Leadership & Staff

Rely on our accessibility experts for innovation, accountability and results!

Interactive Accessibility has a world-class team of highly educated and experienced accessibility consultants who are recognized experts in Section 508, WCAG 2.0 and ADA compliance. 

Kathy Wahlbin, CEO & Founder

Invited expert for W3C WCAG 2.0 Working Group and WCAG 2.0 Evaluation Methodology Task Force

Kathy Wahlbin has been very active in the web accessibility community for over 12 years, since the early days of the amendment of Section 508 to cover information technology.  As awareness, methods, and requirements have evolved, she has gained considerable experience in accessibility, usability, software applications and website development. 

As an invited expert of the W3C WCAG 2.0 Working Group and the WCAG 2.0 Evaluation Methodology Task Force, she is knowledgeable in the trends and directions in accessibility, and she contributes to the development of new guidelines, techniques and methodologies.  She is passionate about creating a world where online communications and technology are simple and universally accessible to all people regardless of ability.  

As a recognized accessibility expert, Kathy has been a frequent speaker at conferences educating people on the importance of accessibility and has provided accessibility training for many corporations, government agencies and universities.  She has been a featured speaker at CSUN, ATIA, Accessing Higher Ground, PRSA, and W3C.  She teaches a college course on Universal Design and Accessibility for the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Kathy led the Interactive Accessibility team that won the prestigious Interactive Media Award: “Best in Class” Award.  The Interactive Media Awards™ recognize the highest standards of excellence in website design and development and honor individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievement.

She has worked in the fields of digital media, usability, accessibility, online advertising, social media and public relations for more than 15 years with many of the leading corporations, trade associations, non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and governmental entities.

Steve Wahlbin, PMP, COO & Founder

Steve has over 20 years of experience in the software industry, within technical support, consulting, technical training, management, and project management.  He has led software and web development teams and, as a PMP certified project manager, numerous projects in that space of various sizes.  He is also a seasoned executive and entrepreneur. 

Steve is a global thought leader in PDF Accessibility and actively joins in global conversations about PDF accessibility and improving the creation and remediation process. He offers hands-on training for our clients teaching their teams to create and remediate fully compliant and accessible PDF’s.  His classes also teach our clients to blend and streamline their processes so they can create a repeatable, sustainable and measurable document life cycle process.  His courses have received excellent reviews from our clients and he is a highly sought after trainer in the industry. 

Steve leverages his experience with coding and testing for technical analysis of websites, document remediation, and training.  He enjoys working with the technology and techniques that make content accessible for all users, and interacting with people in a classroom environment while teaching them technical methods for accessibility.

Steve has worked with many multi-national firms during his career.

Staff

• Mark Miller, Director of Accounts & Marketing
• Taylah Aviran, Senior Accessibility Specialist
• Michael Guill, Accessibility Specialist
• Valorie Sundby, Accessibility Specialist
• Rosemary Musachio, Accessibility Specialist