15 Million Opportunities — Automated Accessibility at Scale
summary
Canon and ITERGO built an automated pipeline to convert millions of documents per year into PDF/UA accessibility-compliant files for over 15 million customers, meeting legal requirements and enabling real inclusion. The project modernizes document processes and digital customer communication at scale, implemented under tight deadlines by Canon Deutschland and Munich Re Group Technology teams.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:2915M accessibility opportunities
- 3:11Legal challenges overview
- 5:37Automated PDF/UA process
- 7:00Corporate design automation
- 8:01Agile MVPs for rollout
- 9:44Alt-text and tables challenges
- 10:48Accessible PDF production
- 11:50Extra effort and stability
- 12:34International rollout
- 13:58Outlook and improvements
- 15:01AI and archiving next steps
- 16:26Resources and closing
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