Digital accessibility ensures everyone can use online content,  tools, and technologies. Accessible content is necessary for some users  with disabilities, but it benefits everyone by making content and  learning materials more usable and flexible.   

• Faculty and Staff in Public Institutions: UT San Antonio is directly impacted by the new rules, with a focus on everyone ensuring that all digital content is directly accessible to align with compliance standards.
• UT San Antonio Students and Community Members: These efforts enhance everyone’s access to education and services.
• Vendors, Contractors, and Publishers: Digital tools, applications, content, and services purchased, licensed, or used by UT San Antonio through an agreement with a third party as part of UT San Antonio’s programs and services must align with accessibility standards.  

The rules apply to active web and app content, including:  

• Text, images, sound, videos, and files (e.g., digital content within courses). When selecting external content, it should be vetted for accessibility or collaborate with the Digital Accessibility Team and Student Disability Services to determine what alternatives exist
• Websites (main and subsidiary sites) and web-based processes (e.g., student registration portals, online application forms, learning management system). 
• Mobile applications, vendor, and publisher content used by UT San Antonio as part of programs and services.  

Exceptions, such as undue burden or fundamental alteration, exist but apply only in limited circumstances and are held to a very high standard. Most content is expected to comply.

UT San Antonio has developed the 11.10 Web and Digital Accessibility Compliance policy. UT San Antonio has also developed Compliance 2026 with resources about Title II and accessibility remediation.

• First, learn the Starting Six Accessibility Essentials. These 6 elements are required for almost any type of content. It serves as a great foundational understanding of accessibility.
• Second, start learning and identifying common accessibility barriers in digital content by enabling automated accessibility checkers. Go into your course and find your course accessibility checker: Ally (within Canvas). Note, these checkers do not catch everything, but they can raise awareness and provide feedback for addressing some of the most common accessibility barriers.
• Next, use your accessibility checker to review pages in your course. Begin to fix your Canvas pages, quizzes, videos, etc., not including your course files. Steps to create accessible Canvas pages can be found by reviewing Creating Accessible Canvas Experiences (PressBooks).
• After you have reviewed your Canvas content (not including files), it is time to review the files in your course. Review the files section of your course to determine what content is being using by students. If it is not used in the course, save outside of Canvas and remove from your course.
• Once you have your final list of files, use your Ally tool to see what accessibility barriers are present for students and follow the steps to remediate those files. Use our list of resources to guide you in remediation. If you run into issue's please reach out to our team.

• We offer resources and training to create accessible content: 
  • Ally (within Canvas) and the accessibility checker in Microsoft Office products. To check the accessibility of websites, free tools like ANDI, and WebAIM’s WAVE are available. Remember these checkers do not catch everything, but they can raise awareness and provide feedback for addressing some of the most common accessibility barriers.
  • UT San Antonio Digital Accessibility
  • Course Design Accessibility Resources
  • Starting Six Accessibility Essentials
  • Creating Accessible Canvas Experiences (PressBooks)
• You can email the Digital Accessibility Team or the Web Accessibility Coordinator with questions related to digital and web accessibility, to request a group training, or request a consultation.
• You can check UT San Antonio MyTraining for upcoming training related to these topics.
• The Digital Accessibility Team also offers proactive captioning support and limited document remediation. Email our team to find out more.  

Together, we can work toward compliance and provide an accessible experience.