CultureNow Portal
Fixing bugs, cleaning up slow assets, and improving screen reader accessibility on a public city art map.
The Challenge & Context
CultureNow is a public digital map and directory tracking thousands of outdoor artworks, historic landmarks, and architectural sights across US cities.
During my time at Accenture, the platform had accumulated legacy bugs, slow page loads on mobile, and accessibility gaps that made it unusable for people with screen readers.
Key Metrics
- Issues Resolved:30+ production tickets
- Audits Implemented:Lighthouse integration
- Compliance Standard:WCAG A11y baseline
- HMR / CI Speedup:Web Vitals checkpoints
Production Stability Triage
Addressing high-priority tickets systematically to stabilize core workflows
The app had frequent UI glitches, broken filters in Safari, and unstyled layout shifts that caused visitors to leave.
Find and fix high-priority visual bugs, speed up asset loading, and make sure the site met WCAG accessibility standards.
I used Chrome DevTools and error traces to track down layout regressions. I fixed broken map filters, removed render-blocking CSS files, improved image loading, and added proper ARIA labels and keyboard focus states across all interactive elements.
Resolved 30+ critical production bugs, significantly boosted Lighthouse performance scores, and made the map fully accessible to keyboard and screen-reader users.
Engineering Highlights
Legacy Triage Process
Documented common cross-browser bugs (like Safari layout offsets) in a shared team guide, helping our team resolve similar UI tickets much faster.
Web Vitals Audit Checkpoints
Added Lighthouse audits to catch slow render-blocking CSS and large assets before deploying, improving Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS).
WCAG Accessibility (A11y)
Made interactive map search and filters fully usable with keyboards. Added clear ARIA labels, visible focus rings, and proper HTML headings so screen readers announce results correctly.
Component Unit Testing
Wrote unit tests in Jest and Jasmine to cover map filter logic and route changes, preventing future regressions.
Live Platform
CultureNow maps thousands of public artworks, architectures, and historical assets across cities. Visit the live directory platform below.