Homer Gaines, CPACC

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DISC Type : Di

Director of Engineering Accessibility at Coforma

Atlanta Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Homer Gaines is the Director of Engineering for Accessibility at Coforma, leveraging over 30 years of experience as a UI engineer and certified accessibility professional. With a background in behavioral psychology and as an OReilly author, he champions inclusive product development. People who have worked with him describe him as knowledgeable, generous, and creative.

Outside of his professional role, Homer is passionate about giving back to the community. He founded Design Donation, an initiative to provide web-based project support for non-profit organizations. He also dedicates time to personal projects, such as developing his own Chrome extension and writing articles on his personal blog.

Unique fact: Ten years ago, Homer was one of the first 350 people in the world to earn the Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) credential.

Personality Overview

Impact-Oriented

Risk-Accepting

Confident

They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something.  They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships. They usually prefer to drive the conversation.

Topics They Care About

Web Accessibility
As a certified professional with deep knowledge of WCAG standards, he actively writes, speaks, and leads engineering teams to build compliant and inclusive products.
Inclusive Design
His background in behavioral psychology and neurology informs his focus on promoting accessibility at every stage of the product development lifecycle.
Community Contribution
He founded Design Donation, a personal initiative to use his design and development skills to help non-profit organizations with their web projects.

Media Appearances

Homer has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Director of Engineering Accessibility at Coforma
8-2024 - 10-2025
Sr. Accessibility Engineer at Coforma
12-2023 - 8-2024
Lead Accessibility Engineer at Genuine Parts Company
3-2020 - 11-2023
Staff UI Engineer at Guru (getguru.com)
4-2017 - 3-2020
Sr. UI Engineer at UserTesting

Education

B.S. Psychology from Indiana University East

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Insights For Selling To Homer

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but insert some anecdotes into it
  • Clearly address the competitive aspects
  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally

DONT's

  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch
  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Homer is

  • Belief in the value of the product, relationship and a sense of accomplishment matter the most.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Homer

  • They are not shy of saying no if they do not develop trust in your product.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Homer move?

  • If they develop confidence in your product and you, then they can make fast decisions.
  • Can Homer take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they have the ability to take risky decisions.

You And Homer

Personality Compatibility


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