About | Accessibility Designer

Accessibility Designer

Portrait of Lauren Race, a white woman with blonde hair and cat eye glasses.

Accessibility designer crafting and evaluating accessible experiences.

I combine human-centered, multisensory, and co-design methods through product design, design systems/foundations, UX research, design reviews/WCAG audits, upskilling design orgs, and design strategy and innovation.

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Experience

Senior Product Designer, Accessibility
Netflix

2024 – Present


Sr. Principal Accessibility Designer
Oracle

2023 – 2024


Staff Product Designer, Accessibility
Twitter A11y

2020 – 2023


Accessibility Design Researcher
NYU Ability Project

2018 – Present


2007 – 2018

Education

New York University | 2017 – 2019
Master’s: Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP)
Thesis: Designing Tactile Schematics
Designed novel set of tactile schematics and their design guidelines with Blind and Low Vision learners.
Academic Advisors: Dr. Amy Hurst and Tom Igoe
Industry Advisors: Chancey Fleet and Dr. Joshua Miele

Pratt Institute | 2004 – 2008
BFA: Communications Design, Art History

Certifications

CPWA
International Association of Accessibility Professionals
Certified Professional in Web Accessibility (CPWA) is earned by those who have both the Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) and Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC).
Credential ID: 24MACWLR015

Trusted Tester
U.S. DHS
Accessibility testing certification which uses a manual approach to evaluate web content for conformance to Section 508 standards (WCAG 2.0, Level A & AA).
Credential ID: TT-2411-05165

Social & Behavioral Research
CITI Program
Knowledge of human research ethics, including the protection of human subjects, vulnerable populations, informed consent, and laws and local policies. Training is renewed every three years.