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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The Accessible Canada Act: Deadlines are closer than you think
With new regulatory and enforcement deadlines now in place for Canada’s ACA, it’s important to understand the challenges and requirements. Let's break down the specifics.
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The rise of AI-powered pro se lawsuits and the case for proactive accessibility
Federal pro se ADA Title III lawsuits were up 40% YoY in 2025, and recent research shows a majority of litigants using AI tools. What does this mean for businesses, and what does it say about AI and digital accessibility?
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How to design great alt text: An introduction
Images need alternative text (alt text). This is often one of the first things designers and developers learn about accessibility. On the surface, it’s a…
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Make accessibility testing up to 4x faster with Deque’s new AI-powered features
We’re at an inflection point for digital accessibility. With AI accelerating content creation and code generation, and global regulations and standards rapidly evolving, the pace…
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ADA reform and the path to a true win-win for businesses and people with disabilities
Recent proposals to “reform” the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are being framed as a way to protect small businesses through notice-and-cure requirements. These proposed…
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Early signs of EAA enforcement across Europe
A roundup of recent regulatory and legal developments you can reference in discussions with your risk and legal teams. As 2025 comes to a close,…
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