Accessibility Compliance for Digital Teaching & Learning

Expectations and Enforcement

 

U.S. Department of Justice Ruling on Accessibility of Web Information and Services

Beginning April 24, 2026, our campus will be required to ensure that all digital course materials are accessible to individuals with disabilities, in compliance with Title II of the ADA. 

CSU Chancellor's Office Letter to all CSU Campuses

Letter from Chancellor's Office to campuses regarding on Department of Justice Title II ADA Ruling and Campus Responsibilities.

CSU East Bay Campus Policy

Campus Information and Communication Technology compliance

California Government Code 11135 requires the CSU to comply with Section 508 and to apply accessibility standards to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products and services that it buys, creates, uses, and maintains. The 23 CSU campuses are also bound by the Chancellor's Office Executive order 1111. Please visit Cal State East Bay’s Information and Communication Purchases (ICT) website for more information on Compliance with CSU Accessible Technology Initiative and ICT Purchases process.

Remediation and Communication
Date Workshop Title Facilitator Time and Location RSVP or Workshop Link
12/09/2024 Accessibility for Developers - Content
In this webinar, you will learn about name, role, state/property, adding accessibility labels, images and other non-text content, animations, multimedia, tables, showing and hiding content and gaining a better understanding on responsive design.

 Level Access 9AM via Zoom
12/09/2024 Understanding ARIA
In this webinar, you will learn how to get started with ARIA for structure, creation of roles and properties and remediation. You will also learn how to create accessible custom controls, dynamic content and single-page apps and ARIA widgets.

 Level Access 1:30PM via Zoom
12/10/2024 Title II Series: Learning Management System (LMS) Workshop: Meeting Accessibility Standards in your Hybrid/Online Classes
Are your online/hybrid courses ready for April 2026 when new requirements in Title II of the Americans with Disability Act will be enacted? In this workshop, faculty will learn about the new Title II requirements and leveraging Canvas to meet those requirements. Topics will include how to make your instructional materials accessible to all students including scanned pdfs, word and google documents, images, and videos. This workshop is the first in a series. Look for more Title II workshops coming in the spring semester.

 CSUEB's Office of Faculty Development 3PM via Zoom

 

Date Workshop Recordings Facilitator
12/05/2024

Accessibility for Developers - Flow
This webinar focuses on keyboard accessibility, logical flow, focus management, visual focus indication, navigation, accessible mega-menus, forms and errors.

 Level Access
12/04/2024

Accessibility for Developers - Structure
This webinar covered coding for accessibility, progressive enhancement, webpage semantics (such as title, language, headings and landmarks), and HTML as a basis for accessibility.* Available for 120 days.

 Level Access
12/02/2024

Accessible Interaction Design
This webinar covered name, role, and state identification, keyboard accessibility fundamentals, and focus management. Learn about controls’ identification, signifiers, perceived affordances, focus order, visual focus indicators, and keyboard navigation. Enhance your skills to create more accessible and user-friendly designs!* Available for 120 days.

 Level Access
12/02/2024

Accessible Content Creation
This webinar focuses on plain language and readability, effective use of landmarks and headings, and accessible images and multimedia. Enhance your skills to create more inclusive and user-friendly designs.* Available for 120 days.

 Level Access
11/27/2024

The Role of Design in Accessibility
Come learn about the fundamentals of inclusive design. This webinar you will learn about the personas with diverse abilities, the designer’s role in accessibility and gain an understanding the accessible user experience.* Available for 120 days.

 Level Access
11/27/2024 Accessible Visual Design
In this webinar, you will learn about accessible visual layouts such as the proper use of color and contrast, fonts and typography.* Available for 120 days.

 Level Access
11/22/2024 Building Accessible Presentations* Available for 120 days.  Level Access
11/20/2024 Hosting Accessible Meetings* Available for 120 days.

