As of April 24, 2026, the for content accessibility in higher education will go into effect. These new content accessibility guidelines were adopted by the Department of Justice and all campuses must be compliant with the .
Although this messaging of content accessibility is not new, the date of compliance is important for administration, faculty, and staff to know, understand and act upon.
Below are a list of resources that are meant to assist 91社区 instructors in making their courses accessible for all students. Contact SSD with questions.
General
Everything you need to know to write effective alt-text
Adobe
Accessibility features in PDFs
Enhance document accessibility with cloud-based auto-tagging
Create and verify PDF accessibility
Edit document structure with the Content and Tags panels
Setting accessibility preferences
Brightspace
Creating accessible courses and course content
Taking steps toward more usable and accessible math online
Using accessible videos for your online courses
Google Suite
Accessibility for Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drawings
Edit Google Docs with a screen reader
Edit Google Drawings with a screen reader
Edit Google Forms with a screen reader
Edit Google Slides presentations with a screen reader
Make your document, presentation and sheets more accessible
Use a Braille display with Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drawings
Use accessibility features with Gmail
Office Suite
Check accessibility while you work in Office apps
Creating accessible course content in Microsoft PowerPoint
Creating accessible course content in Microsoft Word
Improve accessibility with the Accessibility Checker
Make your PowerPoint presentations accessible to people with disabilities