Explore the latest updates in Level Access Academy.
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September
Updated courses
These courses have minor updates to content and functionality. If you've taken them, you likely don't need to retake them:
Project management with Level Access Platform
Testing automation with the Level Access Platform
Disability Etiquette II
Introduction to Disability Models
Creating accessible emails
Developing Accessibly: Creating Dynamic and Interactive Patterns
Platform and Azure
Platform and Jira
August
We added the following courses and microlearning modules:
Using Prompts to Investigate, Analyze, and Resolve Accessibility Issues with Level Access MCP
This course focuses on how to use effective prompts with the Level Access MCP server to investigate accessibility issues, analyze findings, support remediation efforts, and communicate accessibility insights through real-world workflows and scenarios.
Advancing Mobile Accessibility Testing with Mobile Engine SDKs for Android and iOS
In this module, we’ll introduce the Level Access Mobile Engine SDKs for Android and iOS. We’ll explore what makes these native-first tools different, how they fit into modern mobile development, and how their data and reporting insights help improve your apps before release.
Automating Accessibility Testing with Mobile Engine SDKs for Android and iOS
This module is designed for technical implementors responsible for setting up and maintaining accessibility testing with the Level Access Mobile Engine SDKs. We’ll learn how to integrate the SDKs strategically into your native development and CI/CD pipelines, set effective quality gates, roll them out across teams, and sustain scalable, long-term accessibility practices.
Testing Native Apps with Mobile Engine SDKs for Android and iOS.
In this module, we’ll learn what the Level Access Mobile SDK does, how they fit into your development workflow, and how they can make your day-to-day work easier and more efficient. This content is relevant to anyone running tests locally or in a CI/CD pipeline with the Mobile SDK.
Updated courses
These courses have minor updates to content and functionality. If you've taken them, you likely don't need to retake them:
- Running Effective Accessibility Tests with the Test Accelerator
- Optimizing your Accessibility Testing Strategy with the Test Accelerator
July
We added the following courses and microlearning modules:
IAAP Accessible Document Specialist (ADS) Test prep course
Everything you need to prepare for the ADS certification exam with confidence.
8+ hours of interactive, scenario-based learning
13 focused courses with knowledge checks
Full practice exam to help you feel ready and simulate the real experience.
Accelerating Accessibility Fixes with Automated Remediation
In this microlearning, we'll explore how to accelerate and scale accessibility remediation using the Level Access Platform, how automated remediation works to address common issues in real time, and how to use new capabilities like the Accessibility Editor and Alt Text Management to resolve issues without relying on developer support.
Updated courses
These courses have minor updates to content and functionality. If you've taken them, you likely don't need to retake them.
AI-Powered Reporting: Reporting Accessibility Progress
Document Accessibility: Adobe InDesign
Global Accessibility Laws
Running Effective Accessibility Tests with the Test Accelerator
These courses have moderate updates to content and functionality. If you’ve taken these courses, you might want to retake them:
Welcome to the Level Access Platform
Introduction to user management
Scanning with the Level Access Platform
Scanning with Level Access
These courses have major updates to content and functionality. If you’ve taken these courses, you might want to retake them:
Project management with the Platform
Monitoring analytics
Manual Evaluations
Understanding the Program Dashboard
Understanding your Dashboard
Understanding your Digital asset Overview
Running Effective Accessibility Tests with the Test Accelerator
Establishing an accessibility testing strategy with Automated flows
Organization Admin Certification
The following table lists the courses that have been renamed:
| Old course name | New course name |
|---|---|
| Understanding website and apps Overview | Understanding Digital asset Overview |
| Scanning | Scanning with Level Access |
Archived courses
As our catalog continues to grow and evolve, some courses have been archived to ensure that our offerings are up to date.
We've archived the following course:
What’s new in WCAG 2.2?
June
New courses
We added the following microlearning modules:
Making iOS Forms Accessible
This module focuses on how to make forms understandable, operable, and recoverable in iOS for assistive technology users. It builds on the previous courses by applying labels, roles, values, states, custom control behavior, and focus management to form-based experiences.
Making Android Forms Accessible
This module focuses on how to make forms understandable, operable, and recoverable in Android for assistive technology users. It builds on the previous courses by applying labels, roles, values, states, custom control behavior, and focus management to form-based experiences.
Updated courses
These courses have minor updates to content and functionality. If you've taken them, you likely don't need to retake them.
Getting Started with On‑Device Testing
Running Accessibility Mobile and Tablet App Tests with On-Device Testing
AI-Powered Remediation: Fixing A11y Issues Faster
AI-Powered Prioritization: Identifying What to Fix Earlier
AI-Powered Reporting: Reporting Accessibility Progress
May
We added the following courses and microlearning modules:
AI-powered prioritization: Identifying what to fix earlier
In this course, you’ll learn how to identify real accessibility risks across your digital portfolio using AI-powered tools that reduce noise, consolidate findings, and highlight what matters most. You’ll explore how Common Findings, Prioritization Agent, and Monitoring Summaries work together to close the risk gap and help you prioritize issues effectively and make confident, data-informed decisions.
Duration: 40 minutes
AI-powered remediation: Fixing A11y issues faster
In this course, you’ll learn how to fix accessibility issues faster using AI-powered remediation tools integrated throughout the Level Access Platform. Through Level CI Code Suggestions and Ask Level AI, you’ll discover how to turn findings into actionable fixes, accelerate development cycles, and reduce the manual effort required to move from audit to implementation.
