Join us for a live presentation and interactive discussion
October 2025

Have you ever wondered how it is that blind experts in digital accessibility conduct audits of websites, applications, and documents? What tools do we use to test? How many screen readers? How to reconcile different results with different assistive tech?  If these and other questions intrigue you, this session of our monthly Be A Digital Ally (BADA) series is for you. Join professional accessibility auditor Jeanine Lineback to learn how an expert native screen reader user conducts a web site audit. Jeanine will use browser-based tools and a variety of screen readers as she walks you through her approach to assessing the accessibility of web sites and applications.  You’ll learn to approach testing with a new perspective. Plan for an interactive session as Jeanine enjoys dialogue and exploration in her presentations.

Jeanine Lineback has been a web accessibility specialist since the early 2000s and worked as a Senior Auditor at Deque Systems for more than 5 years. She is passionate about encouraging a positive philosophy on blindness and empowering others through the use of assistive technology. . Jeanine has served as a board member of the National Federation of the Blind of Texas, President of the Austin Chapter, Chairperson of the NFB of Texas Technology Committee, and Treasurer of the NFB Assistive Technology Trainers Division.

"I have been a longtime advocate for equal access to technology,” Jeanine says. “We will not be left behind. Technology is at the heart of learning in our schools, access to good jobs, and at the core of equal access to books, information and entertainment.”

Jeanine is a tenBroek Fellow, meaning she is a two-time national scholarship winner of NFB, and a former Texas affiliate state scholarship winner. Working with the Texas affiliate’s Youth Mentoring Program, Jeanine taught technology, employment strategies, and a positive philosophy about blindness to blind youth. Jeanine is currently an independent Digital Accessibility Consultant. She loves music, enjoys outdoor activities, is fascinated with geeky gadgets and reads science fiction.

She is a skilled technical trainer and deeply experienced in accessibility testing and reporting.