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We have a lot to dig into at M-Enabling Summit this year. So, we're bringing two sessions to the conference on October 5. How does lived experience help drive better business outcomes through inclusive design? How do you connect accessibility initiatives to measurable business outcomes? Jonathan Avila, CPWA and Corbb O'Connor answer these questions and more during their sessions. Attending? We'd love to meet you there. Book a time with our team at the link in the comments. #DigitalAccessibility #A11y #mEnabling26

We're celebrating a big win. 13 G2 badges, with some real momentum behind them. 🚀 A few of the highlights: High Performer, Digital Accessibility Platforms High Performer, Mid-Market Digital Accessibility Platforms High Performer, Mid-Market Digital Governance Momentum Leader, Digital Accessibility Platforms Every one of these badges comes from real reviews, written by the people who use Level Access every day. That's the part that matters most. #DigitalAccessibility #G2Badges #A11y

That’s a wrap on our Level Up User Conference! Day two picked up where day one left off, going deeper into what it takes to make AI work for accessibility instead of against it. Later, that theme carried into three hands-on accessibility labs led by Jonathan Avila, CPWA and Corbb O'Connor, where attendees dug into the topics most relevant to their own teams.    A few highlights from today’s mainstage sessions: → The State of Digital Accessibility in the AI era  Jackie Dutot and Samantha Evans of IAAP - International Association of Accessibility Professionals shared new data from the Eighth Annual State of Digital Accessibility Report. AI can speed up work, but it doesn't provide the judgment, accountability, and strategy accessibility efforts need to hold up over time. As decisions move faster, that foundation matters more, not less. Want to dig into more findings? Join us for the webinar on October 14: https://lnkd.in/eiRwndrn → Scaling accessibility in the AI-accelerated SDLC  Forrester's Gina Calcaterra Bhawalkar drew a clear line between being able to build something and whether it's usable, noting that with AI, building has outpaced how quality assurance and accessibility have scaled. Her data point: 34% of organizations say strengthening AI governance is their top AI investment priority for the next year. → When AI generates the wrong accessibility pattern  Brad Held from American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) and our own Helen Henriques, CHRP shared a real-world case study involving an AI-generated web component. The test showed that functionality can appear to be successfully built but fail to deliver an accessible experience if interaction patterns aren't clearly defined. The conclusion? Teams need to give AI the right context and build accessibility validation in from the start. Thanks to everyone who made Level Up 2026 one to remember. #DigitalAccessibility #A11y #LevelUp

Day 1 of Level Up is in the books.    Level Up is our first-ever user conference, and this year we brought together accessibility champions, developers, designers, and product teams for two days of sessions built to move accessibility efforts forward.     Day one covered a lot of ground: we started with an opening address from Mark Zablan and Jennifer Kurtz, then moved into what it takes to build, prove, and scale accessibility in the AI era. We also got great insights from our panel of customer leaders on how they are using AI in their accessibility work. A few highlights: → What's next for Level Access  Andrew Snyder and Andrew Chung shared what's coming on our roadmap over the next two quarters, plus how benchmarking against the Digital Accessibility Maturity Model (DAMM™) helps teams move past one-time findings toward continuous improvement. → AI for everyone, with Microsoft  Laurie Allen's session asked these questions: How smart can we make AI? Who can actually use it? She explored why AI is now a front door to work, education, healthcare, and daily life, and why WCAG 2.2 governs everything AI generates, not just the interface. → Proving accessibility's business impact  Corbb O'Connor made the case for connecting accessibility to the KPIs executives already track, with examples from financial services, healthcare, higher education, local government, and retail. More to come on day two! #DigitalAccessibility #A11y #LevelUp 

In case you missed it: our Eighth Annual State of Digital Accessibility Report is out. 80% of professionals now say their organization uses AI for digital accessibility, one of several findings from this year's data, based on responses from 2,500+ digital experience professionals across North America and Europe. Explore all the report’s findings: https://lnkd.in/eHCs-Z7A #DigitalAccessibility #A11y #SODAR

Can AI turn a design brief into something truly accessible? Sometimes it nails it. Sometimes it doesn't. That's exactly what we set out to explore this week in London with QA Financial.    Dana Randall led an interactive workshop on AI for accessibility and cutting-edge UX for the UX and design community in financial services, testing how AI prototypes changed as stronger accessibility guidance was introduced. As Dana put it, "AI is the floor, not the ceiling." It's a strong starting point, but it still takes human validation to confirm the output holds up. Some key questions that kept coming up during the day:  Where are digital experiences headed in an AI-driven future?  What does that mean for financial services?    We also shared some newly released data from this year’s State of Digital Accessibility Report to ground the conversation in where things stand right now. #DigitalAccessibility #A11y #QAFinancial

Apptegy's philosophy, "All means all" is the same one that drives everything we do at Level Access. That's what makes this partnership so important to us. Every family deserves equitable access to their school district's digital channels, and we're proud to help bring that commitment to K-12 districts alongside Apptegy. Dig into the full announcement below.

The Eighth Annual State of Digital Accessibility Report just dropped, and you don't want to miss what's inside. Based on data from 2,500+ digital experience professionals across the U.S. and Europe, this year's findings reveal something worth paying attention to. AI is now embedded in how accessibility work gets done, but its impact depends heavily on how mature an organization's accessibility practices already are. Inside the report: → How AI is changing the way teams approach accessibility → What sets the most effective accessibility practices apart → What teams should prioritize heading into 2027 How does your organization compare? Get the full report: https://ow.ly/LOyx50ZNTVC #DigitalAccessibility #A11y #SODAR

AI is speeding up software development. How do you ensure accessibility scales at the same pace as innovation? We're excited to have Gina Calcaterra Bhawalkar, Principal Analyst at Forrester join us as a featured guest speaker at our Level Up User Conference. Her session, "Scaling Accessibility in the AI-Accelerated SDLC," will break down: → The major shifts AI is creating in the SDLC, and what they mean for accessibility teams. → The foundational practices that help organizations reduce risk and scale accessibility effectively. → How to apply AI in targeted ways that amplify the impact of your accessibility program. 📅 September 23rd, 9:35–10:05am ET Dig into the full Level Up agenda here: https://lnkd.in/gXev9ryj #DigitalAccessibility #SDLC #AI

There's still time to sign up for this interactive workshop in London on September 15th. Join Dana Randall for a practical in-person session on AI for accessibility and cutting-edge UX.