PREP Document Remediation: Quality, Compliance and Affordability Without Complication

See how our AI powered, award-winning technology and expertise come together in PREP to enhance document accessibility for ALL.

PREP - The Beginning

A few early explorations and in-depth discussions with industry leaders and accessibility experts helped the Continual Engine team understand the gaps in online accessibility for documents and images. Experts reported that most accessibility tools did not alleviate the challenge but instead they experienced complicated workflow of document accessibility, and lack of efficient digitization tools which affected business continuity. 

These pivotal initial conversations provided valuable insights and the Continual Engine team recognized the need for a comprehensive solution that was able to address multiple document formats, structures, and varied user needs.

With an aim to close these apparent gaps by collaborating closely with stakeholders at multiple levels across industries, the team gained a deeper understanding of the challenges they faced in making inaccessible documents available for users of assistive devices. The goal was to ensure that the document structure, reading order, or format of each remediated document was preserved and readable through screen readers. 

Recognizing a revolutionary opportunity, the Continual Engine team decided to design and develop an efficient product to counter the challenges of document accessibility and digitization. The genesis of PREP followed several brainstorming sessions, guided by experienced accessibility professionals, and intense teamwork.

Awards Won by PREP

2024 Zero Project Shortlist on Inclusive Education, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Cool Tool Finalist 2022 for PREP & InvictaTM

Silver Winner from the Brandon Hall Award for Tech Advancements in Serving Learners with Disabilities (along with Virginia Tech)

PREP’s Journey

2018

Conceptualization of PREP

2019

PREP 1.0

AI-enabled platform to automate multiple steps of the document remediation process. PREP beta trials include multiple clients – leading global publishers and higher education institutes.

2020

PREP 2.0
Advance AI features for faster document remediation across PDFs, scanned, and Word docs.
Math and Forms add-ons automate alt text and form creation in documents. Wider adoption of PREP 2.0 by clients, becoming a favored solution for document remediation.

2021

PREP 3.0
Emerges with superior automation for tagging, accelerated remediation of complex tables, nested lists, and more.

2022

New release includes 1-2 click tagging for elements like tables, lists, and TOCs to boost PREP’s efficiency. Enhanced the accuracy of the Preview feature by integrating screen reader output, improving accessibility within PREP.

2023

PREP 4.0
Latest AI capabilities streamlines the tagging process, fostering collaboration among teams, and providing comprehensive administrative controls for optimized workflow management. Key features include:
  • AI-Enabled Automated Tagging
  • Team Collaboration
  • Department- or Team-Based Usage Tracking + Admin Capabilities

2024 (See What's New)

In 2024, PREP’s roadmap focuses on ensuring seamless integration into diverse environments, providing comprehensive accessibility reporting capabilities, and empowering users with programmable automation through our APIs.
  • PREP integrates with Canvas and D2L LMS Platforms.
  • PDF/UA Accessibility Checker Report Generation
  • Generate accessibility reports in compliance with WCAG 2.2 and PDF/UA standards
Introducing PREP+ (API for Auto Tag and Accessibility Checker)!
Organizations can integrate PREP+ (APIs) into content, data or learning management platforms, leverage the auto tag capabilities, and generate PDF/UA compliance reports.
  • Automatically tag 90% of the document with PREP’s advanced algorithm and models.
  • Automated accessibility checker API to identify inaccessible content structures
  • Exponentially scale accessible documents across the organization with a simple integration

What Makes PREP the Preferred Tool for Accessibility Experts, Institutions, and Organizations

We left no stone unturned in our quest to offer the best PDF and document remediation platform/solution and services that are faster, accurate, and affordable for all accessibility users and organizations.

Here are the features that our users absolutely love:

  • Intuitive Cloud-based collaborative tool
  • Human-centered design elements
  • Quick and easy onboarding for users at all levels (beginners to experts)
  • Sophisticated AI-powered auto-tag detection software
  • Ability to handle multiple document formats
  • Scalable for large volumes of documents
  • Exponential cost and time savings
  • Fully compliant with ADA/Section 508/EAA/WCAG 2.2 guidelines
  • Accurately tags highly complex content in minutes
  • Built-in accessibility checker