Webinar | The New ADA Accessibility Regulations: What Higher Ed Must Do Today

As Department of Justice digital accessibility deadlines under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II regulations are approaching, colleges cannot afford to delay taking action.

We’ll break down what the updated ADA Title II web and mobile accessibility standards mean for your institution and focus on what you can do immediately to improve everyday materials like documents, websites and other shared resources. Whether you have invested significant resources already or are late in getting started content presented and live Q&A, you’ll leave with clear, short-term and long-term manageable strategies to reduce noncompliance risk, strengthen institutionalized practices, and create more accessible digital experiences across your campus.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the key components of federal accessibility standards and understand how they apply to website content and shared documents.
• Outline promising practices for improving accessibility, including assignment of roles, using accessibility checkers, addressing professional development of faculty and staff.
• Apply immediate, actionable strategies to create more accessible digital content and reduce institutional risk ahead of compliance deadlines as well as ensure ongoing long-term improvements regarding digital accessibility.

Presenter:

Sheryl Burgstahler, Director Accessible Technology Services, DO-IT Center Affiliate Professor, Education