AI-Powered STEM Accessibility Infrastructure for Blind & Low-Vision Learners
Educational institutions, publishers, and government agencies face a mounting compliance crisis.
Accessible Canada Act (ACA) and ADA Title II mandate full STEM accessibility by April 2026.
Manual tactile production costs $200 per image with 4-week delays, draining IDEA funding.
Operational bottlenecks deny blind learners timely access to the same materials as sighted peers.
"Current tactile production methods are a systemic barrier to equity... rendering real-time STEM learning impossible."
Computer vision isolates STEM-relevant features from any visual content.
Removes clutter, preserves semantic meaning with 80% accuracy.
Outputs variable-height emboss files calibrated for fingertip discrimination.
ADA Title II & Accessible Canada Act mandates create 2026 procurement urgency.
IDEA federal grants ($14.2B annually) available for special education compliance.
UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (179 signatories).
Tactile Horizons AI's moat is built on three compounding advantages: proprietary, domain-specific training datasets generated through pilot partnerships (CINB, NIB), creating a data flywheel that continuously improves our tactile optimization models; API-first architecture that embeds directly into existing Learning Management Systems and embosser hardware, creating high switching costs; and regulatory timing leadership, where early compliance with April 2026 deadlines establishes us as the trusted infrastructure layer.
vs. 70.1% verbal-only — independently validated
Invited to showcase at 2026 Conference & Expo
Study participant on social entrepreneurship impact
Accomplished IT Project Manager and AI Generalist with over 16 years of experience in translating business imperatives into technical solutions that deliver quantifiable ROI.
Proven expertise in managing multi-million dollar projects and portfolios within government and public sector settings with a strong command of cross-functional collaboration, OPS procurement practices and vendor management.
Delivered "out of the Box" creative community development initiatives utilizing IT tools for the Canadian International Development Agency and USAID.