Instructional Material ADA Readiness

New federal regulations have updated existing requirements for web and digital accessibility in public institutions, with a compliance date of April 24, 2026. Please see the ADA Title II Ruling for additional details on this ruling.

These updates affect digital instructional materials, websites, shared documents, and digital applications — all of which must proactively meet accessibility standards by April 24, 2026.

PLEASE NOTE:
This page is meant as a reference for Instructors and is being provided for guidance. It does not constitute legal advice. Please contact Purdue’s Office for Civil Rights for questions regarding the definition and interpretation of the mandate.

While creating accessible content is a shared responsibility, Purdue is committed to supporting you with the tools, resources, and guidance needed to achieve this important goal.

Start Here

A simple-to-follow checklist has been created to guide instructors through ensuring all digital instructional materials are accessible. This checklist will be updated with course-specific resources as new guidance becomes available:

Digital Instructional Materials – Accessibility Checklist

Additional Resources

Below, you can find additional resources – all specific to creating accessible digital instructional materials.

  • Accessible Documents Deep-Dive: To further support instructors as they prepare for ADA updates, Purdue is offering deep-dive workshop sessions that will provide guidance on accessible documents, address common challenges, and offer practical strategies for updating instructional materials. All instructors, faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend one or more of the following workshops: 
    • Monday, January 26th, 1-2 pm EST | (rescheduled to 2/2)
    • Wednesday, January 28th, 10-11 am EST | Register Here
    • Monday, February 2nd, 3-4 pm EST | Register Here

ADA Title II Drop-In Help Sessions – Live, informal support sessions where instructors across all Purdue system campuses (West Lafayette and Indianapolis, Northwest, Fort Wayne, and Purdue Global) can ask questions, troubleshoot challenges, and get personalized advice in real time. The ADA Title II drop-in schedule below will begin on Monday, January 5th and run through Friday, May 8th.  All ADA Title II drop-In sessions can be accessed at this link.

ADA Title II Drop-In Schedule:

  • Mondays, 2-3 pm EST
  • Tuesdays, 11 am-12 noon EST
  • Wednesdays, 1-2 pm EST
  • Thursdays, 3-4 pm EST
  • Fridays, 11 am-12 noon EST

Instructors can now take a self-paced, non-credit, asynchronous Brightspace ADA Accessibility Course. The course, “ADA Title II Instructional Material Readiness,” is available to instructors across all Purdue system campuses, West Lafayette and Indianapolis, Northwest, Fort Wayne, and Global.

This course is designed to guide instructors through accessibility fundamentals and practical implementation strategies. It provides startup resources and guides for instructors seeking to align courses, materials, and media to accessibility standards. Short modules introduce accessibility best practices for Word documents, PowerPoints, PDFs, Brightspace content, media (captions and transcripts), and graphics. These modules may be explored in any order and at your own pace.

To register for and access this non-credit course  
  1. Navigate in a web browser to the Training @ Purdue Catalog, and use the “sign in” button (upper right) to authenticate with your Purdue Career Account.
  2. Once authenticated, you can access the course listing directly through this link or by selecting: Catalog (in top menu bar)>Teaching & Learning>ADA Title II Instructional Material Readiness.
  3. Select “Add to Cart” to begin the registration process.
  4. Choose “Proceed to Checkout” (there is no charge for this course).
  5. Confirm your information details (address, email, phone number) and select “Continue.”
  6. Agree to the “Terms of Use” and select “Continue.”
  7. Select “Submit” to finalize registration.
  8. Wait five minutes for your registration to process then login to Brightspace. Locate the course in your list of courses. The course title will be located under the All filter within My Courses, or you may have to search for the course by its title name: ADA Title II Instructional Material Readiness.

This list of Frequently Asked Questions will be updated regularly as new guidance becomes available.

ADA Title II Compliance FAQ

ADA Title II Compliance FAQ

As part of Purdue University’s system-wide initiative to support instructors as they transition their course materials in alignment with the new digital accessibility standards issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Purdue conducted a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a digital content remediation tool that will be integrated into Brightspace and assist instructors in identifying and correcting accessibility issues in instructional materials.

Faculty, instructors, and staff across all Purdue campuses were encouraged to watch the recordings and provide feedback. Your input was essential to ensure the selected solution meets the needs of our diverse teaching environments.

Each demonstration session is approximately one hour and 30 minutes long and showcases the features and capabilities of the proposed remediation tools. Your feedback will help guide the final selection process and ensure Purdue instructors have the best resources available.

Below, you will find the three vendor demonstration recordings.

The selected remediation tool will play a critical role in helping Purdue instructors meet the April 2026 compliance deadline for accessible instructional materials. Your participation ensures the chosen solution meets the needs of our diverse teaching environments. 

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