Chief Technology Officer Dylan Barrell

Dylan is the Chief Technology Officer at Deque. He has almost 20 years of experience in technology development, technical sales, product management, product marketing, and corporate development.

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Dylan’s bio

Dylan founded a startup in 1989 that was acquired. He then went public with OpenText and helped grow revenues to over $400 million. He later led the effort to create a digital center within a Borders store and to begin the transition from purely physical products to digital and physical product mix delivered in a cross channel online and in-store way. In addition to his work experience, Dylan has an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BS from the University of the Witwatersrand. Dylan believes in leading through action to create value for shareholders and the community.

Posts from Dylan

A closer look at axe MCP Server

Dylan Barrell
August 14, 2025 By Dylan Barrell

In our recent webinar, Axe MCP Server: Digital accessibility expertise right in your AI agent, Glenda Sims and I explored how Deque is transforming digital…

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Deque’s People-First Approach to Computer Vision in axe DevTools

Dylan Barrell
January 9, 2023 By Dylan Barrell

As the world’s leader in testing digital assets for accessibility, Deque is dedicated to providing tools that enable developers to create accessible products at the…

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How Deque Furthers Digital Accessibility Through Machine Learning

Dylan Barrell
September 22, 2022 By Dylan Barrell

Working to achieve digital equality is not an easy feat. My colleagues and I at Deque believe that practicing digital accessibility is a team sport.…

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How To Get Development on Board With Accessibility Testing

Dylan Barrell
September 17, 2019 By Dylan Barrell

Developers are constantly learning new tools, tech stacks, and development practices. When they’re told they have to learn accessibility, it can often feel like an…

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Deque’s axe™ Rule Library hits 10,000,000 downloads!

Dylan Barrell
May 16, 2019 By Dylan Barrell

It seems like only yesterday that our axe HTML accessibility rules engine hit one million downloads. Now, a little over a year and a half…

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Accessibility in Agile Team Practices

Dylan Barrell
May 1, 2019 By Dylan Barrell

Pause: Before we dive into the content, you may want to check out my first blog post on accessibility in agile transformational practices. In this…

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