 Level Access
10/2024 Document Accessibility Quick Start* Available for 120 days. Passcode: Upon Request. Level Access
10/2024 Accessible Content Creation*Available for 120 days. Passcode: Upon Request. Level Access
09/2024 Introduction to Accessibility & Assistive Technology Quick Start*Available for 120 days. Passcode: Upon Request. Level Access
09/2024 Accessibility Testing Visual Analysis*Available for 120 days. Passcode: Upon Request. Level Access
09/2024 How Universities are Partnering with Verbit to Prepare for the ADA Title II Enforcement Verbit and Online Campus
3/7/2024 How to Make Documents Accessible Online Campus
4/4/2023 How to Make Documents Accessible Online Campus
03/2023 Accessibility in Canvas 
 Canvas
10/11/2022 How to Make Documents Accessible Online Campus
09/2022 Universal Design for Learning in Canvas 
 Canvas
02/03/2022 How to Make Documents Accessible Online Campus
03/2021 How to Make Documents Accessible Online Campus
Back to the Bay 2024
  • Next Steps for Disability Justice at CSUEB: Improving Accessibility, Dismantling Ableism. Presenters: Christina Chin-Newman, Dale Ireland, Rian Dindzans, Samantha Davison, McKenzie Jennings
  • UDL 101: The Basics of Creating a More Inclusive & Accessible Course. Presenters: Casey Gielen, Rochelle Thompson
  • Ask Us Anything: Accessibility Services. Presenters: Rochelle Thompson, Pamela Baird 
Back to the Bay 2023
  • Workshop on Course Accessibility & AI Detection Tools. Presenters: Serena Kohgadai, Kara Finch, Manpreet Chatha
  • Ask Us Anything: Accessibility Services. Presenter: Rochelle Thompson
Back to the Bay 2022
  • A Faculty Fishbowl on Accessible Courses: The Good, The Bad, and the Ambivalent. Presenters: Sara McDaniel, Christina Chin-Newman, Dal-Hyun Moon, Rochelle Thompson 
  • Inclusive Creativity in the Classroom: Working with Whatever Arises. Presenters: Bonnie Baskin, Raven Malouf-Renning
  • UDL 101: The basics or creating a more inclusive and accessible course. Presenters: Rochelle Thompson, John Bunce, Coco Napalis

  • Chancellor's Office's ALLY-CIG monthly meetings
    • The Ally and Instructional Materials CIG is a space for CSU Instructional Designers, Canvas Admins, Ally Admins, Accessibility Specialists, etc to share and learn from each other as relates to accessibility of instructional materials including administering and using Ally in Canvas. This community meets to identify resources, develop best practices, and create solutions together that can support amongst all the CSU Campuses.
    • Monthly meeting dates: 8/13/2024, 9/10/2024, 10/8/2024, 11/12/2024, 12/10/2024.
  • Chancellor's Office Accessibility Technology Initiative (ATI)
    • CSUEB ATI 24/25 meeting dates: 07/29/24, 09/23/2024, 10/14/2024, 11/18/2024, 12/02/2024.
    • Additional campus meetings: 10/02/2024 ATI Web Report, 10/23/2024 ATI IM Report.
    • CSUEB ATI site.
  • Faculty Senate meetings related to the 508 compliance
    • Recent FITAC report and discussion on DOJ compliance and campus preparation (09/30/2024, 10/14/2024,10/28/2024).
    • Other Senate meeting(s): 11/13/2024 (Status report and policy discussion).
  • Online Campus monthly staff meeting starting Fall 2024: Plan/Action Accessibility/Title II/Ally/instructional material remediation
    • Design team meeting: 10am every 4th Tuesday of the month since Fall 2024.
    • Provide ongoing voluntary remediation services as part of the standard department services since 2014.
    • Enhance remediation services by eLearning Specialists started Fall 2024.
      • Generate Ally institutional report at least once per semester.
      • Targeting most impacted instructional materials.
      • Contact faculty for permission to access and assist with remediation effort.

Instructional Materials/Articles

  • Using Ally to Check Accessibility: article, video
  • Checking PDF Accessibility with Adobe Acrobat: article, video
  • Defining PDF Document Reading Order with Adobe Acrobat: article, video
  • Using Grackle Docs to Improve Accessibility: article, video
  • Using the Validate Links in Content Tool to Verify Links in Canvas: article, video

Online Campus newsletters to faculty members

Resources