Devon Persing is an accessibility specialist with Simply Accessible. She provides training and assessment for clients in online retail, finance, travel, information services, and the nonprofit sector looking to integrate accessibility into their product lifecycle. Her work focuses on helping designers and developers understand holistic approaches to creating accessible experiences that benefit everyone.
Devon has more than fifteen years of experience in user experience design, web development, and information science. She has spoken at conferences like AccessU, Elements, and the Grace Hopper Celebration, and has also taught and given talks for organizations like the School of Visual Concepts and Ada Developers Academy in Seattle, and The Designer’s Studio in San Francisco. She holds an MS from the University of Michigan School of Information.