Vharshini Rajagopal

Accessibility Consultant with 9+ years of IT experience, including expertise in accessibility testing, accessibility consulting, and compliance. Experienced in ensuring web applications, eBooks, and PDF documents meet WCAG 2.1 AA and PDF/UA standards. Skilled in collaborating with developers, QA teams, designers, and business stakeholders to integrate accessibility throughout the SDLC.

Accessibility Consultant - Magic EdTech (Client: McGraw Hill Education - MHE)

(2025-06)

• Serve as an Accessibility Consultant for McGraw Hill Education (MHE), ensuring WCAG 2.1 AA compliance.
• Partner with developers to build accessible web pages from the ground up.
• Review semantic HTML, ARIA, keyboard accessibility, focus management, color contrast, forms, tables, headings, landmarks, and screen reader compatibility.
• Manage accessibility across two concurrent projects.
• Perform accessibility audits and provide remediation recommendations.
• Validate fixes through regression testing.
• Review AI-generated accessibility reports for eBooks.
• Perform eBook and PDF accessibility testing using PAC.

Accessibility Consultant - TYKHE Software Pvt. Ltd.

(2022-11 - 2025-06)

• Performed accessibility testing for Salesforce-based web applications.
• Led accessibility testing for an e-commerce platform.
• Conducted audits and remediation recommendations.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams.
• Developed test plans and mentored team members.

Project Engineer - Wipro Technologies (Project: Mastercard)

(2018-12 - 2022-10)

• Monitored the Mastercom Dispute Application.
• Worked with developers and business analysts.
• Trained new team members.

Support Engineer - CSS Corp

(2015-05 - 2017-06)

• Provided technical support for Netgear products.
• Resolved hardware, software and connectivity issues.

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication Engineering - SCSVMV University, Kanchipuram (2011-08 - 2015-05)