S.03, Ep.11: ADA Title II Updates and Requirements
Podcast
Date2024
In April 2024, the United States Department of Justice issued a final rule requiring state and local governmental entities — including early childhood, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary institutions — to ensure web or mobile app-based digital learning resources are appropriate for and usable by students with disabilities. Join CAST’s AEM Center to break down the updates and requirements and what that means for schools.
Note: This bonus Season 3 episode is a podcast version of an AEMing for Access session on the Title II updates.
4 Key Takeaways:
- Don’t wait to start ensuring your website and documents are accessible and following the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA.
- Take into consideration your current contracts with vendors and new contracts to ensure accessibility is part of your procurement process.
- Know your baseline, what is already accessible, what is not accessible this will help you prioritize where to start.
Guest
Rick Ferrie, Savvas
Resources
- Learning on the Go: ADA Title II Updates and Requirements
- Fact Sheet: New Rule on the Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps Provided by State and Local Governments
- Understanding the VPAT
- Quality Indicators for the Provision of Accessible Educational Materials & Accessible Technologies
- UDL Product Certification