advocate for accessibility for people with disabilities as it pertains to customer experience, user experience (UX/UI), and project prioritization• Manage the Siteimprove automated website evaluation tool for the State of Colorado• Create and manage employee training and professional development seminars, including a weekly open office hours seminar for 400+ state employees• Provide guidance to agency leadership, OIT senior managers, and senior developers on technical solutions to customer requests, best practices, and enterprise standards for operational support and maintenance• Identify opportunities to make accessibility more innovative while maintaining the health of the product, feature, and relationship with clients

University of Illinois Chicago

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Dual Concentration - Marketing & Business Management

Colorado State University

Bachelor’s Degree, Merchandising