Ankush Garg, CPWA, ADS

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Timeline
About me
Accessibility Leader | Speaker | Trainer | Tester | IAAP-WAS-ADS-CPACC | DHS TT V5 | JAWS Certified | WCAG 2.2 | ADA | Section 508 | AODA | EN 301549
Education
- Punjabi University
  2011 - 2015
  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Mechanical Engineering First Divison
Experience
- Tata Consultancy Services
  Aug 2015 - Sept 2015
  Corporate Trainee
- VMware
  Nov 2015 - Dec 2016
  Accessibility Test Engineer
- QA InfoTech - Your Software Testing Partner
  Jan 2017 - Dec 2021
  - Lead - Accessibility Testing
    Aug 2020 - Dec 2021
  - Sr. Accessibility Testing Engineer
    Apr 2018 - Jul 2020
  - Accessibility Testing Engineer
    Jan 2017 - Mar 2018
- Deloitte
  Dec 2021 - Mar 2022
  Consultant - Digital Accessibility
- Qualitest
  Apr 2022 - now
  Delivery Lead - NatWest Group
Licenses & Certifications
- WAS (Web Accessibility Specialist)
  IAAP - International Association of Accessibility Professionals
  Nov 2018
- CPACC (Certified Professional In Accessibility Core Competencies)
  IAAP - International Association of Accessibility Professionals
  Aug 2018
- How to Design for Accessibility - for UX Designers WCAG 2.2
  Udemy
  Jul 2021
- ADS (Accessible Document Specialist)
  IAAP - International Association of Accessibility Professionals
  Apr 2021
- Section 508 Trusted Tester Training Certification
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  Nov 2019
- Usability Testing for Accessibility
  Deque Systems, Inc
  Jun 2020
- Creating Accessible Websites
  Udemy
  Aug 2021
- JAWS 2020 CERTIFICATION
  Freedom Scientific
  Jul 2020
- IBM Verified Accessibility Advocate
  IBM
  Jun 2020
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- CPWA (Certified Professional in Web Accessibility)
  IAAP - International Association of Accessibility Professionals
  Nov 2018
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Ankush Garg, CPWA, ADS
  Qchamp Award 2024 Qualitest Jul 2024
- Awarded to Ankush Garg, CPWA, ADS
  Qstar Award 2022 Qualitest Nov 2022
- Awarded to Ankush Garg, CPWA, ADS
  Qudos Recognition Qualitest Aug 2022
- Awarded to Ankush Garg, CPWA, ADS
  Spotlight Recognition Qualitest Aug 2021
- Awarded to Ankush Garg, CPWA, ADS
  Panelist at GAAD 2020 Webinar QA InfoTech May 1, 2020 Invited as a panelist at the webinar hosted by QA InfoTech on the eve of Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2020.
- Awarded to Ankush Garg, CPWA, ADS
  CTC 2019: 1st Runner Up engage4more October 1, 2019 1st Runner Up at the Delhi City Finale of Corporate Talent Championship 2019 in Solo Music category.
- Awarded to Ankush Garg, CPWA, ADS
  STC 2019: Paper Published QAI October 1, 2019 My Paper on 'SPEECH RECOGNITION: A New Inclusion in Accessibility Engineering' is shortlisted for publishing at the 20th Annual International Software Testing Conference (STC) at Bengaluru.
- Awarded to Ankush Garg, CPWA, ADS
  Panelist at QAIT Accessibility Webinar QA InfoTech October 1, 2019 Participated in the webinar on 'The Latest in Accessibility Engineering in your journey to Digital Inclusion'. This webinar covered some new WCAG 2.1 requirements specific to Mobile Accessibility along with the Automation scope in Accessibility Engineering.
- Awarded to Ankush Garg, CPWA, ADS
  Qualloquim 2019: 1st Runner Up QA InfoTech August 1, 2019 Qualloquim is the annual technical symposium of QA InfoTech, where I have given a presentation on 'SPEECH RECOGNITION: A new Inclusion in Accessibility Engineering'.
- Awarded to Ankush Garg, CPWA, ADS
  Panelist at NAB Conference National Association For The Blind May 1, 2019 Attended a panel discussion on the theme of 'Prospect for employment for Visually Impaired persons in ICT enabled jobs' moderated by George Abraham, CEO of Score Foundation.
- Awarded to Ankush Garg, CPWA, ADS
  Panelist at GAAD Conference QA InfoTech May 1, 2019 Attended a panel discussion on the eve of Global Accessibility Awareness Day celebration at QA InfoTech. The theme of the panel discussion was 'Role of injecting Accessibility in the early phases of SDLC'.
- Awarded to Ankush Garg, CPWA, ADS
  Prastutii 2019- 1st Runner Up QA InfoTech February 1, 2019 I was the 1st Runner Up in Prastuti- the annual Technical conference of QAIT. Here, I had given a presentation on the topic of 'Mobile Accessibility Testing Against WCAG 2.1 Guidelines'.
- Awarded to Ankush Garg, CPWA, ADS
  IDPWD 2018 Penalist at Expedia Expedia December 1, 2018 Participated in a conference on the eve of International Day for Persons With Disabilities at Expedia.
- Awarded to Ankush Garg, CPWA, ADS
  CTC 2018- Top 5 engage4more September 1, 2018 I was among the top 5 performers of Corporate Talent Championship 2018 in the solo music category.
- Awarded to Ankush Garg, CPWA, ADS
  Qualloquium-Technical Talk Participant QA InfoTech September 1, 2018 I had given a presentation on the topic of 'Keyboard Accessibility Testing With Machine Learning' in the annual technical symposium of QAIT.
- Awarded to Ankush Garg, CPWA, ADS
  QAIT MAGAZINE QA INFOTECH PVT. LTD. December 1, 2017 My interview article was published in the QAIT Annual Magazine for the year 2017.
- Awarded to Ankush Garg, CPWA, ADS
  CTC 2017- Top 10 engage4more October 1, 2017 I was among the Top 10 performers of Corporate Talent Championship 2017 in the Solo Music category.
- Awarded to Ankush Garg, CPWA, ADS
  Excellence Award TCS MAITREE August 1, 2015 For outstanding performance in TCS Advanced Computer Training Program (ACTC).