Kevin H.
UX Accessibility Standards Lead at Nationwide Insurance
- Role
- Ux Accessibility Standards Lead at Nationwide
- Location
- Columbus, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Ux Accessibility Standards Lead
Jan 2022 — Present
Partner with cross-functional product, design, and engineering teams to embed digital accessibility and inclusive design into how we build experiences at scale. Focusing on shift-left accessibility, coaching teams to design and ship experiences that are usable by people of all abilities from day one- Lead Nationwide’s Digital Accessibility Community of Practice, connecting design, product, and engineering to share best practices, review work, and align on accessibility standards- Set and champion UX accessibility strategy aligned to WCAG 2.x, ADA, and Section 508, turning requirements into actionable guidance for teams- Design and deliver role-based training, onboarding, and office hours on semantic structure, color and contrast, focus management, assistive technology support, and inclusive research- Partner on user research with people with disabilities, translating insights into accessible interaction patterns, flows, and content- Collaborate with design system teams so components, patterns, and documentation meet accessibility requirements- Drive tooling improvements, including a Figma accessibility plugin and POUR-based checklists that bring accessibility checks into everyday design workflows- Provide hands-on consultation and design reviews for high-impact initiatives, helping teams prioritize issues and ship accessible solutions on time- Influence leaders through storytelling, metrics, and real user examples to secure support, funding, and accountability for accessibility work.Key accomplishments- Built and scaled the Digital Accessibility Community of Practice as a durable forum for peer review and alignment- Created Figma-based accessibility checklists and annotations, increasing designer confidence and shifting accessibility earlier in the lifecycle- Launched accessibility onboarding and training adopted across UX and product teams, improving inclusive design maturity and reducing preventable defects.
Education
Iowa State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering
Skills
- Mobile Devices
- Mysql
- Online Marketing
- Online Advertising
- Web Development
- SEO
- Ppc
- E-Commerce
- Web Analytics
- Sql
- Fonts
- Web Applications
- Crm
- Website Development
- Css
- Uix
- Email Marketing
- User Experience
- Databases
- Html
- Visual Studio
- Web Design
- Webstorm
- Sem
- Bootstrap
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