Purdue Expands ADA Title II Support with New Brightspace Asynchronous Course, Updated Accessibility Resources 

Purdue University has launched the second round of support services for 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). These standards require that all student-facing web and digital content be accessible by April 24, 2026. 

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. 
  1. 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. 
  1. Select “Add to Cart” to begin the registration process. 
  1. Choose “Proceed to Checkout” (there is no charge for this course). 
  1. Confirm your information details (address, email, phone number) and select “Continue.” 
  1. Agree to the “Terms of Use” and select “Continue.” 
  1. Select “Submit” to finalize registration. 
  1. 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 course complements the current Instructional Material ADA Readiness webpage, which includes a helpful course accessibility checklist that instructors can use as they update course material. It provides direct links to ADA Title II Drop-In Sessions and Workshops and a recording of the introduction workshop, allowing instructors to access support as they work toward updating content. 

For further questions and support at your campus, contact: 

Purdue West Lafayette and Indianapolis: Innovative Learning, InnovativeLearningTeam@purdue.edu 

Purdue Fort Wayne:
-For questions or resources on accessibility: PFW’s Disability Accessibility Taskforce.
-For questions about this Purdue system project, Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching celt@pfw.edu 

Purdue Northwest: 
-For resources on accessibility: Accessibility at PNW
-For questions: Center for the Faculty Excellence, cfe@pnw.edu

Purdue Global: Center for Teaching and Learning, askctl@purdueglobal.edu