New Accessibility Requirements for Digital Course Content

Originally sent to the faculty-l email list by Laurie Fox on February 18, 2025.

Updates to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) have introduced new accessibility requirements. This means all digital course content must be accessible by April 2026. 

Visit the Geneseo Title II page for information on our Strive for 85 campaign, workshops (coming soon!), document remediation, and accessibility consultations with CIT’s Digital Accessibility Analyst, Anjali Shiyamsaran. To help faculty meet these standards, the accessibility team will begin by reviewing Fall Brightspace courses for opportunities to improve our digital materials. We will reach out to faculty individually to offer assistance with improving low-scoring courses. You can view your courses’ accessibility scores by selecting Ally Course Report from the Course Tools menu. 

You will need to review the following types of content to ensure accessibility:

• PDF files 

• Scanned documents that are not converted to text from images

• Tables and heading changes on Brightspace pages

• PowerPoint files (including publisher content)

• Video captions

This is a change that will require a Geneseo-wide commitment to creating accessible documents and offering an inclusive and accessible learning environment for everyone. To request an accessibility consultation for digital materials used in courses, departments, or other campus business please submit a Jira request.