Prem Maraikayar
Accessibility Consultant at UserWay.org
Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India
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Top SchoolPrem Maraikayar is an accessibility consultant and seasoned software engineer with over 13 years of hands-on experience and a broader 24+ year background in end-to-end application development, program management, and team leadership. He led accessibility transformation at PayPal—curating multiple open-source accessibility projects (including PayPal’s Automated Accessibility Testing Tool and bootstrap-accessibility-plugin) and driving cross-functional training, empathy labs, and inclusive product revamps. A recognized advocate for universal design, he won the 2016 NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Award and has repeatedly turned accessibility principles into measurable outcomes, such as an 80% training impact on onboarding. He blends front-end finesse with backend system work—committing to both documentation and core app configuration in high-profile repos—and influences design, QA, and product teams to ship inclusive experiences. Based in Chengalpattu, India, he pairs technical depth with practical program delivery, from enterprise accessibility strategy to open-source tooling. Beyond code and coaching, he frequently creates public talks and demos to evangelize accessibility across cities and teams.
13 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Bachelor of Engineering - BE at Annamalai UniversityMaster of Business Administration, Project Management, Master of Business Administration, Project Management at Alagappa University, Alagappa Nagar, Karaikudi
english, tamil, hindi, arabic, malayalam
Github Skills (12)
html10
accessibility10
css10
javascript10
user-interface10
bootstra10
bootstrap10
apidoc9
expressjs9
api9
nodejs9
webaccess9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
paypal/bootstrap-accessibility-plugin
Jan 2014 - May 2020
Accessibility Plugin for Bootstrap 3 and Bootstrap 3 as SubModule
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:132 commits, 26 PRs, 31 pushes in 6 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Prem's commits primarily focused on modifying the HTML and CSS of the project's index page. They edited the styling of the stylesheet and the main content, including adding the Bootstrap Accessibility Plugin features and making it easy to see the differences from the original. The user made minor text edits to the index page, including updating links and project descriptions. These changes suggest a focus on improving the user experience and presentation of the project.
accessibilitybootstrap
paypal/AATT
Apr 2015 - Oct 2022
Automated Accessibility Testing Tool
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:99 commits, 15 PRs, 84 pushes in 7 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Prem made several commits related to the `paypal/aatt` repository, which is an automated accessibility testing tool. Their contributions included updating the help documentation and adding port configuration parameters in the `app.js` file, implying work on the core application logic. Furthermore, the user added configuration options related to SSL certificate files and created a test file to test the evaluate API, suggesting involvement in both backend and potential frontend aspects of the tool.
accessibilitytesting
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