Crawford Technologies automates document accessibility remediation at scale

Crawford Technologies, a leading provider of innovative document solutions that streamline, improve, and manage customer communications, is announcing the availability of its document accessibility solution, AccessibilityNow SmartSetup. Capable of automating the process of making transactional documents more accessible with the power of AI, AccessibilityNow SmartSetup assists enterprises in more efficiently meeting their accessibility requirements.

Manual document remediation is a lengthy process, often taking hours to complete, according to Crawford Technologies. AccessibilityNow SmartSetup uses intelligent AI technology that  automatically creates templates for transforming high-volume transactional documents into more accessible versions. This innovation can reduce template development time by up to 90%, radically increasing the efficiency of delivering accessible documents while reducing overall costs, the company explained.

“With document accessibility increasingly becoming an expectation and a legal requirement worldwide, it is essential for organizations to optimize their processing of transactional documents to meet compliance deadlines while maintaining quality,” said Ernie Crawford, president and CEO of Crawford Technologies. “AccessibilityNow SmartSetup mitigates the frustration of managing document accessibility at scale and makes it possible to effectively serve customers who depend on accessible documents for critical information.”

Key to AccessibilityNow SmartSetup is its capacity to automatically detect the document boundaries and detailed tagging elements existing in transactional documents, including figures, lists, tables, and paragraphs. Once these components are detected—and verified by the user—AccessibilityNow SmartSetup generates a rules-based template to efficiently process hundreds and thousands of documents in the AccessibilityNow Transactional software. These templates can be further reviewed and edited as needed.

Some advantages of AccessibilityNow SmartSetup include:

• Increased efficiency and cost savings by reducing the time it takes to create rules-based templates and streamlining and accelerating document accessibility remediation
• Automated compliance with regulatory requirements, ensuring documents meet WCAG requirements for compliance with ADA, Section 508, AODA, EAA, and other accessibility legislation, offering additional support for PDF/UA and HHS compliance
• Reduced risk of error through a built-in preview capability that allows the user to review and verify results
• Scalable accessibility operations without increasing resources; when document volumes grow, the system seamlessly handles additional workloads

To learn more about AccessibilityNow SmartSetup, please visit http://www.crawfordtech.com/.