Company:Level Access
| Industry | Digital accessibility |
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| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Arlington, Virginia , |
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| Website | www |
Level Access is a digital accessibility company based in Arlington, Virginia.[2]
It provides commercial software for testing web accessibility and creating accessible and legally compliant websites, mobile apps, software, and other digital experiences.[2]
History
It was founded in 1999 by engineers with disabilities. The initial business plan for what became Level Access was to build a website for accessible travel so that people with disabilities could go to the site, get information about accessible venues and plan accessible vacations.[2][3]
In February 2018, Level Access acquired Simply Accessible, Inc., a digital accessibility company headquartered in Ontario, Canada.[4]
In August 2022, Level Access completed its merger with eSSENTIAL Accessibility, the pioneer of Accessibility-as-a-Service.[5][6]
In January 2024, Level Access acquired UserWay for almost $99 million[7] despite the surrounding controversy of accessibility overlays.[8][9]
Mark Zablan has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Level Access in October 2024.[10]
References
- ↑ "Level Access Appoints Mark Zablan as CEO to Drive Growth and Innovation" (in en). https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241008692588/en/Level-Access-Appoints-Mark-Zablan-as-CEO-to-Drive-Growth-and-Innovation.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Company" (in en). https://www.levelaccess.com/company/.
- ↑ Entry, Equal (2018-03-27). "Q&A with Tim Springer, CEO of Level Access" (in en-US). https://equalentry.com/qa-with-tim-springer-ceo-of-level-access/.
- ↑ Access, Level (2018-02-15). "Level Access Acquires Simply Accessible, Inc." (in en). https://www.levelaccess.com/news/level-access-acquires-simply-accessible-inc/.
- ↑ Accessibility, Level Access; eSSENTIAL. "Level Access and eSSENTIAL Accessibility Complete Merger" (in en). https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/level-access-and-essential-accessibility-complete-merger-301608027.html.
- ↑ Wansboro, David (2022-06-16). "KKR-backed eSSENTIAL Accessibility and JMI-backed Level Access to merge" (in en-US). https://www.pehub.com/kkr-backed-essential-accessibility-and-jmi-backed-level-access-to-merge/.
- ↑ "Israel digital accessibility startup to be bought by US firm in a deal valued at $99m". https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-digital-accessibility-startup-to-be-bought-by-us-firm-in-deal-valued-at-99m/.
- ↑ "#UserWay Will Get You Sued" (in en). 2021-09-13. https://adrianroselli.com/2021/09/userway-will-get-you-sued.html.
- ↑ "Overlay Fact Sheet". https://overlayfactsheet.com/en/.
- ↑ "Level Access Appoints New Chief Executive Officer" (in en). https://builtin.com/articles/level-access-hires-ceo-20241008.
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