Carmen Krol

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 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 spans web, Android, and iOS. I’ve worked with engineers and product teams to 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?

More recently, I’ve also worked on AI-based approaches to identifying and addressing accessibility issues. I’m interested in what AI can make easier for accessibility practitioners and software engineers—and where AI-generated software still needs a human accessibility perspective.

How I work

I believe accessibility works best when it’s part of how software is built, rather than something added at the end.

That means combining automated tools with manual testing, understanding the implementation decisions behind accessibility issues, and helping engineers understand why something needs to change—not just what needs to change. The goal is not simply to fix one accessibility issue, but to make it easier for teams to build accessible experiences the next time around.

Background

I was most recently a tech lead on Meta’s central accessibility team, where I worked with product teams across web, Android, and iOS. My work included accessibility remediation, accessible components and design systems, testing tools, and AI-based approaches to accessibility.

I’m now taking time to explore independent consulting and other opportunities to apply my engineering and accessibility experience.

Before specializing in accessibility, I worked as a software engineer across a variety of products and teams. I also hold a CPACC certification from the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) and a master’s degree in Science & Technology Studies from Cornell University.

Elsewhere

• LinkedIn
• GitHub

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