Founder profile
Khushwant Parihar
Founder of Accessibility.build and CPACC-certified accessibility specialist, consultant, and developer focused on practical auditing, remediation, and accessible product delivery.
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Professional focus
Khushwant has more than four years of professional accessibility and software testing experience. His work combines WCAG evaluation with the engineering detail needed to reproduce, remediate, and verify barriers in real interfaces.
Core practice areas include manual and automated audits, keyboard evaluation, screen-reader testing with NVDA, JAWS, and VoiceOver, accessible React and web implementation, design-system guidance, remediation workflow design, and team enablement.
AI and automated testing are used as supporting tools. Findings represented as confirmed issues remain subject to human review, reproducible evidence, and an agreed testing scope.
Certifications
Professional accessibility certifications, plus additional credentials relevant to the practice.
Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies
CPACCIssued by International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) · Issued 2026
IAAP's foundational, cross-disability certification covering disabilities and their impacts, accessibility standards and laws, and universal design.
DHS Trusted Tester Certification
Section 508Issued by U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) · Issued December 2022 · Credential ID TT-2312-03756
The U.S. federal certification in the DHS Trusted Tester Process — a standardized, reproducible manual methodology for evaluating software and web content for Section 508 conformance.
Additional certifications
- Verify Advanced Usability and Accessibility Practices on Coursera
Advanced Usability and Accessibility Practices
Board Infinity · Coursera · Issued January 2025
- Verify Learn Accessible Web Design on Coursera
Learn Accessible Web Design
Scrimba · Coursera · Issued January 2025
- Verify Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design on Coursera
Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
Google · Coursera · Issued April 2021
Experience
2023-present
Founder and Accessibility Consultant
Accessibility.build
Leads accessibility audits, remediation strategy, accessible frontend work, tools, educational resources, and client delivery.
2022-2025
Software Test Analyst
FIS Global
Worked on accessibility evaluation, manual and automated testing, issue reporting, assistive-technology validation, and collaboration with product teams.
2025-present
Web Accessibility Specialist
Contract practice
Supports accessibility audits, monitoring workflows, WCAG and Section 508 validation, remediation, and accessibility quality processes.