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    name: "Can You Integrate AI into Your Accessibility Strategy? | Genio"
    url: https://genio.co/webinars/can-you-integrate-ai-into-your-accessibility-strategy
    published_time: 2026-02-24T11:11:31.000Z
    type: webinar
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      - title: "Compliance by Design Panel: Can You Integrate AI into Your Accessibility Strategy?"
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    - section:
        title: "Webinar Overview"
        description: "As we head into March, many disability services teams are focused on the upcoming April digital accessibility deadlines. This shouldn't be a time of panic, but rather an opportunity to see how new tools can help us build more inclusive campuses."
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          - type: date
            value: "12th March 2026, 12:00PM (US Eastern Time)"
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    - section:
        title: "AI and Inclusion"
        description: "When used correctly, AI can act as a powerful form of scaffolding, giving students the independence to manage their own accommodations and engage with course materials in ways that work best for them. However, true inclusion requires a dual-track strategy: using AI to reach compliance, and ensuring the AI tools themselves are accessible."
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    - section:
        title: "Panelists"
        description: "On the panel are Heather Moore, Associate Director of Educational Support and Disability Services at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and Jaafar Al-Azzawi, Access Coordinator at The University of Memphis, among others."
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          - type: speaker
            name: Heather Moore
            role: "Associate Director of Educational Support and Disability Services at the University of Maryland, Baltimore"
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            name: Jaafar Al-Azzawi
            role: "Access Coordinator at The University of Memphis"
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    - section:
        title: "Discussion Topics"
        description: "Our panel will discuss how to:"
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          - "Empower Student Independence: Learn how students are using AI to self-manage tasks."
          - "Bridge Learning Gaps Early: How AI tools can provide support for diverse learning styles."
          - "Avoid the AI 'Dependency Trap': Ensuring students use these tools to enhance their critical thinking rather than replace it."
          - "Meet April Milestones Together: Share simple, collaborative ways to use AI to help your department reach new digital standards."
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    - section:
        title: "What do students say about Genio Notes?"
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          - type: statistic
            value: "88%"
            detail: "of students say that Genio Notes has helped them better manage large amounts of information."
          - type: statistic
            value: "78%"
            detail: "of students reported experiencing less stress because of Genio Notes."
          - type: statistic
            value: "76%"
            detail: "of learners say that there was an increase in their confidence with note taking when using Genio Notes."
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