Accessibility consulting
I go through your product as a screen reader user and write up what needs fixing, plus the impact it has on a screen reader user. If needed, I can tell the team how to fix it — or be hired to fix it myself.
Hi, I'm Wes.
I'm blind and use VoiceOver to get around my computer. I spent 5 years at Apple as a Specialist, including teaching Today at Apple sessions on accessibility. Now I work independently — accessibility consulting and web development.
Most accessibility audits don't use a screen reader in a live setting. I started Next Level Access to change that.
Here's what I do.
I think in both technical and creative terms — which matters more in this work than most people expect.
Accessible web development
I build websites with accessibility in mind from the ground up.
Accessibility engineering
When software has no accessibility support and the vendor won't fix it, I build it myself. I've written accessibility layers for Pro Tools, Komplete Kontrol, and built ScreenRecognition — a macOS app that uses ML to make inaccessible software usable with VoiceOver.
Background
Before going independent, I worked at Apple for five years. I taught customers how to use VoiceOver and other accessibility features in Today at Apple sessions, and I worked with people across a wide range of comfort levels with technology. That work shaped how I think about accessibility — not as a checklist, but as whether someone can actually use the thing.
I also come from audio production — mixing, mastering, and Pro Tools. That background is why I ended up building accessibility layers for music software. It's not a service I offer anymore, but it's the reason half my engineering portfolio exists.
If any of this sounds like what you need, get in touch.
I just want to do good work for people who care about getting it right.