Center for Teaching & Learning

Digital Accessibility Standards

In April 2024, the Department of Justice issued a final ruling updating ADA Title II to ensure that web and mobile content is accessible to persons with disabilities. The compliance deadlines vary by the population size surrounding an entity (such as UNM). 

The regulation gives guidelines for using the WCAG 2.1 web standard to be in compliance with the ruling. The following pages will highlight the most noted updates that instructors, staff, and students will need to make in order to bring their digital content into compliance with the WCAG 2.1 web standard. 

Read the ADA Fact Sheet >