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From: Mary Luczki
Date: Apr 21, 2025 10:33AM

The ADA Title II updates now require that materials, emails, apps, third
party apps, websites, SM, etc be 100% accessible. The deadline is in 2026
for institutions that serve over 50k of the population, 2027 for those that
serve less than 50k people. My school serves the entire state, so our
deadline is April 24, 2026.

Mary


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> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] University Resources
> Hey Brian,
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> I’m not familiar with every detail, but in US law universities aren’t
> required to make all their materials accessible—mostly because it’s
> expensive. Even digitizing modern resources can be a big lift, let alone a
> 12th‑century manuscript. With the sheer volume of items they hold, it would
> be financially crippling to do it all.
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> That said, if a professor uses something in their course or a student
> needs a resource for their studies, the university must provide an
> accessible version. The idea is that students with disabilities should have
> equivalent access to any materials, whether they’re in‑house or external.
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> Best regards,
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> Zjef Herwig
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