Modernizing PDF Accessibility: AI-powered remediation solutions
Event description
- Academic events
- Free
- Open to the public
- Professional and career development
- Join Arizona State University’s AI Cloud Innovation Center (AI CIC), powered by AWS, for an interactive webinar on next-generation PDF accessibility remediation. Discover how leading organizations are leveraging open-source AI-powered technology to transform accessibility compliance—from automated PDF-to-PDF and PDF-to-HTML remediation to scalable, institution-specific deployments.
- Speakers from The Ohio State University Libraries, and California State University Fullerton will share information about their implementation journeys, demonstrating how they adapted the AI CIC’s open-source solution to meet their unique institutional needs. The session will kick off with G3ict Fellow to set the stage for the importance of this modernization work.What you’ll learn:
- Compliance roadmap: DOJ accessibility guidelines and April 2026 requirements for Title II institutions
- AI-powered remediation: Overview of the AI CIC’s open-source solution and its capabilities
Real-world implementation: How two universities successfully deployed and customized the solution for their environments
Who should attend: Technology leaders, accessibility directors, digital content managers, and IT decision-makers in public sector and higher education institutions, and anyone interested in modern PDF remediation methods.SPEAKERS:- Jonathan Thurston, G3ict Fellow, Accessibility and Inclusion Expert
- Willie Peng, AVP, Academic Technology Services, CSU - Fullerton
- Cory Tressler, Assistant Dean for Technology and Digital Programs, University Libraries, The Ohio State University
Moderator: Colleen Schwab, Global Innovation Leader, Amazon Web Services
Date
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Time
10:00 am – 11:00 am (MST)
Cost