Sai Srinivas Yakkali

Senior Accessibility Engineer @Cisco

Bengaluru, IN

Successfully established a comprehensive web accessibility process from scratch for the Networking Org at Cisco, ensuring compliance with global standards.2. Implemented the SHIFT LEFT strategy, which substantially reduced the count of new accessibility issues by 30%, thus boosting product quality.3. Conducted extensive training sessions for UI engineers, UX Designers, and other stakeholders, ensuring all team members were familiar with the minimum accessibility standards.4. Collaborated extensively with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, and product managers, to seamlessly integrate accessibility across the product lifecycle.5. Provided regular updates to stakeholders on the status of accessibility initiatives, highlighting progress through detailed data and dashboards.6. Provided a clear picture explaining different accessibility laws, levels of conformance, success criteria, and the current state of accessibility to the business teams. This helped them plan their accessibility conversations with the customers7. Actively engaged with customers to address accessibility concerns and demonstrate Cisco\'s commitment to inclusivity, received positive feedback and recognition8. Created a culture of accessibility within the teams, encouraging collaboration and knowledge sharing.9. Created a new remediation strategy, which helped engineers across the multiple UI teams in reducing the number of issues with less effort.10. Provided constant support to UI engineers across the multiple UI teams and time zones by helping them understand accessibility issues in a better way