Learn How PREP Brings 95% AI-Led Automation for PDF Accessibility with Higher Accuracy

Scheduled at 1:45 pm in Denver 1-3 on Thursday, November 14.

Speaker(s)

• Vijayshree Vethantham, Senior Vice-President, Growth & Strategy, Continual Engine US LLC

Session Details

• Length of Session: 1-hr
• Format: Lecture
• Expertise Level: All Levels
• Type of session: General Conference

Summary

Learn about PREP's latest advances in improving document accessibility and efficiency. From ambitious beginnings to unparalleled automation, PREP revolutionizes 95% of PDF tagging, streamlining workflows, and fostering inclusivity. Join us for a demo showcasing PREP's widespread adoption across industries, catering to diverse needs, and multiple languages, reducing manual effort, and reshaping the landscape of document accessibility for individuals, organizations, and educational institutions.

Abstract

PDF and document accessibility is pivotal for fostering inclusive environments. In this session, we focus on the transformative journey of our PREP - PDF and Document Remediation Platform, showcasing the latest advancements in its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. In this session, we will walk through the following: PREP’s improved AI auto-tagging capabilities (improved from 75% to 95%) to automate PDF tagging, and dramatically streamline workflows A view into PREP's latest version and how the automation works for PDF accessibility while limiting manual efforts to a minimum. How PREP’s latest user interface makes final checks even more intuitive. An update on PREP’s capabilities over the last 18 months which include several easy-to-use features that empower users to focus on refining accessibility elements rather than making corrections. PREP's AI capabilities to automate alt text creation for complex content, such as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) materials, improving inclusivity across diverse disciplines. How PREP is supporting current workflow by integrating with 2 leading LMSs i.e. Canvas and D2L. This integration makes remediation an integral part of the workflow with ease. One simply needs to import the document from the LMS, auto-tag with PREP, check for accessibility, and excerpt it back to the original location. An update on the suite of APIs to facilitate easy integration with cloud-based platforms, enabling effortless document remediation, accessibility checks, and compliance reporting.

In conclusion, this session expands on how PREP can play a bigger role in supporting educational institutions and accessibility teams to revolutionize document accessibility with seamless remediation and comprehensive accessibility features.

Keypoints

1. PREP boosts efficiency with AI auto-tagging at 95%, minimizing manual intervention in making corrections.
2. PREP integrates a suite of Alt Text APIs to make STEM document remediation a lot easier and faster
3. PREP's ability to automate PDF remediation and integration with LMS can help streamline current workflows

Disability Areas

All Areas, Cognitive/Learning, Vision

Topic Areas

Alternate Format, Artificial Intelligence, Assistive Technology, Uncategorized

Speaker Bio(s)

Vijayshree Vethantham

Vijayshree has nearly two decades of experience leading multidisciplinary teams, and managing key client partnerships in higher education and accessibility as part of the founding team of two education-based start-ups – ansrsource and Continual Engine. Her experience includes building impactful partnerships with large publishers and institutions, understanding their content and learning goals, and guiding solutions to enable scalable, and accessible learning experiences. Vijayshree leverages her deep knowledge of start-ups, higher education, and custom content development along with the potential of AI and technology in education to create thriving engagements with educational providers, learning organizations and other partners. Over the last few years, Vijayshree has dedicated her time to exploring how robust and pragmatic educational technology, designed with the intention of solving a problem, can enable transformation, inclusion, diversity, accessibility, and affordability for everyone.