June 2026 · · iIA Specialized Courses
Accessibility and Inclusive Design Powered by AI (diagnosis · prototype · action plan)
Use AI to diagnose, prioritize and improve the accessibility of your resources and services: before/after prototype and 90-day action plan.
Your team diagnoses accessibility gaps in your digital resources and services, uses AI to accelerate improvements, builds a before/after prototype and designs a 90-day action plan.
Problems it solves
- Digital resources and services with access barriers for users with disabilities.
- No criteria or tools to diagnose current accessibility.
- Lack of awareness of how AI can accelerate accessibility improvements.
- No plan or prioritization to address existing gaps.
Results achieved
- Accessibility diagnosis of priority digital resources and services.
- Improvement prioritization by impact and effort.
- Accessibility editorial checklist for new content.
- Before/after prototype of an improved resource + 90-day action plan.
Course structure
International standards: WCAG, ADA, local regulations. Types of disability and access barriers in digital libraries. How AI can help: transcription, image description, text simplification, alternative formats.
Automated and manual evaluation tools. Workshop: diagnosis of priority resources and services of each institution. Identification and classification of barriers found.
Prioritization matrix: user impact vs. implementation effort. Workshop: prioritizing the most urgent and feasible improvements. Building the initial roadmap.
AI tools for generating alt text, captions, simplification and accessible formats. Workshop: applying AI to improve a specific resource. Before/after comparison.
How to integrate accessibility into the content creation flow. Building the editorial checklist adapted to the library's resource types. Use cases: guides, tutorials, bibliographies, catalogs.
Plan structure: objectives, owners, milestones and metrics. Workshop: drafting the 90-day action plan for each institution. Reference resources and communities of practice. Close with concrete commitments.
Frequently asked questions
No. It is strategic and practical. No technical knowledge or programming is required.
The main focus is digital, but the principles and diagnosis also contribute to in-person services and institutional communication.
Accessibility diagnosis, improvement prioritization, editorial checklist, before/after prototype and 90-day action plan.
Digital services coordinators, content designers, reference librarians and anyone who creates or manages digital resources in the library.
At least 6 hours to complete the diagnosis for your institution and draft the action plan.
