While most people are running around in a panic about AI in education, fewer, it seems to me, are writing about how AI will open access to people. The authors write, "More than 1 billion people around the world have some type of disability (including visual, hearing, cognitive, learning, mobility, and other disabilities) that affects how they access digital content. Digital transformation can (turn) it into an inclusive place for people with and without disabilities, with accessibility powered by artificial intelligence. This post provides an overview of how AI can improve accessibility in different ways, illustrated with real-world applications and examples." There's the ubiquitous warning that "creating accessible content and systems requires a collaborative effort that includes publishers, product, tech, design, and other teams," because this is the Scholarly Kitchen, a mouthpiece for publishers, but the rest of the article is on point.
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