AI & ACCESSIBILITY:
How AI Can Benefit People Across a Range of Disabilities
A Library 2.0 / Learning Revolution Masterclass with Nicole Hennig
OVERVIEW:
What should librarians know about AI and accessibility? This webinar goes beyond accommodation to explore how AI tools can support agency and inclusion for people with disabilities. See real examples across vision, hearing, cognitive, and physical access — from smart glasses and auto-captioning to AI chatbots. Leave with practical strategies for your library or campus.
LEARNING AGENDA:
- Understand how AI tools intersect with accessibility and UDL (universal design for learning)
- See concrete examples across disability types:
- Blind and low-vision access
- Deaf and hard-of-hearing access
- Physical disabilities and speech access
- Neurodivergent and cognitive accessibility
- Consider ethics and institutional responsibility
- Leave with practical strategies and resources for learning more
DATE: Friday, April 24th, 2026, 2:00 - 3:00 pm US - Eastern Time
COST:
- $99/person - includes live attendance and any-time access to the recording and the presentation slides and receiving a participation certificate. To arrange group discounts (see below), to submit a purchase order, or for any registration difficulties or questions, email admin@library20.com.
TO REGISTER:
Use the payment box above to register and pay. You can pay by credit card. You will receive an email within a day with information on how to attend the webinar live and how you can access the permanent webinar recording. If you are paying for someone else to attend, you'll be prompted to email admin@library20.com with the attendee's name and email address.- Multiple individual log-ins and access from the same organization paid together: $75 each for 3+ registrations, $65 each for 5+ registrations. Unlimited and non-expiring access for those log-ins.
- The ability to show the webinar (live or recorded) to a group located in the same physical location or in the same virtual meeting from one log-in: $299.
- Large-scale institutional access for viewing with individual login capability: $499 (hosted either at Learning Revolution or in Niche Academy). Unlimited and non-expiring access for those log-ins.
ALL-ACCESS PASSES: This webinar is part of the AI All-Access program but not a part of the Safe Library or Wellness All-Access programs.
NICOLE HENNIG
Nicole Hennig is an expert in instructional design, user experience, and emerging technologies. She is currently an e-learning developer and AI education specialist at the University of Arizona Libraries.
Previously, she worked for the MIT Libraries as head of the user experience department. In her 14 years of experience at MIT, she won awards for innovation and worked to keep academics up to date with the best new technologies.
She is the author of several books, including Keeping Up with Emerging Technologies, Apps for Librarians, and Privacy & Security Online.
Librarians who take her courses are applying what they’ve learned in their communities. See their testimonials.
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