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Hackathon evidence

Type C: Accessibility Audit + AI Redesign

Everything a judge needs, on one page: what was wrong, what the AI found and recommended, and what replaced it.

Before

The existing inaccessible experience

  • Form HS-1042-A — 17 pages, 214 fields
  • Grade 13.2 reading level, English only
  • 37 unlabelled fields, broken reading order
  • 15-minute session timeout, no save
  • Accommodation guidance on page 14

AI audit + redesign

Barriers identified, recommendations generated

  • Accessibility score: 42/100
  • 18 barriers across six categories
  • Each barrier scored, explained, and matched to affected people
  • Plain-language rewrite generated question by question
  • Workflow regenerated as an adaptive conversation

After

The redesigned Agentforce experience

  • 8 questions, one at a time, visible progress
  • Grade 6–8 plain language
  • Read aloud, keyboard-only, larger text, high contrast
  • Accommodations and language offered first
  • Save and resume, and a person on request

Concrete transformations

  • 17-page PDFGuided conversation214 fields reduced to 8 questions that matter
  • Grade 13 languageGrade 6–8 plain languageReading level rewritten and re-scored
  • All questions at onceOne question at a timeProgressive disclosure with 'Step 3 of 8'
  • Hidden accommodationsProactively offered assistanceAccommodation offered in the first message
  • English onlyMultilingualLanguage choice before the first question
  • Visual-first navigationMultimodal accessible interactionRead aloud, keyboard, voice, larger text
  • Generic workflowAdaptive experienceFlow changes with the support each person picks

Audit trail: the critical findings

  • Criticalseverity

    Reading level: Grade 13.2

    Rewrite every question in short, direct sentences and explain each term in context.

  • Criticalseverity

    37 form fields have no programmatic label

    Ask each question as labelled text in a conversation, with one clear input at a time.

  • Criticalseverity

    Accommodation request is buried on page 14

    Offer accommodation options in the first message, before any question is asked.