CEO, Founder and Board Member
Preety Kumar
Preety Kumar is the CEO and founder of Deque Systems. She invented the category of automated digital accessibility testing over two decades ago and established the vision of unifying Web access, both from the user and the technology perspective. Preety is a visionary leader and she attracted numerous luminaries as she built a mission-driven company.
Preety’s bio
Today, Deque is a recognized market leader in the field of digital accessibility with a breadth and depth of innovative products serving enterprise and government clients such as Veteran Affairs, Department of Education, Humana, Intuit, HSBC, Target, and others. She collaborated with the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative and is a nominated member of the Accessibility Forum’s Strategic Management Council: a GSA sponsored group with representatives from the IT industry, academia, Government Agencies, and disabled user groups that fosters information accessibility through mutual cooperation.
Preety was a developer, test manager and engineering manager for companies like Verizon and holds a Masters in Computer Science from George Washington University. She has served on boards like Disabiity:In and Yes I Can. Preety is a digital nomad and when she is not on a plane, she loves to surf, climb mountains and fly planes.
Posts from Preety
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HHS Section 504 deadline extended: What did and didn’t change, and what your organization needs to do
Section 504 digital accessibility compliance deadlines have been extended by a year. There is no rollback in requirements, no narrowing of scope, no modification to what must be made accessible.
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I’m an engineering leader. How do I get started with accessibility?
As an engineering leader tasked with digital accessibility for the first time, where should you start? This three-stage, 90-day play will get you started.
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ADA Title II update: The key takeaway from the April 20 compliance date extension from the DOJ is to keep going!
It is vitally important to understand the extensions the DOJ has made to ADA Title II compliance deadlines. The key takeaway is that this change is about prioritizing full compliance.
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Axe Platform now supports France’s RGAA accessibility standard
The Axe Platform now supports testing, remediation, and monitoring aligned to the Référentiel Général d'Amélioration de l'Accessibilité (RGAA).
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ADA Title II update: What we know, what we don’t, and what to do now
Ongoing federal review activity has prompted questions about ADA Title II timing and implementation. Get practical guidance on how to move forward.
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How accessibility programs benefit from both manual and automated testing
Accessibility testing does not require choosing between speed and thoroughness. By integrating manual and automated testing, you can have the best of both worlds.
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