AI and
Acessibility

Introduction

Our first convening, Interweaving Assessment: AI & Accessibility was held July 21st, 2025, in conjunction with UDL-Con: International. This convening was planned by MenloEDU, in collaboration with Lindsay Jones, J.D., of CAST.

The convening’s focus, AI and accessibility as they pertain to educational assessment, enabled critical conversations around how we as a community might support all students and elevate learner variability as a feature of assessment approaches.

Ahead of the convening, the Interweaving Assessment team hosted an AI & Accessibility Know Before You Go Webinar featuring invited speakers Dr. Lauren Deters (Khan Academy), Melissa Sanjay (CAST), Mia Laudato (CAST). The webinar provided a high-level common grounding on key concepts related to AI, assessment, and accessibility. Following the convening, we prepared a brief (please see below) that provides a high-level overview of convening activities, outcomes—including R&D Priorities—and next steps.  

In addition to this brief, CAST, with support from EdTrust and Knowledge Works, prepared a White Paper that addresses considerations for policy makers, specifically policy implications highlighted by Interweaving Assessment’s work. This White Paper responds to the urgent need of policymakers operating within the intersection of AI and Accessibility in education given the rapidly evolving nature of the space by outlining the past and present problems we have faced including all learners; highlighting the opportunities that emerging technologies create, along with the necessary enabling conditions; and offering recommendations for further research, and actionable ways that policymakers can support this work within the current legislative frameworks. The White Paper will be made available to the public in early fall of 2026.