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Michael States
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Product designer + front-end engineer

I design accessible products that work for everyone.

15+ years shipping enterprise experiences across design, engineering, and accessibility. Currently building AI-powered platforms at Allyant. Previously led accessibility at Walmart, serving 275M+ weekly customers.

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About

I started my career building software, then watched patients struggle with a portal I helped create at a hospital. That moment changed everything. Now I design with accessibility as the starting point, not an afterthought. IAAP CPWA certified with deep WCAG, Section 508, and EAA expertise.

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15+

Years of experience

4,500+

People trained

50+

Teams supported

92%

Defect reduction

Tools & skills

Design

FigmaDesign systemsUser researchInformation architecture

Engineering

ReactTypeScriptNext.jsGit/GitHubARIAHTML/CSS

AI tools

CursorClaude Code

Accessibility

WCAG 2.2Axe-coreJAWSVoiceOverTalkBack

Product

JiraHeap