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Update

The timeline for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II digital accessibility requirements has recently been extended to April 2027, providing additional time for institutions across the country to prepare. While the deadline has changed, the expectation has not — all UT San Antonio digital platforms and documents will still need to meet accessibility standards. This additional time gives our campus the opportunity to build on the progress already underway and continue the momentum toward a more accessible digital environment.

Compliance Requirement

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II requires that all UT San Antonio digital platforms and documents comply with accessibility standards. This means every faculty and staff member who creates, manages, or shares digital content has a role to play in meeting this legal requirement.

Step 1: Learn the Basics

Watch this video to learn about the new accessibility requirements:

  • Word documents, Excel sheets, PowerPoint presentations and PDFs
  • Departmental web pages and online forms
  • Emails, newsletters, and announcements
  • SharePoint or Teams sites, intranet pages and file libraries
  • Training materials, meeting slides and reports
  • Digital signage, flyers and event promotions
  • Videos, webinars, recorded presentations and ceremonies
  • Templates and branded materials distributed across departments
  • Social media content and digital outreach posts shared on official university accounts
  • Any externally shared digital resources provided to community partners

UT San Antonio may face potential financial penalties, while your team may face business interruptions and court mandated changes to content.

Start with your most commonly used and/or shared items, then expand out fromt there. Focus on progress over perfection and aim for Substantial Conformance. This means that your content doesn't have critical accessibility barriers preventing users with disabilities from accessing it.

Step 2: Follow A Plan

Now that you understand the work ahead, it’s time to map out your effort to reach compliance. Depending on your job, select a path to folow:

Staff

Break your work into five phases, with each building on the last. The first two focus on learning and can be completed within a few weeks. The remaining phases take longer and vary based on your content.

Access Staff Plan

Faculty

Use Ally to monitor your accessibility progress and identify areas in need of improvement. Ally is an automated course accessibility tool, integrated within our Learning Management System

Access Faculty Plan

Step 3: Use Resources to Build Compliant Content

Based on your plan and the type of work you do, explore these resources and address your non-compliant content.

Resource Spotlight: Content Tracker

Use this file to organize your content to make review, removal and remediation easier. Although it’s not a requirement to fill out this file, we strongly recommend using it so you can track your progress and items that have already been addressed.

Download Content Tracker

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