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Articles to make your content more accessible
Practical, plain-English guides to making your documents and slides accessible to everyone, including how to follow the ADA Title II rules and hit the 2027 WCAG 2.1 AA deadline. Written for the people who have to do the work: accessibility offices, instructional designers, and faculty.
The RuleThe ADA Title II Digital Accessibility Rule: What Public Universities Need to Know in 2026
The DOJ's ADA Title II rule makes WCAG 2.1 AA mandatory for public universities, and the deadline just moved to April 2027. Here's what's covered, what's exempt, and where to start.
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Course DocumentsYes, Your Course PowerPoints Need to Be Accessible: Document Accessibility Under the ADA Title II Web Rule
The DOJ's Title II rule explicitly covers PowerPoint, PDF, and Word documents, even behind an LMS login. What the rule says about course content, and how to fix a deck the right way.
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The StandardWCAG 2.1 AA, Explained for Higher Ed: What the Standard Actually Asks of Your Content
WCAG 2.1 AA is now the legal standard for public universities under ADA Title II. A plain-English tour of the standard: what Level AA means, the POUR principles, and the criteria that matter most for course content.
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EnforcementThe Cost of Waiting: What OCR Complaints and Accessibility Lawsuits Teach Universities
Universities have faced OCR complaints and lawsuits over inaccessible websites and course content for over a decade. What the enforcement record shows, and what a resolution agreement actually costs.
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