Kalpana Pusa
Siddipet
Summary
Dynamic Accessibility Tester with proven expertise at Thomson Reuters, specializing in WCAG compliance and assistive technology. Recognized for delivering high-quality testing and fostering collaboration across teams. Proficient in accessibility insights and test case design, I excel in identifying issues and driving improvements, ensuring inclusive user experiences. Detail-oriented Accessibility Tester with proven success in WCAG compliance and assistive technology evaluation. Skilled in test case design and bug remediation, ensuring quality and usability across digital platforms.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Accessibility Tester
Thomson Reuters
10.2023 - Current
- Conducted end-to-end accessibility testing across flagship Thomson Reuters platforms including Practical Law, Indirect Tax, WestLaw, Checkpoint, Onvio, International Tax Navigator, Clear, Public Records, Case Center, ensuring conformance with WCAG 2.1 & 2.2 AA standards.
- Executed manual testing and assistive technology checks using: NVDA (Windows), VoiceOver (Mac), TalkBack (Android), Color Contrast Analyzer (CCA), Keyboard navigation, Zoom/Reflow, Text Spacing, Axe DevTools for automated rule checks.
- Created detailed test plans based on accessibility requirements and functional flows and maintained structured documentation of test scenarios.
- Identified and logged accessibility defects using Azure DevOps (ADO) with clear replication steps, expected behavior, and success criteria.
- Collaborated with developers, designers, and QA teams to explain accessibility issues, their impact on users with disabilities, and provided code-level suggestions where needed.
- Having good exposure to best practices for accessibility standards and suggested bug fixes.
- Contributed to building accessibility awareness across teams by sharing best practices, examples, and knowledge around inclusive design.
- Performed Regression/Release testing, Feature testing, Conformance testing (VPATs/Audits).
- Involved in remediation, bug tracking, new feature releases, bug fixes, and daily discussions with development/product managers.
- Despite challenges with bulky products, including scope and duplication issues, delivered quality work within the specified timeline.
- Will re-verify fixed bugs to ensure correctness and close them in the Bug Life Cycle (BLC).
- Took responsibility for team collaboration activities like organizing celebrations, greeting mails, etc.
- Appreciated numerous times and earned recognitions by Clients/Managers for efficiency and performance in handling requests and queries with great communication.
Accessibility Test engineer
Wipro
02.2021 - 09.2023
- Tested websites to ensure conformance to WCAG 2.0, WCAG 2.1, WCAG 2.2 Level A/AA, Section 508, ARIA, and W3C standards.
- Proficient in assistive technologies such as screen readers (Narrator (Windows), VoiceOver (Mac), TalkBack (Android), NVDA, and JAWS), keyboard navigation, contrast themes, and magnifier.
- Complete end-to-end regression testing on standalone and web applications.
- Created and updated test cases, test suites, pass/fail sheets, and reports.
- Written and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual testing with consistent and thorough approaches.
- Bug remediation.
- Gathered data on accessibility issues, reported findings, and recommended improvements.
- Logged high-quality bugs in all products.
- Collaborated with developers to identify and resolve software defects promptly.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify testing requirements.
- Kept interaction/grooming sessions with development teams.
- Daily status reporting for team lead and client.
- Good knowledge of Accessibility Insights for Windows and web applications.
- Trained junior team members on testing methodologies and quality assurance processes.
- Client- Microsoft
Education
B.Sc - Computer Science
Government Degree College
Siddipet08-2020
Intermediate -
Master Minds Junior College
siddipet05-2016
SSC -
Vidya Bharathi Vidhyalayam
siddipet04-2014
Skills
- Accessibility testing and compliance
- Test case design and usability
- ARIA roles and attributes
- Assistive technology expertise
- WCAG standards knowledge
- Accessibility insights for Windows and web
- Axe Tool
- Usability testing
- Mobile application testing
Certification
- DHS Section 508 Trusted Tester from U.S Department of Homeland Security
- AODA Certification from Accessibility Ontarians with Disabilities Act
Languages
- English
- Telugu
- Hindi
Activities
- Awarded Second Prize in State Level Study Project (JIGNASA)
- Trained Employability Skills In 'MAHINDRA PRIDE CLASS ROOM' By Nandi Foundation
- Participated in One Day Seminar On 'CAREER GUIDANCE' At TECHYZ INNOVATIVE TRAINING PVT.LMT
- Participated in NAAC Cultural Program in Government Degree College Autonomous Siddipet
Timeline
Accessibility Tester
Thomson Reuters
10.2023 - Current
Accessibility Test engineer
Wipro
02.2021 - 09.2023
B.Sc - Computer Science
Government Degree College
Intermediate -
Master Minds Junior College
SSC -
Vidya Bharathi Vidhyalayam