Accessibility at Scale: How Priyank Chodisetti and Workback.ai Cut Compliance from Months to Days

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Feb 18, 2026

Priyank Chodisetti, co-founder and CEO of Workback.ai and former Coursera engineering lead, builds AI tools to automate accessibility audits and remediation. He discusses ADA Title II’s digital expansion and why procurement now hinges on compliance. He explains how AI can shrink audits from months to days and how continuous CI/CD checks keep products compliant and scalable.

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INSIGHT

Digital Expansion Of ADA Title II

ADA Title II now covers digital services and requires WCAG 2.1 AA compliance for public entities.
Deadlines depend on the population served, with April 24, 2026 for areas over 50,000 people.

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Vendor Compliance Is Now A Procurement Issue

Public institutions must ensure third-party vendor accessibility because their noncompliance makes the institution noncompliant.
That derivative effect makes accessibility a procurement requirement for most edtech vendors.

ANECDOTE

Coursera's 11‑Month Accessibility Effort

At Coursera, Priyank led an 11-month compliance effort that included a four-month audit and extensive engineering work.
The process revealed high coordination costs and limited internal accessibility expertise.

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Priyank Chodisetti is the Co-founder and CEO of Workback.ai, an AI-powered platform helping edtech organizations achieve accessibility compliance faster and at scale. A repeat founder and former engineering leader at Coursera, Priyank brings firsthand experience navigating the complexity of WCAG standards and ADA requirements.

💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

Why ADA Title II’s digital expansion is a game-changer for edtech companies
How accessibility compliance impacts procurement—even for private vendors
What makes accessibility such a strong use case for AI and automation
Why traditional audits take months—and how AI can cut that to days
How continuous accessibility compliance can replace one-time checklists

✨ Episode Highlights
[00:02:28] What ADA Title II covers and why April 2026 is a critical deadline
[00:05:22] How non-compliant vendors can put schools and districts at risk
[00:08:56] Why accessibility audits traditionally take 11+ months
[00:12:28] Using AI to automate audits, remediation, and VPAT reporting
[00:18:02] The shift from annual audits to continuous compliance
[00:25:04] The human impact of accessibility beyond regulation
[00:28:59] How Workback’s free pilot helps teams see value in days
[00:32:33] Priyank’s perspective on how generative AI is reshaping edtech

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