ISRAL DUKE

A11y, AI, Design

Design Manager who can code, leading a team creating accessible and easy to use products.

Selected Work

Laptop and tablet showing the nurses’s main view for a patient video call.
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Medical Diagnosis App

Web application allows licensed medical personnel to remotely diagnose patients.
Three screens of the art gallery app showing the home, ticket purchase, and artwork collection screens.

Art Gallery App

Art gallery app helps visitors plan trips, see current artwork collections, and buy tickets for themselves and loved ones.
Three screens of the app showing the intro screen, the home feed, and the transactions details.

Budget App

Budgeting app helps people who are new to budgeting create a budget and think along with their budget as they spend.
A laptop, tablet, and phone showing the design system’s home page.

Design System

Design System allows team members to access a single source of truth and quickly produce value.

Skills

Accessibility

Designing and coding within accepted standards to ensure equal access regardless of technology.

  • Accessible Markup
  • Proper ARIA
  • WCAG 2.2
  • Screen Readers

Design

Design means intentially creating for both the users’ task outcomes and the business goals.

  • Inclusive Design
  • Design Systems
  • Product Design
  • Visual Design

Technical

Technology is how we build products. We must consider feasibility, accessibility, and timelines.

  • Accessible Markup
  • Frontend
  • HTML, SCSS, CSS
  • Working within technical constraints

User Experience

This means learning about users and designing for their needs while respecting the business goals.

  • User Research
  • Information Architecture
  • Accessible Content
  • Public Speaking

Certifications

Practical Accessibility
Certified by Sara Soueidan
2025-01-07
DHS Trusted Tester
Certified by Department of Homeland Security
2024-10-28
Smart Interface Design Patterns
Certified by Smashing Magazine
2024-05-31
Designers Accessibility Curriculum
Certified by Deque University
2023-03-09
W3C Intro to Accessibility
Certified by W3C via edX
2021-12-22
Google UX Design
Certified by Google via Coursera
2021-11-24
Interaction Design
Certified by UC San Diego via Coursera
2018-05-27

Talks

Just in Time Usability

Isral Duke presents why accessibility is important for business. He also presents 10 things that site owners can do to quick check their site's accessibility and usability. Presented at a local ecommerce group lunch.

Accessible, Friendly Content

Isral Duke demonstrates how iOS and MacOS VoiceOver presents a simple web page. This talk promotes the use of semantic, meaningful markup to make a better user experience. Presented at Google Developer Groups.

Building Pelican Design System

Isral Duke presents version one of Pelican Design System. He talks about how it was created, and what's coming next in version two. Presented at SQL Saturday.

References

James Alt’s LinkedIn avatar. James Alt Chief Architect at Louisiana Office of Technology Services Kristina Truong’s LinkedIn avatar. Kristina Truong UX Designer at Louisiana Office of Technology Services Elle Waters’s LinkedIn avatar. Elle Waters Accessibility at Workday Guy J. Anglade’s LinkedIn avatar. Guy J. Anglade Director of Website Content at Morgan Stanley Patrick Rills’s LinkedIn avatar. Patrick Rills Engineering Manager at RevenueCat Glynnis Ritchie’s LinkedIn avatar. Glynnis Ritchie UX / UI and Product Designer at Flagrant Dr. James Davis’s LinkedIn avatar. Dr. James Davis Freelance client at Louisiana State University Matthew Magnuson’s LinkedIn avatar. Matthew Magnuson Managing Partner at DMM Motorsports Mike Cole’s LinkedIn avatar. Mike Cole Product Manager at Harman