Accessibility isn’t just the right thing to do for your students. Digital accessibility, like physical accessibility provided by ramps and curb cuts, is now the law. The Dept. of Justice has specific requirements about how to ensure that web content and mobile applications (apps) are accessible to people with disabilities.
The purpose of the update to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is to help ensure that people with any of a wide range of disabilities can easily access the same web content and online services provided by state and local government and public educational institutions that those without a disability can.
Your Canvas courses are websites, and anything you put in Canvas, is web content. Web content must meet the new accessibility standards if students or the general public can access it online, it’s currently being used (not archival content), and it’s part of the work you do at IU.
But don’t worry. Folks at IU, including your friendly neighborhood UCET staff and the folks at AES, are here to help you prepare. Watch for announcements, go to campus meetings, and visit the UCET homepage to learn of specific training opportunities.