Events & Activities

This May, Level Access is offering a full month of programming designed to educate, inspire, and empower organizations to advance digital accessibility. Visit our GAAD hub for exclusive training opportunities, including free access to the Level Access Academy, our online learning platform, for the Month of May. You’ll also find on-demand workshops with accessibility experts and a readymade kit for planning and executing an impactful GAAD celebration at your organization.

We’re celebrating with two internal events. One is fun trivia game for all employees on virtual zoom call with winners getting prizes and another one is accessible maze game challenge, whoever wins is entered into prize raffle.

Join us for a practical and thought-provoking session that explores how to integrate accessibility into the software development lifecycle (SDLC) from the ground up.

You’ll learn how to move beyond abstract mindsets and into concrete product practices that drive real accessibility outcomes.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why “on time and on budget” isn’t enough—and how to add accessibility to your delivery goals
• How unexamined bias in product planning can block inclusive design from the start
• The role of clear acceptance criteria in holding teams accountable for accessibility
• Why saying “everyone owns accessibility” often results in no one owning it
• What it really means to integrate accessibility into new product development—not just remediation

Reserve Your Spot Now

Thirty years ago, JAWS for Windows launched with a simple mission: to make digital content accessible through speech. It revolutionized how blind users navigated the early Internet — and it hasn’t stopped evolving since. But what other assistive technologies have truly moved the needle — and for whom?

On May 14, 2025, at 4 PM ET, join us for a special Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) event spotlighting the technologies, breakthroughs, and people that have shaped digital accessibility over the years.

Led by Matt Ater, this fireside chat will have thought leader and JAWS user Jennison Asuncion, the Head of Accessibility (A11y) Engineering Evangelism at LinkedIn and Co-Founder of Global A11y Awareness Day & GAAD Foundation, for an inspiring discussion.

They’ll explore how JAWS went from its early DOS-based roots in 1995 to integrating AI-driven features today — making digital spaces more accessible every step of the way.

They’ll also discuss:

• The most meaningful innovations in assistive technology — from the past to the present.
• Breakthrough moments in JAWS history — from virtual cursors to touchscreen gestures.
• How assistive technology empowers users and informs digital design.
• What the future holds for assistive technology and digital accessibility.

Be part of this meaningful milestone and gain insights that can inform your own accessibility efforts. Register now to save your spot!

Join us in celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) by pledging your time to improve accessibility in WordPress. Whether you’re a developer, designer, content creator, or site owner, your skills can help make the internet more usable for millions of people with disabilities. Whether you work on a plugin or theme, contribute to WordPress core, or make your own website more accessible, you’re helping create a more inclusive internet for everyone. This event is a virtual contributor day encouraging people to pledge time to contribute to accessibility on or for WordPress websites on May 15th. The idea is that we’ll all come together and make a meaningful dent in known accessibility issues. Learn more about how you can help and make a pledge on our website.

Most digital accessibility efforts in government have focused on the executive branch. The Minnesota State Legislature and Courts have independently adopted accessibility policies. This session will explore how the teams planned and engaged stakeholders to rollout the policies. Presenters will discuss:

• Why their respective branches chose to adopt accessibility as a standard or policy.
• Key challenges in implementing accessibility.
• Strategies, tools, and processes that were useful/helpful.

You are invited to register for Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) on May 15, 2025. Join us for a virtual event on the theme of ‘Committing to Change,’ which will spark conversations and enhance understanding about digital access and inclusion. GAAD 2025 will include a keynote presentation from Dr. Ludmila Praslova, author of The Canary Code, and several breakout sessions in the areas of advancing accessibility in higher education, disability culture & justice, and universal design. Visit the GAAD event website for more information.

This year, Brickfield Education Labs and Open LMS have partnered to unveil the latest version of a self-assessment tool that allows you to rate your accessibility knowledge and skills, as we continue the tradition to join the Global Accessibility Awareness Day celebrations Register to get access to Brickfield’s self-assessment tool: https://lnkd.in/gESpfzyN Then, join one of our 3 global events on Thursday, May 15 to understand your rating, compare it with your peers, and learn how to improve your skills and the quality of your eLearning experiences

In the spirit of GAAD and as the next webinar in our monthly Workday Accessibility Level Up series, we’ll be talking about some of the many kinds of assistive technologies that people with different disabilities use. We’ll also discuss things to keep in mind when building a digital product to make sure people with disabilities, and the assistive tools they use, can interact with your product.

Moving an accessibility initiative forward takes more than checklists — it takes people. As part of the conversation around Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), join experts from TPGi and T. Rowe Price on May 15, as we explore how intrapreneurs and accessibility advocates can build meaningful, cross-functional partnerships that drive change from within. Learn how to identify potential collaborators across departments, show up as a supportive partner, and co-create momentum that goes beyond compliance. We’ll discuss practical ways to empower others, amplify disabled voices, and navigate internal dynamics — all without prescribing a one-size-fits-all approach.