About — Carmen Krol

I’m a software engineer with more than a decade of experience building software, including nearly five years dedicated to accessibility at Meta.

I’ve worked with product teams to understand accessibility requirements, solve implementation challenges, and make accessibility a more practical part of software development.

What I actually do

I enjoy the intersection of accessibility and engineering: understanding why something doesn’t work for someone using assistive technology, figuring out how to fix it, and helping prevent similar problems from happening again.

My experience includes working with engineers and product teams across web, Android, and iOS. I’ve helped address accessibility issues, contributed to accessible components and design systems, and built tools to make accessibility testing and remediation more effective.

I’m particularly interested in the practical questions that come up during development: How should this component behave? What does a screen reader need to communicate? Which accessibility requirements can be addressed in the code, and how can teams catch problems earlier?

How I work

I believe accessibility is most effective when it’s part of how software is built—not something added at the end.

That means combining automated tools with manual testing, including keyboard and assistive technology testing. It means looking beyond individual pages to understand the components and implementation decisions that may be causing problems.

And it means helping engineers understand why something needs to change, so they can apply that knowledge to the next feature they build.

Background

I spent more than a decade working as a software engineer, most recently at Meta, where I was a tech lead on the central accessibility team for nearly five years.

My work there included helping product teams build and remediate accessible experiences across web, Android, and iOS; developing accessible components and testing tools; and exploring AI-based approaches to identifying and addressing accessibility issues.

I’m now taking time to explore independent consulting and other opportunities to apply my engineering and accessibility experience. I also have CPACC certification provided by IAAP .

Before software engineering, I obtained my masters degree in Science & Technology Studies at Cornell University, where I researched how users interact with technology in different cultural and social settings.

Elsewhere

The quickest way to reach me is the contact form , or contact@carmenkrol.com if you would rather email.