Artificial intelligence is transforming software engineering at an unprecedented speed. At the same time, accessibility has moved from a specialized compliance exercise to a strategic priority driven by evolving regulations, customer expectations, and the need to deliver a truly inclusive digital experience.
Integrating these two trends, QA Financial and Level Access will host an interactive workshop led by Dana Randall, Executive Creative Director at Level Access, to explore how AI can be used to design, code, and test accessible financial applications.
This workshop comes at a pivotal time for the financial services industry. As banks and insurance companies increasingly use AI to generate code, accelerate software delivery, and automate testing, accessibility is more important than ever.
As digital channels continue to dominate customer interactions, organizations can no longer treat accessibility as a final compliance check before release. Rather, it is becoming an integral part of software quality that needs to be considered throughout the software development lifecycle.
As a result, AI for accessibility and cutting-edge UX On September 15th, one of the most timely workshops for software quality professionals working in financial services will be held on the eve of the annual QA Financial Forum London 2026.
Dana Randall will guide attendees through a practical approach to using AI throughout the accessibility lifecycle, showing how modern tools can help teams create more inclusive user experiences while improving development efficiency and software quality.
The interactive format is designed to provide participants with practical insight into incorporating accessibility from the early design stages through development, testing, and continuous optimization.
This session explores how AI is reshaping accessibility testing and user experience engineering, from identifying usability barriers early in the development lifecycle to helping teams deliver interfaces that work for a much wider range of users.
As financial institutions accelerate the adoption of AI across their customer-facing applications, accessibility is becoming more important than just a regulatory mandate, as a measure of software quality.
For QA professionals, this discussion reflects broader changes occurring across software engineering. Quality teams are increasingly expected to verify that applications not only function correctly, but also provide an intuitive, consistent, and comprehensive experience for all customers.
AI offers powerful opportunities to automate accessibility testing, analyze user journeys, and identify potential issues much earlier in development.
At the same time, this technology raises important questions about how governance and human judgment remain essential, especially when assessing real-world usability, context, and customer experience.
“Left shift” approach
This workshop will also examine how UX practices are evolving alongside AI. Rather than treating accessibility as the last hurdle before implementation, leading organizations are incorporating comprehensive design principles much earlier in product development to help designers, developers, and testers identify problems before they become costly to fix.
This “shift left” approach is quickly becoming a best practice, improving both software quality and delivery speed while reducing technical debt.
For financial institutions, the benefits extend beyond compliance. Improved user experience increases customer trust, reduces operational risk, and strengthens digital resilience. This area is becoming increasingly important as regulators place greater emphasis on customer outcomes and technology governance.
AI offers powerful new capabilities to analyze interfaces, prioritize accessibility improvements, and improve testing efficiency, but successful implementation relies on a combination of intelligent automation and rigorous human validation.
Level Access is recognized globally as one of the leading specialists in digital accessibility, helping organizations incorporate accessibility into their design, development, testing and governance programs.
Randall will use his expertise to demonstrate practical techniques that attendees can apply within their own organizations, showing how accessibility can become a natural part of AI-assisted software engineering rather than a separate compliance activity.
As software engineering enters the era of AI-generated code and autonomous development, accessibility testing is evolving into another critical quality gate.
Organizations that successfully combine AI-assisted testing with human-centered UX validation will not only see faster time-to-market, they will be in a position to deliver software that is demonstrably more comprehensive, reliable, and resilient.
This workshop will be held on September 15, 2026 at America Square Conference Center in London. Designed for QA leaders, software testers, developers, UX professionals, accessibility specialists, and digital product teams, this session provides a hands-on opportunity to learn from Level Access and Dana Randall about applying AI to create accessible, high-quality digital experiences for financial services. Find more information here.
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