Level Access

The accessibility landscape is shifting fast. This September, the Level Access customer community are coming together to dig into it all at our first-ever virtual user conference. Details in the event below. 👇 https://lnkd.in/eNn2TcJx

Your accessibility approach is mature, but is it still working? You've got the policy, the budget, the testing process. And yet the same issues keep coming back, because it was all built for a smaller, slower version of your organization. Get advice on: • The warning signs your accessibility approach isn't keeping pace • Why accessibility progress plateaus • Five ways to modernize, without starting over Check out the blog: https://lnkd.in/eJW6Qesc #DigitalAccessibility #A11y #AccessibilityProgram

If you work in financial services, ask yourself this: can everyone access accounts at your institution without facing barriers? In recent years, banks have added layer after layer of security. It's a good idea, but there's a catch: a lot of these layers lock people with disabilities out. In a recent article for Finance Derivative, our Director of Accessibility Advocacy, Corbb O'Connor, explains how multifactor authentication can complicate, or even block, access for customers with disabilities to essential digital spaces, like banking apps. Check out the full article for Corbb’s recommended fix: https://lnkd.in/ey-XGvvs One organization already doing this well: ID.me. Their Trusted Referee solution lets anyone verify their identity through a video chat with a trained specialist instead of an automated process, all while keeping the highest privacy standards.

Save the date! We're excited to announce our first-ever Level Up User Conference, happening virtually September 22 – 23. 🎉 Our Level Access customer and partner community will get together for two interactive half-day sessions packed with expert perspectives, customer stories, product updates, and practical strategies for scaling accessibility across your teams and workflows. Mark your calendar. Speakers, full agenda, and additional details are coming soon. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ejPsnz5w #Accessibility #A11Y #DigitalAccessibility Video description: Purple and pink background with the Level Up logo. Text appears: "Save the Date, 2026 User Conference." A "Learn more" button appears. The dates September 22-23, 2026 appear below the text. A tile of four people appears. A lightning bolt icon appears, and when clicked, an accessibility icon pops up.

We’re less than one week out from Disability:IN's Global Conference and Expo in Dallas. We'll be at booth #80, and we'd love for you to stop by and say hi. While you're there, don't miss Corbb O'Connor's session, Built to Scale: Skills Tomorrow's Workforce Must Know, on July 29. It will cover the accessibility, digital, and leadership skills companies need to instill to remain competitive. Can't make the session? We'll be sharing key takeaways here, so you won't miss a thing. #DisabilityIN #Accessibility #FutureOfWork

People with disabilities were solving accessibility problems long before brands started paying attention. What happens when brands follow their lead as the ultimate innovators? In episode 2 of What Comes Next, our podcast with Making Space and Advertising Week, hosts Keely Cat-Wells and Dana Randall sit down with athlete and disability access strategist Vasu Sojitra and The North Face's Wade Balmer to unpack the story behind North Face's Universal Design camping collection. Dig into the importance of community-tested designs, how one collection sparked company-wide change, and why products designed with accessibility in mind should be marketed for everyone. Get the full episode on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/ecsyrBRi More episodes coming soon—stay tuned! Video description:  A clip of Keely interviewing podcast guest Wade Balmer. Keely is a white woman with long blonde wavy hair. Wade Balmer, a white man with grey hair wearing glasses and a headset. At the end of the video is a pink background graphic with an image of Dana and Keely and the text “What Comes Next” is on screen. Then the logos of YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify come up one by one.  

Last call: our legal & regulatory roundtable with disability rights attorney Eve Hill is tomorrow. If digital accessibility case law and enforcement trends are on your radar for the rest of 2026, this is your chance to get a clearer picture. Register now: https://lnkd.in/dhYTC8M2 

We're excited to kick off the National Association of Counties Annual Conference in New Orleans! County leaders from across the country are gathering to share insights and explore new ways to improve services for their communities. As digital services become increasingly central to how users access government information and services, accessibility is becoming a bigger part of the discussion. Counties are looking for practical ways to reduce accessibility barriers, strengthen ADA Title II compliance efforts, and ensure ALL residents can easily access the information and services they need. If you're at #NACoAC26, our state and local government leads, Kyle M. and Laura Zook, would love to connect and hear what's top of mind for you.

We're heading to M-Enabling Summit this October, and we're excited to share that Corbb O'Connor and Jonathan Avila, CPWA will be presenting. If you're already planning to attend, make sure to register! Stay tuned for more program updates.

"The future of marketing is less about pushing messages and more about earning trust by being present, relevant, and accessible throughout the entire customer journey." In a new Authority Magazine feature on marketing strategy, our CMO, Tresilian Segal joins marketing leaders across industries to share what still holds true and what has changed, including the need to move beyond search engines and optimize for how buyers actually find answers today. Read the full interview in Authority Magazine:  https://lnkd.in/gjKfGdQX  #CMO #Accessibility #Leadership