KGL Wins SSP 2026 EPIC Award for AI Alt Text Generation Tool

KGL recognized in the Other Tools and Products category at SSP’s 48th Annual Meeting for its groundbreaking accessibility innovation

Chula Vista, CA—June 1, 2026—KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL) is honored to announce that its AI Alt Text Generation Tool has been awarded the Silver SSP 2026 EPIC Award for Other Tools and Products at the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) 48th Annual Meeting in Chula Vista, California.

The recognition celebrates the tool’s transformative impact on accessibility in scholarly publishing, enabling publishers to embed AI-powered alt-text creation alongside human validation into their standard workflows — making high-quality, scalable accessibility faster and more reliable than ever before.

Now in its second year, the EPIC Awards celebrate outstanding achievements of individuals and teams who are advancing scholarly publishing through creativity, collaboration, and innovative solutions. This year’s program received more than 98 entries across five major categories, with winners selected by an independent panel of industry judges.

About the KGL AI Alt Text Generation Tool
KGL’s award-winning tool employs multiple large language models (LLMs) to help publishers embed accessibility automation alongside human validation into their standard workflows. The result is high-quality alt-text creation that is faster, more scalable, and more reliable than fully manual processes, enabling publishers to meet accessibility standards without sacrificing quality or speed.

The tool reflects KGL’s broader commitment to uniting human intelligence with sophisticated technology — including AI, NLP, automated templates, and intelligent workflow engines — to deliver best-in-class outcomes for publishers and authors alike.

“This EPIC Award is a tremendous honor and a testament to the ingenuity and dedication of the entire KGL team. Accessibility is not an afterthought; it is at the heart of what we build. Our AI Alt Text Generation Tool represents our belief that technology and human expertise, working in concert, can make scholarly content more inclusive, more discoverable, and more impactful for researchers and readers around the world.”

— Adrian Stanley, Chief Business Development Officer, KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd

As accessibility requirements continue to evolve, including the ADA in the United States and the European Accessibility Act, publishers are increasingly focused on ensuring both newly published and historical content are accessible to all users. High-quality alt text improves the experience for readers using assistive technologies while also making scholarly content more discoverable and understandable to AI systems, search engines, and other machine-driven applications.

About the SSP EPIC Awards
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) EPIC Awards — Excellence in Publishing, Information Technology & Communications — recognize and celebrate remarkable teams and individuals across the scholarly publishing ecosystem for their significant contributions through innovation, creativity, and dedication. The 2026 program received more than 98 entries and recognized winners across five categories: Tools and Products, Publications, Marketing, Media, and Initiatives.

About KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd.
KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL) is the premier industry provider of editorial, peer review, production, consulting, online hosting, institutional sales, association management, and transformative solutions for every stage of the content lifecycle. KGL serves the STEM/HSS, educational publishing, and eLearning markets from content creation through distribution of print and digital products. A division of CJK Group, Inc., KGL unites content and technology expertise with over 200 years of experience serving the publishing market and is powered by state-of-the-art, intelligent solutions and integrated services including Smart Publish™, PubFactory, and Accucoms. For more information, please visit www.kwglobal.com.

Media Contact: Mike Groth, Director of Marketing, KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd., mike.groth@kwglobal.com