Take a leadership role in digital accessibility
Sponsor our Community Programs
Join Knowbility in bringing accessibility experts, thought leaders, and innovators together with digital professionals who are building their accessible design and development skills.
Knowbility offers sponsor benefits that associate your brand with all of our award-winning community programs:
- John Slatin AccessU - Annual accessibility training conference where tech professionals, content creators, policymakers, and advocates come together for deep learning in accessible digital design.
- Accessibility Internet Rally (AIR) - AIR is a global, online competition that pairs Teams of web professionals with Clients to build websites that are accessible to everyone — especially people with disabilities.
- AccessWorks - AccessWorks is a user panel of people with disabilities for usability testing of websites, mobile apps, and computer applications.
- Be a Digital Ally (BADA) - BADA is Knowbility’s free monthly series on the basic skills and principles of accessible digital design.
For custom packages, please email sponsorship@knowbility.org.
Sponsorship Levels and Benefits
Each sponsorship level includes general benefits plus benefits for AccessU, AIR, AccessWorks, and BADA. The following table compares benefits by level.
Additional a la carte opportunities are available.
| Benefit | Producing Sponsor: $50,000 | Platinum Sponsor: $20,000 | Gold Sponsor: $10,000 | Community Partner: $5,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Benefits | ||||
| Brand recognition | Knowbility website, newsletters, events, annual report | Knowbility website, newsletters, events, annual report | Knowbility website, newsletters, events, annual report | Knowbility website, newsletters, events, annual report |
| Professional development |
1 custom three-hour virtual workshop for your staff. 10 licenses to Knowbility's Learning Center for 1 year |
5 licenses to Knowbility's Learning Center for 1 year | 3 licenses to Knowbility's Learning Center for 1 year | 1 license to Knowbility's Learning Center for 1 year |
| Discount on additional Learning Center licenses | 30% | 20% | 10% | 5% |
| AccessU Benefits | ||||
| Optional seat on AccessU advisory board | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| AccessU registrations included | 2 Premiere + 5 General | 4 General | 2 General | 1 General |
| Discount on additional AccessU registrations | Pre-sale rates | Pre-sale rates | Early bird rates | Early bird rates |
| Event promotion | All promotion will include “Produced by Knowbility & Company Name” | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Additional brand recognition | Company description and logo on AccessU sponsors page with link to your website, and logo on conference signage. | Company description and logo on AccessU sponsors page with link to your website, and logo on conference signage. | Company description and logo on AccessU sponsors page with link to your website, and logo on conference signage. | Company description and logo on AccessU sponsors page with link to your website, and logo on conference signage. |
| AccessU sponsored track (8 available) |
Included (on approved topic) | Included (on approved topic) | Included (on approved topic) | Not included |
| Expo hall | One 6-foot table with two chairs, wi-fi connection, and electricity | One 6-foot table with two chairs, wi-fi connection, and electricity | One 6-foot table with two chairs, wi-fi connection, and electricity | One 6-foot table with two chairs, wi-fi connection, and electricity |
| Recognition at conference events | Keynote, networking, social events | Keynote, networking, social events | Keynote, networking, social events | Keynote, networking, social events |
| Social media promotion | 1 dedicated post | 1 post recognizing all sponsors | 1 post recognizing all sponsors | 1 post recognizing all sponsors |
| Accessibility Internet Rally (AIR) Benefits | ||||
| Optional seat on AIR advisory board | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| AIR team registrations | 4 free team registrations (4–6 people per team). | 3 free team registrations (4–6 people per team). | 2 free team registrations (4–6 people per team). | 1 free team registration (4–6 people per team). |
| Sponsor recognition | Company description and logo on AIR sponsors page with link to your website, and logo prominently displayed at all AIR events. | Company description and logo on AIR sponsors page with link to your website, and logo prominently displayed at all AIR events. | Company description and logo on AIR sponsors page with link to your website, and logo prominently displayed at all AIR events. | Company description and logo on AIR sponsors page with link to your website, and logo prominently displayed at all AIR events. |
| AIR Awards Ceremony tickets | 4 tickets to the AIR Awards Ceremony at AccessU, with a chance to meet the winning teams. | 3 tickets to the AIR Awards Ceremony at AccessU, with a chance to meet the winning teams. | 2 tickets to the AIR Awards Ceremony at AccessU, with a chance to meet the winning teams. | 1 ticket to the AIR Awards Ceremony at AccessU, with a chance to meet the winning teams. |
| AccessWorks Benefits | ||||
| Remote usability testing | 6 hours of real-world usability testing by people with disabilities (1 hour per tester). Hours expire after 1 year. | 4 hours of real-world usability testing by people with disabilities (1 hour per tester). Hours expire after 1 year. | 2 hours of real-world usability testing by people with disabilities (1 hour per tester). Hours expire after 1 year. | Not included |
| Be a Digital A11y (BADA) Benefits | ||||
| Reserved BADA presentation slots | 2 reserved slots to present a Be a Digital A11y (BADA) session within 1 year. | 1 reserved slot to present a Be a Digital A11y (BADA) session within 1 year. | Not included | Not included |