How Are Universities Tackling the ADA Digital Mandate?
We're exploring how public institutions are navigating WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance ahead of federal deadlines — and we want to hear from you.
Share Your Experienceof homepages have detectable accessibility issues (WebAIM Million report)
increase in digital accessibility lawsuits in the last year.
of your student body may rely on accessible digital tools.
New Regulatory Standards
The Department of Justice has established WCAG 2.1 Level AA as the mandatory technical standard for all public higher-ed digital content.
Compliance Deadlines:
- April 2026: Large Institutions (50k+ population)
- April 2027: Small & Special Districts
Proactive remediation is 30x more cost-effective than legal defense.
What We're Investigating
1. Digital Asset Inventory
How are institutions currently mapping domains, subdomains, and internal portals?
2. Content Remediation
What's the biggest bottleneck when remediating PDFs, course documents, and media?
3. LMS Accessibility
Where do Canvas, Blackboard, and Moodle environments fall short today?
4. Staff & Faculty Training
How are institutions building awareness and preventing future accessibility debt?