About Us
Website Mojo™ is the Web development practice of Universal by Design, LLC.
Team
The principals are Neesha Mirchandani (Client Service and Business Development) and Vinay "Win" Phatak (Accessibility and Technology Direction). Both have been involved in website accessibility and the Internet for several years.
Website Mojo also draws on a diverse talent base of freelance designers and programmers as needed.
Neesha Mirchandani, Client Services & Business Development
Neesha Mirchandani is responsible for Client Services and Business Development at Website Mojo. Prior to forming Website Mojo, she provided Web accessibility services as a freelance consultant.
Disability Experience
Neesha has been an advocate of disability rights for fifteen years. She has volunteered her services to several grassroots disability groups. She has also published articles on disability and accessibility issues.
Corporate Experience
Neesha has served as Principal at IBM Global Services and Vice-President at Wunderman Cato Johnson. She has incubated business units, managed multi-million dollar strategy, marketing and Web projects, and provided management consulting services. At Website Mojo, she leverages that experience to help clients design websites around the needs of their most valuable customers.
Nonprofit Experience
Neesha's nonprofit experience includes public speaking and fundraising, managing donor relations, setting up infrastructure, coordinating grants, and monitoring day-to-day operations. She speaks the language, knows the issues, understands the challenges. Her own nonprofit organization, Niya, has built pro-bono accessible websites for Bal Kalyan, Maharogi Sewa Samiti.
Education
Neesha has a Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications from Northwestern University (1995) and a Bachelor of Arts in French Literature (1993). She is fluent in English, French, Hindi, and Marathi.
Vinay "Win" Phatak, Accessibility Expert & Technology Director
Win Phatak is responsible for technical issues and accessibility. He understands the importance of accessibility from personal experience he is intimately aware of the challenges that people with disabilities face as they navigate an inaccessible web. Win is a straightforward kind of guy. His command over accessibility technology issues is astounding, and he has an uncanny ability of simplifying difficult concepts.
"What is Independent Living? For one person with a disability it might mean living on one's own terms; for another it might include the opportunity to earn a living through gainful employment; and for yet another person, it might mean physical access to buildings and services. For me, as a person with a disability, Independent Living means living life to the fullest...What is common about these people with disabilities is their determination to make a difference: in their own lives and the lives of others. For me, Independent Living isn't out there, beyond our grasp. It is right here, with us, in our hearts and minds on a daily basis."
- Win Phatak