Christopher Aitken
Senior Accessibility Engineer
Technology Solutions
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About
Christopher Aitken is a Senior Accessibility Engineer at UIC, where he's helping to build Equalify, the university's open-source accessibility platform. With over a decade of experience developing websites and apps across various industries, Chris brings deep technical expertise in Node.js, PostgreSQL, AWS, and React to tackle the complex challenges of web accessibility at scale. Chris has spent his career focused on making the web work better for everyone, particularly users with disabilities. His approach combines strong engineering skills with a practical understanding of how accessibility barriers impact real people.