At The Ohio State University and within ODI, we all have a responsibility to ensure that everything we do is digitally accessible.
Two federal laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504), require colleges, universities, and other postsecondary institutions to provide equal opportunities to people with disabilities in all their operations, including equal opportunities to participate in and benefit from online services, programs, and activities.
The following pages offer information about digital accessibility in our everyday work and how to make everything we do accessible.
If you have any questions, please contact Kim Kovarik, ODI Digital Accessibility Coordinator.
Important Notice: ADA Title II Regulations
On April 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice released new ADA Title II regulations mandating that web content and mobile applications offered by public entities, such as Ohio State, conform to WCAG 2.1 level AA standards, with few exceptions, by April 24, 2026. In order to comply with this deadline, best practice is to make all current materials digitally accessible when they are first created.