The Department of Justice has issued a rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act that requires all digital course materials to meet W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines by April 24, 2026 including website content, linked websites, attached documents, password protected content and content provided by third-party vendors.
All digital content posted by anyone at the university is expected to meet digital accessibility guidelines before being posted. This includes the UNL website (both public and internal facing) and course materials posted on Canvas. It also applies to social media posts as well as content from 3rd party vendors like textbook companies and other learning applications used by instructors. Instructors/TAs are responsible for making sure their materials meet the new standards.
There is a Digital Accessibility Training course available in Bridge that provides guidance on how to ensure digital materials meet Title II accessibility guidelines.
More information on the Title II regulations is available here.
Resources from the CTT are available here.
Additional resources available:
- Contact your college’s instructional designer.
- Contact Institutional Equity and Compliance at oiec@unl.edu.
- Visit UNL’s ADA Title II resource webpage.
- Visit UNL’s Web Developer Network File Best Practices resource webpage.
More details at: https://ada.unl.edu/