Subject: Request for Approval to Enroll in Sara Soueidan’s Practical Accessibility Course

Dear [Manager’s Name],

I’m writing to request approval to enroll in Sara Soueidan’s Practical Accessibility video course, a highly regarded, hands-on program that teaches practical, production-ready methods for building accessible web user interfaces. This training would directly support our team’s goals of delivering high-quality, inclusive digital products while also safeguarding the company against increasing legal and compliance risks.

Why This Training Matters to the Business

1. Strengthening Compliance and Reducing Legal Risk Digital accessibility is no longer optional—it is a legal requirement across major markets in which we operate: • United States: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act continue to be enforced for websites and digital tools. Lawsuits related to web accessibility have risen sharply in recent years, with thousands of ADA-based digital accessibility cases filed annually. Proactively improving accessibility significantly reduces our exposure to litigation, remediation costs, and reputational risk. • European Union: The EU Web Accessibility Directive is already in effect for public-sector websites, and the European Accessibility Act (EAA) will apply to a wide range of private-sector digital products and services beginning June 2025. Preparing now ensures we are not forced into costly, last-minute retrofits and can maintain seamless service across EU markets.

By empowering our team with best-in-class accessibility expertise, we strengthen the company’s compliance posture and reduce both legal and operational risk.

2. Improving User Experience for Everyone Accessible design leads to cleaner, more robust, and more resilient interfaces. The improvements benefit not only people with disabilities but also users experiencing: • low-bandwidth or mobile-only access • temporary disabilities (e.g., injury, noisy environments) • situational limitations

A more inclusive product directly translates into increased customer satisfaction, improved retention, and broader market reach.

3. Increasing Team Efficiency and Reducing Future Costs A well-trained team can integrate accessibility early in the design and development process—saving time and preventing expensive rework. Sara Soueidan’s course is known for providing practical techniques that apply directly to real product workflows, enabling us to build accessibility into our process rather than bolting it on at the end.

Why This Course in Particular

Sara Soueidan is one of the industry’s foremost experts on web accessibility. Her training focuses on: • actionable patterns for accessible UI components • semantic HTML and ARIA best practices • real-world examples directly applicable to our work • techniques that scale across teams and codebases

The course includes lifetime access, which means the learning material remains a resource our team can repeatedly reference as needs evolve.

Benefits to Our Team and Company • Positions us as a forward-thinking, responsible organization committed to inclusive design • Up-skills employees, increasing our internal capability and reducing reliance on external audits or consultants • Enhances cross-team collaboration by aligning designers, developers, and product owners around accessible, human-centered practices • Boosts our reputation, both externally and internally, as a company that invests in quality and in its people

Request

I’m confident this course will significantly elevate my ability to contribute to accessible, legally compliant, and user-friendly products. I would appreciate your approval to enroll in Sara Soueidan’s Practical Accessibility video course.

Thank you for considering this request. I’m happy to discuss how the training aligns with our current projects and goals.

Sincerely, [Your Name]