Senior Vice President and Chief Architect

Greg Williams

Greg “GW” Williams is the Senior Vice President & Chief Architect at Deque Systems, Inc. He oversees program development and operations for some of Deque’s largest customers, helping them to build mature, sustainable accessibility programs.

Greg Williams

Greg’s bio

Prior to joining Deque, Greg spent more than 30 years in the information technology field focusing on large, complex program operations for Fortune 40 companies and before that served in the United States Navy for a number of years. He had great success as the founder and owner of the Digital Accessibility Program Office for State Farm Insurance, building their practice from the ground up into one of the highest maturity level programs in the world between 2013 and 2018.

Greg has always been passionate about diversity and inclusion and has extended this passion to the disability and accessibility community – joining Deque Systems in 2018 to help launch and mature similarly successful programs across the globe.

Posts from Greg

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When it comes to EAA compliance, to delay is to pay

Greg Williams (GW)
August 22, 2024 By Greg Williams

In some ways, I just want to make this a very short post. If I did, it would read something like this: The European Accessibility…

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When it comes to digital accessibility lawsuits, the best defense is a good offense

Greg Williams (GW)
August 8, 2024 By Greg Williams

Let me start by saying that I love my job. Why? Because I spend every week talking to our customers about digital accessibility. It’s my…

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Legal consultation meeting across a desk. The callout text reads Digital accessibility lawsuits, Proactive accessibility, Accessible content, and Accessibility strategy.

How to build the foundation for digital accessibility

Greg Williams (GW)
July 10, 2024 By Greg Williams

A strong accessibility foundation is the most crucial component for building a successful accessibility practice at your organization, and everyone will need to be on…

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A group of people are seated around a table in a meeting while one person stands and presents. A screen is visible in the background. The callout text reads Digital accessibility, Accessibility awareness, Accessibility governance, and Accessibility policy.

How to transform your approach to digital accessibility from a reactive break-fix cycle to a proactive shift left approach

Greg Williams (GW)
July 8, 2024 By Greg Williams

There are two ways organizations typically approach digital accessibility. One approach is proactive. It’s efficient, cost-effective, and results in better and more accessible products. The…

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How To Act and Understand Accessibility Right Now

Greg Williams (GW)
July 23, 2020 By Greg Williams

In recent history, the digital channel has extended it’s already dominant reach, even further. Whether its COVID-19, omnichannel strategy, mobile, or driven by user behavior…

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Is your website ready for holiday shopping?

Greg Williams (GW)
November 26, 2019 By Greg Williams

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are just around the corner. Is your eCommerce website prepared for a wave of holiday shoppers with disabilities? In 2018,…

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