Why we exist

Purple is load-bearing, not decorative

Purple is the global colour of disability inclusion — Purple Day, the Purple Pound. Being Purple Aware means being aware of, and designing for, the 1.3 billion people living with a disability.

We design, build, audit, and monitor software so it works for everyone. Accessibility isn't charity and it isn't a compliance chore — it's a $13 trillion market and a matter of dignity. Our vision is for Purple Aware Solutions to become the standard: accessibility that quietly enhances the experience for every user, not just a segment.

Our approach

Two principles, every project

It marches on two legs — and they reinforce each other on every engagement.

Disability First Design

We start with access, not exceptions

People with disabilities are at the centre of every decision. High contrast, loud focus states, 44px targets, and screen-reader-ready markup are the spec — not an afterthought. Building disability-first makes the experience more intuitive for everyone.

  • WCAG 2.2 AA baseline
  • Tested with assistive tech
  • Inclusive copy & components
AI First Development

Intelligence woven through the build

We use modern AI to move faster and ship smarter — automated audits and remediation, content accessibility, and assistive features that make products genuinely more useful. Always human-reviewed.

  • AI-accelerated delivery
  • Smart, assistive features
  • Human-reviewed, always
Our unfair advantage

Credibility from day one

We didn't start from scratch. We started from three decades of inclusion expertise and a ready engineering engine.

Three decades of inclusion expertise

Lived-experience research, a beneficiary & NGO community, accessibility expertise, mentorship, and first pilots — our research and validation backbone.

Engineering that scales from day one

Ready engineering pods, cloud / CI-CD / platform infrastructure, and AI/ML delivery for automated accessibility tooling — so we scale depth per client and breadth across web, mobile, ERP, and AI.

What we believe

Values we don't trade away

Impact over intent

We measure real-world outcomes for real users — not good intentions or vanity metrics.

Nothing about us without us

People with disabilities are co-designers, not an afterthought or a checkbox.

Access enhances everyone

Building disability-first almost always makes the product more intuitive for every user.

Standards as a floor

WCAG 2.2 AA, ADA, the EU Accessibility Act, and RPwD are our baseline — never the ceiling.

Founder

Shailesh Kadam

Purple Aware Technologies was founded to prove that accessibility and great engineering aren't a trade-off. Reach out directly — we reply within one business day.

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Impact over intent

Accessibility is a market, not a favour

Designing for the 1.3 billion people living with a disability is good for them — and good business.

1.3B
people live with a disability worldwide
$13T
in disposable income they command
94.8%
of homepages fail WCAG today
WCAG 2.2
AA — our baseline, not our ceiling

Ready to build something everyone can use?

Tell us what you're building — a new product, an extra pair of hands, or an audit. We'll reply within one business day.