3Play Media Launches AI-Enabled Video Accessibility Solutions to Help Universities Meet 2026 ADA Requirements

New accessibility solutions help higher education institutions achieve compliance while reducing costs significantly

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3Play Media, the leading media accessibility provider in North America, announced today the launch of a comprehensive package of AI-enabled video accessibility tools designed to help universities comply with expanded ADA Title II regulations before the 2026 enforcement deadline. The patented, industry-first solutions suite includes AI-enabled audio description, captioning, and live captioning.

3Play Media’s new solution set uses patented technology to combine AI-enabled audio description and captioning with expert human review. Universities can set quality thresholds with 3Play Media’s predicted accuracy measures for AI and automate upgrade paths for files that require human review. This allows universities to use AI responsibly while ensuring consistent and premium quality across all video content. For live classroom content, students can toggle between a live verbatim transcript and a real-time AI summary of the lecture.

“One of the biggest challenges with AI is not knowing where it’s good and where there may be mistakes across a large number of files,” said Josh Miller, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of 3Play Media. “We have been measuring the quality of AI for video accessibility for over 15 years, and we’re using all of that expertise to give schools visibility into where the AI is performing well and where human support is required. With 3Play, they have a full suite of AI-enabled and human-reviewed solutions so they can prioritize content for compliance effectively.”

Under Title II, public colleges and universities must make all course libraries and website video compliant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA guidelines. With the significantly expanded scale required by Title II, meeting these accessibility standards with existing solutions could pose significant financial and administrative burdens for higher education institutions. Working directly with universities to understand their needs, 3Play Media aims to provide the flexibility, scale, and affordability universities need to achieve compliance and deliver high-quality accessibility to students.

“AI-enabled audio description will transform the availability of audio description, which has historically been expensive and difficult to produce,” said Chris Antunes, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of 3Play Media. “Our solution gives universities not just the ability to add captions and audio descriptions to thousands of courses - but the confidence that they are ensuring quality across the board.” 3Play Media’s patented, AI-enabled audio description solution is the first of its kind in the market.”

In addition to the full spectrum of AI and human solutions available for audio description, captioning, and live captioning, the 3Play Media platform integrates directly with all major video platforms, lecture capture systems, and LMSs. For large libraries of courses requiring compliance, this automates the workflow and administrative workload necessary to manage video accessibility at scale. With the 2026 compliance deadline approaching, 3Play Media's solutions provide universities with the tools they need to achieve compliance without compromising on quality or affordability.

For more information on 3Play Media’s AI-enabled solutions for higher education, please visit https://www.3playmedia.com/ada-title-ii-compliance/.

About 3Play Media

3Play Media is an integrated video accessibility platform with patented solutions for closed captioning, transcription, live captioning, audio description, dubbing, and subtitling. 3Play Media combines machine learning (ML) and automatic speech recognition (ASR) with human review to provide innovative, highly accurate services. Customers span multiple industries, including media & entertainment, corporate, ecommerce, fitness, higher education, government, and elearning.