Week 1 Welcome & Introductions

Hello Cohortians. My name is Sheri and I’m north-east of Atlanta, Georgia. I’m an instructional designer and accessibility professional working in the public sector, where I design, review, and remediate learning experiences for a workforce of ~9,000 employees.

Most of my day-to-day focuses on building courses and analyzing how learning actually works (or breaks) in the real world. This includes accessible Storyline/Rise design to PDF remediation and testing with keyboard, screen readers, and cognitive load in mind.

I also support teams through consulting engagements focused on scaling accessible learning systems across content, workflows, and platforms.

I joined this cohort to explore how we can leverage AI to move faster and build better.

Specifically, I’m here to explore:

- Where AI helps vs. where it falls short especially with accessibility

- How to validate AI-generated learning for accessibility

- Identify where AI meaningfully supports design and where it introduces risk

- Build practical workflows that combine AI + accessibility + real-world constraints

My goal is to leave this cohort with ideas I can build on for repeatable, scalable approaches that hold up beyond a single course or tool.

If anyone else is exploring AI + accessibility together, I’d love to connect during the cohort.

Max is in doggy heaven, but he lives on in my heart . This is a picture of him after a full day playing outside. 😴

Max is tired after playing outside all day.