Profile background

Katie Diduch

Profile avatar
Freelance Accessibility Web and Print Designer, Auditor, and Accessible Document Creator/Remediator
Troy | United States

Skills

No information

Interests

Music
Gardening
Kayaking
Podcasts

Industries

Creative Agencies
HomeSummaryActivityProjectsWork experienceEducation historyConnectionsCompanies

In my own words

Katie

I am a freelance accessibility web and print designer, auditor, and accessible document creator/remediator.

In solidarity with the disabled community, I share that I live with #Narcolepsy, #RheumatoidArthritis, #Neuropathy, #PMDD, and other #InvisibleDisabilities.

My portfolio includes design ranging from: creating to remediating documents and PDFs for accessibility, logos to catalogs, single brochures to campaign collateral, animated banner ads to large-scale websites, style guides to design systems, environmental graphics to social media, etcetera.

I am most passionate about working for clients whose goals impact social good. My conviction for web accessibility drives me to design user interfaces that meet compliance with WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) 2.1 at the highest levels possible. I create and remediate documents to meet WCAG or PDF/UA standards. My design solutions produce a positive or improved user experience for people with visual, motor, auditory, speech, or cognitive disabilities, creating a better user experience for all.

I also perform accessibility audits via manual and automatic testing, providing detailed audit reports for your teams — I can begin auditing from the beginning of your project in the static design phase or audit your existing platform.

Most of the projects I have worked on while freelancing are protected by NDA agreements. I’m happy to discuss what I’ve been working on with you.

Some of the accessibility projects I’ve worked on in 2022: • manual audit of design prototype for learning management system and manual and automatic accessibility audit of staging site of learning management system, providing extensive reports and summaries • manual and automatic accessibility audit of course documents for a teaching program's coursework at NYUS • creation and/or remediation of over 50 document learning tools by NYUS faculty for a teaching program, as well as the accessible resource webpage that serves them to users • creation of accessible document templates and how-to documents for an NYUS teaching program's faculty • creation of accessible social media graphics and digital documents for various educational entities • rush remediation of a large international corporate 110-page annual report • design and build of an accessible website in webflow

Sample clients: • NYU Steinhardt • Noodle Partners • Noodle Education • Code Nation • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute • Planned Parenthood • Hixny • Operation Smile • The International Monetary Fund • Johnson & Johnson • Capital One • American Express

Trajectory

Feb 2013 — Now
Freelance Accessibility Web and Print Designer, Auditor, and Accessible Document Creator/Remediator · Self-Employed
Please read my profile summary.
Mar 2008 — Feb 2013
Senior Web and Print Designer · Zone 5
• Introduced and pushed for adopting web type and responsive web design into the agency workflow • Large and small print and web projects for a variety of clients in several sectors: insurance, healthcare, medical equipment, higher education, technology and renewable energy
May 2006 — Mar 2008
Graphic Designer · Metroland Alternative Newsweekly
• Editorial layouts, production and entertainment based ad slinging
Jan 2005 — May 2006
Junior Graphic Designer · The Record Newspaper
• Editorial layouts, special sections and ad slinging
Jun 2002 — Aug 2002
Graphic Design Intern · BBL Construction Services
• Advertisements, banners, brochures, assisting the Creative Director

Activity

Education history

Pratt Institute logo

Pratt Institute

Incomplete | 2001 - 2002

The Sage Colleges-Sage College of Albany logo

The Sage Colleges-Sage College of Albany

A.A.S. | 1999 - 2001

Connections

Max McSimov profile background
Max McSimov profile photo

Max McSimov

Associate Creative Director
MXMV

View all