Hi! I am Melissa Manak.

“I work from my lived experiences to lead projects with empathy and equity at the forefront.”

My north star is to foster empathy and digital accessibility, ensuring that future generations of people with disabilities can move more freely. A product designer focused on accessibility, I currently work for Amazon Prime and support embedded design for customers with disabilities. My 9-5 includes leading the Global Prime accessibility working group on the education of the EAA by offering design and accessibility expertise to our Prime and Benefits unit. Further, I collaborate with cross-teams by being a bar raiser to ensure that projects meet WCAG 2.2 AA guidelines and offer feedback if they aren't meeting the bar.

Outside of designing, I enjoy being a mom (to a wonderful toddler), craft-making (when I can), gardening (in the summer), and running (whenever and always).

Notable achievements

• Flagship app for Government receiving honorable mention from the White House.

• IAAF Conference Presentation on “Accessibility First: Creating a Native Mobile App for Veterans.”

• “People’s Choice” 2021 Webby award for United App.

• Spoken RX prescription app launches for individuals with vision disabilities.

• The first 911 call button saving lives for those with hearing disabilities.