Accessibility usually gets treated as a compliance checkbox instead of a core part of how products get built.
This session reframes that: a practical look at how product, engineering, and design teams can operationalize accessibility across the full development life cycle.
Join us and LevelAccess on November 11 to hear where accessibility typically breaks down as organizations scale, how to shift it earlier in the process, where AI and automation genuinely help, and why independent validation still matters even when your test coverage looks solid.
What you'll learn:
- Embed accessibility earlier. Move it upstream into planning, design, development, and testing instead of relying on remediation after launch.
- Scale without creating bottlenecks. Use automation, AI, and repeatable workflows to cover increasingly complex digital portfolios.
- Create shared ownership. Get product, engineering, design, and accessibility teams working from the same playbook, not one team carrying it alone.
- Know where validation matters. Pair automated testing with expert review to build real confidence in what ships.
- Build for continuous delivery. Make accessibility sustainable as your products, sites, and apps keep changing, not a one-time project..
Why attend?
âť“Pain point: Accessibility is addressed too late.
âś… Solution: Integrate accessibility requirements and testing earlier so teams can identify issues before they become expensive remediation projects.
âť“Your team is expected to ship faster with the same headcount.
âś… Use automation and AI to increase coverage and efficiency while establishing validation points for areas that require human expertise.
âť“Accessibility sits with one specialist or team.
âś… Establish processes and tooling that allow product managers, designers, developers, and accessibility experts to share responsibility.
âť“You're not sure automated tests mean the product is actually accessible.
âś… Combine automated testing with expert, independent validation to provide stronger assurance around accessibility outcomes.
âť“Improvements don't hold up as the product keeps changing.
âś… Move from periodic accessibility projects toward an ongoing program embedded within product development.
Who's this session for?
Built for product leaders who own outcomes across a portfolio, not just a single feature:
- Directors and VPs of Product
- Heads of Product / Product Management
- Senior and Principal Product Managers moving into leadership
- Product leaders who partner closely with engineering, design, and accessibility teams
Meet the experts:
Chris Cassimus, Senior Director of Product at LevelAccess
Gavin Little - VP Solutions Engineering at LevelAccess
