Mohammad Umar serves as the Accessibility Compliance Manager at HalfAccessible, leading accessibility compliance initiatives and helping organizations create inclusive digital experiences that meet global accessibility standards. Working across accessibility testing, compliance validation, and remediation support, he ensures digital products align with WCAG, ADA, Section 508, and other accessibility requirements.
| Area | Details |
|---|---|
| Role | Accessibility Compliance Manager |
| Certifications | DHS Section 508 Trusted Tester; JAWS certified |
| Leads | Accessibility compliance initiatives, audits and remediation guidance |
| Standards | WCAG, ADA, Section 508 and other accessibility requirements |
| Testing | Manual testing, screen reader evaluation, keyboard accessibility, focus management and semantic structure analysis |
| Assistive technology | JAWS and NVDA |
| Covers | Websites, web applications and digital platforms |
| Works with | Development teams, designers, project managers and stakeholders |
Umar specializes in conducting comprehensive accessibility audits, identifying compliance gaps, and guiding remediation efforts across websites, web applications, and digital platforms. His expertise includes manual accessibility testing, screen reader evaluation, keyboard accessibility assessment, focus management, semantic structure analysis, and assistive technology testing using tools such as JAWS and NVDA.
Umar holds the DHS Section 508 Trusted Tester and JAWS certifications and brings a deep understanding of accessibility standards, testing methodologies, and compliance frameworks. He works closely with development teams, designers, project managers, and stakeholders to integrate accessibility into every stage of the digital product lifecycle, ensuring both compliance and usability goals are achieved.
At HalfAccessible, Umar plays a critical role in maintaining quality assurance processes, validating accessibility fixes, supporting client compliance initiatives, and promoting best practices for inclusive design and development. His commitment to digital inclusion helps organizations reduce compliance risks while delivering better experiences for users of all abilities.
What Umar Leads And Checks
Here is where Umar fits in an engagement, with links to the service or testing guide behind each part.
Compliance audits
Umar conducts comprehensive accessibility audits, identifies compliance gaps and guides remediation efforts across websites, web applications and digital platforms.
- Standards: WCAG, ADA, Section 508 and other accessibility requirements. See the ADA and Section 508 audit.
- Full scope: the $2,000 Complete Audit for larger sites and key user flows. Compare options on pricing.
Screen reader and keyboard testing
His expertise includes manual testing, screen reader evaluation, keyboard accessibility assessment, focus management and semantic structure analysis, with assistive technology testing using JAWS and NVDA.
- Screen readers: how content and controls are announced. See our screen reader testing guide.
- Keyboard only: focus order, visible focus and controls that work without a mouse. See our keyboard testing guide.
Validating fixes and quality assurance
At HalfAccessible, Umar maintains quality assurance processes, validates accessibility fixes and supports client compliance initiatives.
- Want the fixes done for you? Our accessibility remediation service picks up where the audit ends.
- What the report looks like: each issue explained with a fix your developers can act on.
Accessibility across the product lifecycle
He works closely with development teams, designers, project managers and stakeholders to integrate accessibility into every stage of the digital product lifecycle.
- Build it in: accessible development for WordPress and Shopify sites.
- Keep it in: ongoing checks through monitoring and governance.
