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April 2026 - Chapter Meeting - AI Tools for Accessibility and Inclusion

 

April 17, 2026
9:00 AM PDT - 10:30 AM PDT
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April 2026 - Chapter Meeting

🤖 AI-Powered Learning: Accessibility, Inclusion, and the Ethical Frontier

Are you using AI to genuinely support diverse learners—or just speeding up content creation?

AI-powered tools are opening the door to more personalized, adaptive, and inclusive learning experiences. But most organizations are still barely scratching the surface of what’s possible.

In this research-supported session, Dr. Jane Bozarth explores how AI can be used to better serve learners across a wide range of differences—including physical, cognitive, economic, behavioral, and geographic factors. Rather than focusing on traditional accessibility checklists, this session dives into practical tools and strategies that improve flexibility, scalability, and true personalization.

You’ll also examine the ethical considerations that come with AI-driven adaptation, including data ownership, personalization boundaries, and responsible use in organizational learning.

This is an interactive session designed to move beyond theory and give you actionable ideas you can apply immediately.


🎯 Session Objectives

By attending this session, you will be able to:

  • Articulate the challenges faced by diverse learner populations and how AI-powered tools can help address them
  • Identify AI-driven solutions relevant to your own learners and organizational context
  • Discuss ethical considerations related to personalization, data usage, and ownership
  • Provide a clear rationale for incorporating AI-powered tools into learning strategies

📊 ATD Capability Alignment

  • Cultural Awareness and Inclusion
  • Instructional Design
  • Technology Application

👩‍🏫 About the Speaker

Dr. Jane Bozarth is a veteran classroom trainer, eLearning designer, program manager, and author with a career spanning decades in state government and organizational learning. Her work with a state hospital for disabled adults sparked a long-standing focus on accessibility and inclusion.

She previously served as Director of Research for The Learning Guild and is the author of several books, including Show Your Work, Social Media for Trainers, and From Analysis to Evaluation. She holds a Master’s degree in technology-based training and a doctorate in adult education.


📅 Event Details

  • Date: Friday, April 17, 2026
  • Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM (Pacific Time)
  • Location: Virtual
  • CEU: This program is eligible for 1 ATD APTD/CPTD CEU

Dr. Jane Bozarth is a veteran classroom trainer, eLearning designer, eLearning program manager, and author. The bulk of her long career was spent in North Carolina, USA, state government, where her work with a state hospital for disabled adult ignited her interest in accessibility and inclusion. She more recently served for 8 years as Director of Research for The Learning Guild. Jane s the author of several books including Show Your Work: The Payoffs and How-To's of Working Out Loud, Social Media for Trainers, and From Analysis to Evaluation: Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Trainers with the accompanying standalone chapter "Create Inclusive Learning for All". Jane has a Master's degree in technology based training and a doctorate in adult education. She and her husband live in Durham, North Carolina. 

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$0.00 Chapter Partner Registration