AWS Public Sector Blog
Author: Colleen Schwab
Colleen is a global innovation strategist at Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this role, she leads the Arizona State University Artificial Intelligence Cloud Innovation Center powered by AWS and works with education institutions, government, and nonprofits to solve mission-related challenges with technology. She leverages her more than two decades of working in the public sector to inspire the art of the possible by using Amazon’s approach to innovation, Working Backwards. Prior to this she served as the chief performance officer with the Greater Phoenix Economic Council helping to drive the regional economic development strategy. She is a servant leader dedicated to advancing opportunity and innovation for all.
From inaccessible to inclusive: How the new PDF accessibility remediation solution helps institutions compliantly address accessibility requirements
Public entities must make sure that their digital content is accessible for people with disabilities. PDF documents can present challenging accessibility issues. In this post, we discuss an innovative, open source, and AI-driven solution to automate the remediation of these PDFs and bring them into compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 standards.