What’s New in PREP 

As organizations work through large volumes of legacy PDFs, many are looking for practical ways to improve access to public-facing documents while long-term remediation efforts continue.

PREP SmartHTML helps meet this need by providing an accessible HTML alternative alongside existing PDFs, enabling organizations to improve access to digital content without disrupting existing publishing workflows

With PREP SmartHTML, organizations can:

• Provide immediate access to an accessible HTML version of public-facing PDF content.
• Improve the browsing experience for screen reader and keyboard users.
• Expand access to digital information without removing, replacing, or republishing existing PDF documents
• Support accessibility initiatives with an interim solution that complements long-term PDF remediation efforts.

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Digital Accessibility Trends to Watch in 2026: Insights from Industry Experts

As AI, evolving regulations, and changing organizational priorities continue to shape digital accessibility, we asked accessibility leaders and industry experts one key question:

What trends do you foresee shaping digital accessibility in 2026?

Key themes that emerged across expert perspectives:

• AI will accelerate accessibility, but human oversight remains essential.
• Accessibility is becoming an operational priority, not just a compliance initiative.
• Procurement, governance, and global standards will drive long-term accessibility strategies.
• Organizations are shifting from one-time remediation to scalable, continuous accessibility programs.

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Insights & Thought Leadership

• Our Latest Blogs

  • • 10 Digital Accessibility Challenges Affecting Government Bodies Under ADA Title II – An overview of the key accessibility barriers government agencies face, including outdated websites, inaccessible documents, legacy content, and resource challenges, along with strategies to improve digital accessibility compliance.
    • ADA Title II for Libraries: Requirements, Checklist, & Risks – An overview of ADA Title II requirements for public libraries, covering accessibility expectations for websites, digital collections, documents, events, self-service technologies, and communications.
    • How Does ADA Title II Affect K-12 Public Schools? – An overview of ADA Title II requirements for K-12 schools, covering accessibility expectations for websites, LMS platforms, digital learning materials, communications, and third-party EdTech tools.

• What We’re Seeing Across Industries

  • A growing trend across state and local governments, and increasingly within financial institutions, is the move toward templatizing high‑volume documents such as agendas, minutes, and client statements. Standardizing these formats enables a true no‑touch remediation workflow, dramatically reducing manual tagging and saving thousands of hours of staff effort. This shift not only accelerates compliance but also strengthens long‑term digital accessibility maturity by creating predictable, repeatable structures that automation can handle with near‑perfect accuracy.
  • Across publishing, we are seeing a major shift toward harnessing technology and AI to automate document accessibility at scale, reducing the need for fully manual remediation while helping teams keep pace with growing content demands. 

Discover the Latest News Articles

• The Power Of Tags: Making PDFs Accessible And Compliant

• Minnesota Uses Accessibility to Improve Maps’ Communication

• SEBI Mandates Digital Accessibility Compliance for Regulated Entities

• New law aims to improve accessibility at movie theaters in Virginia