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Five years ago, Regions started shifting accessibility left. On one digital platform, that work grew into something more: accessibility expertise embedded from design through development, working in step with designers, developers, product owners, publishing teams, vendors, and leadership. The payoff has been real\u2014monitoring scores that have approached 99%, and pages that rarely need accessibility fixes before they publish. 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