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  • Digital Accessibility Spotlight: What is digital accessibility?

    In April 2024, the Department of Justice created a new rule for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requiring digital tools and electronic resources used at public universities to be accessible by meeting certain technical standards. The new rule is effective in April 2027.

  • Updates to procurement – digital accessibility requirements

    The U.S. Department of Justice issued a new rule under the Americans with Disabilities Act requiring all digital tools and electronic resources used in university programs, services, or activities—whether free or paid, developed internally or procured from vendors—to meet specific accessibility standards by April 26, 2027.

  • Campus Accessible Events guide updated and expanded

    The campus Accessible Events guide supports event planners with inclusive design tips to make their events more seamlessly accessible for everyone across in-person, virtual, and hybrid spaces. Following these best practices can also reduce the need for people with disabilities to request reasonable accommodations. A recent update to the guide expands on physical site accessibility,…

  • Social Media Accessibility

    The Office of Strategic Communication and the Center for User Experience are excited to announce the launch of the Social Media Accessibility page, supporting content creators in ensuring our university social media content can be read and understood by everyone. In this guide, we discuss what to keep in mind when posting to social media.…

  • Kaltura – Auto captioning for all new videos

    Effective May 13, UW-Madison’s Kaltura media management service will automatically add machine-generated captions (auto captions) to all new videos. Kaltura’s auto captioning process converts audio content of a video into text and displays the text at the bottom of the video screen.

  • Your Role Matters: Share the 10 Digital Accessibility Fundamentals

    Audience:

    As you may be aware, the U.S. Department of Justice extended the compliance deadline for the Americans with Disabilities Act’s digital accessibility rule to April 2027. While the timeline has shifted, our commitment has not. We remain focused on supporting the student experience and advancing equity and inclusion as we enter this next chapter of…

  • Call to action: Plan now for digital accessibility in course content for 2026-27

    Audience:

    Thank you for all you have done this year to provide excellent learning opportunities for our students. Your commitment to high-quality teaching makes a meaningful difference every day. As you begin planning for the next academic year, we want to share that the federal digital accessibility rule compliance deadline has been extended to April 2027.…

  • Digital accessibility update: Federal timeline extended

    Dear colleagues, As a follow-up to last week’s email regarding changes to federal digital accessibility requirements, we are writing to share an update following further review and consultation. The U.S. Department of Justice has extended the Americans with Disabilities Act’s (ADA) digital accessibility rule compliance deadline from April 24, 2026 to April 26, 2027. While…

  • Digital Accessibility update: Federal timeline extended and more information to come

    On April 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice issued an interim final rule extending the compliance deadline for the Americans with Disabilities Act’s digital accessibility rule.  The university is reviewing the interim final rule and assessing its implications for UW–Madison’s digital accessibility efforts. Clear guidance will be shared soon following consultation with the Office…

  • Your summer teaching helps build a more digitally accessible UW–Madison

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    We are reaching out because you are teaching this summer, and we want to ensure you are aware of new federal digital accessibility requirements for course content under the Americans with Disabilities Act. While the new ADA rule goes into effect on April 24, we recognize that compliance will be an ongoing, iterative process. Where to start…

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