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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Automated Testing as Part of Your 360-Degree Approach to Web Testing
360-Degree Web Testing: Post 2 of 4 How do you test for web accessibility? Whether you are testing for WCAG 2.0, 508, or any of…
Read Article360 Degree Accessibility Testing, Part 1: Why a Consistent Methodology is Critical in Accessibility Testing
360 Degree Web Testing: Post 1 of 4 This past year, my family had the great experience of traveling to a resort in the Bahamas.…
Read ArticleChrome Vox
GoogleDevelopers just posted a new video outlining the ChromeVox extension for the Chrome browser. The extension is supported by all operating systems that support the…
Read ArticleNot Enough Hands
As a woman who is blind, I often am challenged by needing one more hand. I usually have one hand occupied either holding my guide…
Read ArticleSection 508: Setting the Scene…
Section 508 is an amendment to the 1973 Rehabilitation Act made in 1998 requiring Federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with…
Read ArticleSuccessful 508 Compliance for Federal Agencies: New trends, case studies, and best practices
Deque is giving a seminar on Wednesday, October 24th, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. As more and more federal agencies utilize web-based…
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