Preety Kumar

Preety Kumar

Preety Kumar is the CEO and founder of Deque Systems, where she invented automated digital accessibility testing over twenty years ago. She holds a master’s degree in computer science from George Washington University and previously worked in engineering management for Verizon.

E-Commerce

Renewed Focus on Digital Accessibility is Key for Maximizing the Holidays and Staying Compliant

September 1, 2026 at 7:49 pm

Eighty-four percent of software developers report they're using or planning to use artificial intelligence coding tools. These tools are especially useful in front-end e-commerce development, dramatically increasing developer productivity, accelerating feature delivery, reducing routine work, and more. Unfortunately, adoption of AI coding tools can often mean that digital accessibility suffers. Over the past decade, we’ve…