Beyond the Technology: rethinking accessibility in education
How can AI help make education more accessible for everyone?
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Kellie Mote and Helen Nicholson-Benn explore how AI is improving accessibility across higher education. Joined by Nelly Iacobescu from the University of Edinburgh and Professor Ann Kristin Glenster from the University of Cambridge, they discuss AI-powered captioning, student-led innovation, digital inclusion, and the future of accessible learning.
- Watch Nelly’s accessibility community drop-in session
- Read Helen’s blog on exploring how AI can support deaf and hard of hearing students
- Read Kellie’s blog on inclusive innovation: designing the future together
- ELM: An AI Innovation Platform for Education
- University of Edinburgh’s human corrected captioning service
- LectureMate at the University of Edinburgh
- LOGOS: securing a human epistemic future
- The Glenlead Centre
Episode guests, hosts and producers
Episode guests

Helen Nicholson-Benn
AI specialist, Edtech and co-design

Dr Ann Kristin Glenster
Executive director, Glenlead Centre

Nelly Lacobescu
University of Edinburgh
Episode host

Kellie Mote
Programme lead (accessibility)
Podcast links
Get in touch
If you want to come on the show, or have any questions, you can get in touch with us by emailing podcast@jisc.ac.uk
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