Jaunita Flessas, Esq.
Technology Policy & Governance · Attorney · W3C Standards Contributor
Melbourne, AU (US citizen, full AU working rights) · jaunitaflessas@gmail.com· +61 457 037 690· +1 253 271 2167 · empoweraccessibility.com · linkedin.com/in/jaunitaflessas
Attorney-technologist working at the intersection of emerging technology, human rights and global digital standards. W3C Advisory Committee representative 2022–2025 and WCAG 2.2/3.0 contributor; wrote compliance frameworks and codes of conduct adopted by Fortune 500 companies; advised governments across four continents on digital-inclusion policy.
Experience
Working-Group Member & Advisory Committee Representative · W3C · 2021–present
- Contribute to WCAG 2.2 and 3.0 across the Accessibility Guidelines, ARIA and Accessible Platform Architectures working groups; lead subgroups establishing new standards.
- Advisory Committee representative 2022–2025 (AC meeting, Nice 2025; TPAC, Seville 2023).
Founder & Principal Consultant · Empower Accessibility · 2025–present
- Compliance strategy for enterprises and governments across the US, EU, Canada and Australia (ADA, Section 508, EN 301 549, WCAG).
- Wrote the accessibility procurement policy for one of the world’s largest retailers (under NDA); delivered digital-inclusion training to the Government of Benin for the Internet Society.
Head of Technical Accessibility · Navy Federal Credit Union · 2020–2025
- Owned accessibility governance for a 14M-member enterprise: standards alignment, vendor-monitoring policy, and audit programs across web, mobile and self-service hardware.
Senior Content Writer (Ethics & Compliance) · NAVEX Global · 2015–2018
- Wrote five Fortune 500 codes of conduct (incl. General Motors, Ulta Beauty) and employment-law compliance training; five industry awards.
Web Content Strategist · MCC (2018–19) · Policy & Advocacy Fellow · NCRC (2013–14)
- Led Section 508 compliance for MCC’s digital assets; co-authored fair-housing policy analysis (Policy Watch, 2013) and co-led a $3.2M federal intermediary grant win.
Credentials
- Juris Doctor; Maryland Bar, active & in good standing
- Law Institute of Victoria, member
- Institute of Managers & Leaders, FMIL
- IAAP CPWA · ADS · APX
- DHS Trusted Tester v5 · PMP · SA
Governance roles
- Internet Society — Outreach Officer, Accessibility SIG
- OZeWAI — leadership committee
- IAAP — training author, self-paced courses
- Gold Quill Blue Ribbon Panelist (IABC)
- Premios del Instituto de Accesibilidad, award panelist
Publications
- The True Cost of Inaccessibility (TestParty, 2025) — cited in Digital Outcasts, 2nd ed.
- HUD’s Proposed AFFH Rule (Policy Watch, 2013)
Education
- JD — UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
- BA — University of Washington
- Fluent French (B2) · conversational Spanish