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Freelance Accessibility Web and Print Designer, Auditor, and Accessible Document Creator/Remediator

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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

• 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

Senior Web and Print Designer

• Editorial layouts, production and entertainment based ad slinging

Graphic Designer

• Editorial layouts, special sections and ad slinging

Junior Graphic Designer

• Advertisements, banners, brochures, assisting the Creative Director

Graphic Design Intern

Katie Diduch works in Troy, NY. View their experience, skills and work history on Malakye — the professional network for creative, lifestyle-driven industries.

Katie Diduch — Self-Employed — Troy, NY

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Pratt Institute

The Sage Colleges-Sage College of Albany