Duration: 40 minutes
AI-powered reporting: Reporting accessibility progress
In this course, you’ll learn how to produce clear, consistent accessibility reports using AI-powered tools that transform raw platform data into compelling narratives. You’ll explore how the Reporting Agent and Monitoring Summaries work together to close the evidence gap, helping you demonstrate progress, communicate ROI, and support long-term accessibility investment.
Duration: 40 minutes
Getting started with on‑device testing
In this microlearning, we'll walk through everything you need to get started with on-device testing, from installing the Level Access Desktop application to running your first accessibility scan and understanding what your results mean. This course is designed to help you get the tool up and running independently, so you can start validating the accessibility of your mobile apps with confidence.
Duration: 9 minutes
Running accessibility mobile app tests with on-device testing
In this microlearning, we'll explore how to run effective mobile accessibility tests using the on‑device testing tool. We'll discuss when to use on‑device testing, how to prepare and connect their device, how to navigate and scan app flows, and how to interpret accessibility findings. This course focuses on building strong testing strategies, identifying issues that affect mobile accessibility, and using findings to collaborate across teams.
Duration: 9 minutes
Building Accessible Custom Controls on Android
This course builds on the foundations introduced in the Assistive Technologies module and focuses on how custom controls are exposed to accessibility services in Android apps. It explains how labels, roles, values, and interaction patterns work together to communicate what a control is, how it behaves, and how its meaning changes as users interact with it. Through practical examples, you’ll learn how to implement and test accessible custom controls using Views and Jetpack Compose, identify common accessibility gaps in custom components, and ensure accessibility services can accurately interpret and operate your interface.
Duration: 10 mins
Building Accessible Custom Controls on iOS
This course builds on the foundations introduced in the Assistive Technologies module and focuses on how custom controls are exposed to assistive technologies in iOS apps. It explains how labels, traits, values, and interaction patterns work together to communicate what a control is, how it behaves, and how its meaning changes as users interact with it. Through practical examples, you’ll learn how to implement and test accessible custom controls using UIKit, SwiftUI, Flutter, React Native, and .NET MAUI. You'll identify common accessibility gaps in custom components, and ensure assistive technologies can accurately interpret and operate your interface.
Duration: 10 mins
April
We've added a new video and four new microlearning courses. We've also updated an existing course.
New video
LevelDocs Introduction and Overview
This video provides a clear, practical walkthrough of LevelDocs. You’ll learn how the LevelDocs wizard guides authors step by step through accessibility checks and fixes in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
New courses
We added the following new iOS microlearning modules:
Exploring iOS Mobile Accessibility
This course is the first in a multi‑part series focused on developing accessible iOS applications. It provides a practical overview of the assistive technologies built into iOS and how people use them to perceive, navigate, and interact with mobile apps. You’ll learn how tools such as VoiceOver and Zoom shape user experience, and why accessibility must be considered during design, development, and testing. This foundation will help you evaluate iOS apps more effectively and understand how implementation decisions can either support or limit access.
Accessible Interactive Controls: Label, Role, Value, and State in Practice
This course builds on the foundations introduced in the Assistive Technologies module and focuses on how interactive controls are exposed to assistive technologies in iOS apps. It explains how labels, roles, values, and states work together to communicate what a control is, how it behaves, and how its meaning changes as users interact with it. Through practical examples, you’ll learn how to implement and test accessible interactive controls, identify common accessibility failures in standard and custom components, and ensure assistive technologies can accurately interpret and operate your interface.
Exploring Android Mobile Accessibility
This course is the first in a multi‑part series focused on developing accessible Android applications. It provides a practical overview of the assistive technologies built into Android and how people use them to perceive, navigate, and interact with mobile apps. You’ll learn how tools such as TalkBack and Magnification shape user experience, and why accessibility must be considered during design, development, and testing. This foundation will help you evaluate Android apps more effectively and understand how implementation decisions can either support or limit access.
Examining Accessibility in Development Methodologies
In this course, we’ll look at common development approaches and how you, as a developer, can use existing workflows to build more intentionally, regardless of your organization’s current accessibility maturity. We’ll explore how accessibility fits into common development methodologies, and how thoughtful choices across your workflows can help you build experiences that adapt and scale over time.
Updated courses
This course has minor updates to content and functionality. If you've taken it, you likely don't need to retake it.
- Introduction to User Management
February
IAAP ADS education credits now available in Academy - Earn credits to maintain your certification and build essential accessibility expertise at the same time. For more information, review the list of courses eligible for education credits.
These courses have minor updates to content and functionality. If you've taken these courses, you likely don't need to retake them.
- Welcome to the Level Access Platform
- Color Fundamentals for User Experience Designers
- Testing mobile application accessibility on iOS and Android
- Understanding your Dashboard
- Document accessibility: Microsoft PowerPoint
- Document accessibility: Microsoft Word
- Planning accessible remote meetings
- Accessibility policy and planning
This course has moderate updates to content and functionality. If you’ve taken this course, you might want to retake it:
- Manual Evaluations
January 2026
These courses have minor updates to content and functionality. If you've taken this course, you likely don't need to retake it.
- Learn the fundamentals of ARIA
- Reports in the Level Access Academy
- Screen Reader Training
- Testing with screen readers: A user-flow case study
- Testing mobile website accessibility in iOS and Android
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