Stephen Lowe Email & Phone Number

Bethesda, MD, US

Herndon, VA

• I provide end-to-end accessibility consulting to a variety of clients, including financial institutions, software developers, insurance companies, federal and local government entities, e-learning firms, and retailers..
• provide training to groups and individuals in accessible content creation, PDF accessibility, and general document accessibility
• create training materials
• create Accessibility Conformance Reports (VPATs) based on accessibility assessments
• perform screen reader assessment testing for websites and applications.

Bethesda, MD

As part of the In-House Accessibility Consulting Team, I provide digital accessibility guidance to teams across Wells Fargo. I work with designers, developers, content experts, and management to ensure that accessibility concerns are recognized, understood, and addressed for digital properties at all phases of the SDLC. I evaluate web sites and.

• Working as a temporary contractor through Spectraforce, I provided web accessibility guidance to teams across Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) that developed and maintained public-facing websites and.
• Collaborated with development teams, business owners, and other stakeholders to ensure that new or revised functionality and content of BCBSNC’s public-facing web pages and applications complied with WCAG 2.0 and.
• Audited existing BCBSNC websites to document accessibility issues and work with developers to remedy all WCAG 2.0 violations.
• Reviewed and remediated all PDF materials before they are posted on BCBSNC websites to ensure compliance with the PDF/UA standard.
• Worked with BCBSNC staff and contractors to expand understanding of accessibility guidelines and to incorporate accessibility into development and production processes.

• Audited commercial and federal websites for WCAG 2.0 and Section 508 compliance using ZoomText and other assistive technology on Windows and Mac.
• Documented accessibility issues and potential solutions to those issues.

Rockville, MD

• During my 21 years at ICF, I led or contributed to a variety of contracts with a broad range of clients. My major areas of focus were project management, assistive technology and disability issues, web development, web.
• Led development of the AbleData website into an internationally recognized provider of reliable information on assistive technology products for people with disabilities. Built audience to over 4 million unique.
• Provided accessibility testing and remediation (Section 508 and WCAG 2.0) of web content/apps and documents for Federal and commercial clients.
• Chaired Working Group 12 of ISO Technical Committee 173/Subcommittee 2, which created the 2016 revision of ISO 9999, the international standard for the classification of assistive products.
• Managed IT portfolio of Child Welfare Information Gateway, adhering to CMMI Level 3. Developed content strategy for new Gateway site and led cross-functional team that redesigned the site and migrated content into Mura.
• Managed redesign and implementation of CMS for reNewJerseyStronger.org website, supporting New Jersey’s Superstorm Sandy recovery programs.

Silver Spring, MD

• I managed the campaign of Tod Sher, candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates. Duties included:
• Developing and executing campaign strategy
• Managing campaign finances and reporting to State elections office
• Coordinating fundraising activities with party staff
• Recruiting volunteers
• Scheduling and coordinating daily activities of candidate and volunteers

Gaithersburg, MD

• Managed a staff of 4 abstractors and 1 editor. Streamlined abstracting and editorial procedures to increase the efficiency of production process.Responsible for writing, editing, and production of 3 publications:
• Congressional Record Abstracts: A daily newsletter of legislative business, indexed by subject, chronicled in the Congressional Record. There were several published editions that were delivered to corporate and private.
• Federal Register Abstracts: A daily newsletter providing abstracts of all federal administrative and regulatory actions listed in the Federal Register. Indexed by subject, the abstracts also appeared in the Dialog.
• Federal Index: A monthly softbound directory of abstracts from the Congressional Record, Federal Register, and the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents. Indexed under an expanded list of over 1000 topics..