This post has been authored by members of DLF’s Digital Accessibility Working Group.
With the updates to ADA Title II, many had questions about how these changes would affect them and their information organizations. DLF Digital Accessibility Working Group members shared some resources that they’ve come across to learn more:
ADA Title II – Events and Resources (BTAA)
URL: https://btaa.org/accessibility-collaboration/events-and-resources
From Karen Grondin: “The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) has gathered resources on the new ADA Title II regulations. Included here are links to webinar recordings, slides, and other presentation materials.”
ADA Title II and Academic Libraries (Library Accessibility Alliance)
URL: https://www.libraryaccessibility.org/ada-title-ii
From Karen Grondin: “This site provides only a brief overview of the ADA Title II regulations without a focus on how this will impact academic libraries. It does, however, have links to related news and resources and a link to the LAA’s Dear Colleague letter to library vendors that may be useful for other institutions.”
Licensing E-resources for Accessibility
URL: https://www.libraryaccessibility.org/events/licensing-e-resources-accessibility
From Karen Grondin: “Webinar recording from October 18, 2023 presented by the Library Accessibility Alliance to share the Triangle Research Libraries Network Guide to Negotiating Accessibility in E-Resources Licenses (PDF). The webinar included a walkthrough of this document which was created as part of a larger licensing principles document as well as discussion around how libraries may use this guide to help with negotiations. In August 23, 2024, a follow-up webinar, “Licensing for Accessibility: Ask Me Anything” was held, but was not recorded. The group is working on revisions to the guide and will likely make changes to the negotiating strategies in relation to the ADA 504 updates.”
Understanding the Revised ADA Title II: Implications for Library Publishing (Library Publishing Coalition and Library Accessibility Alliance)
URL: Recording
Shared by Wendy Robertson: [Full description] “…Join Pete Bossley, former Deputy ADA Coordinator at The Ohio State University and current Senior Manager of Accessibility at Thomson Reuters for a 60-minute webinar (30-minute presentation followed by Q&A) about the revisions to ADA Title II and its implications for library publishing. He will discuss what public entities need to know about their obligations under the new regulations, and what organizations serving these entities can do to support them in meeting those requirements. Angel Peterson, Production Specialist and Accessibility Coordinator at Penn State, as an expert in both digital accessibility and library publishing, will facilitate the Q&A….”
ADA Title II: Implications for Accessibility and Equity in Education
URL: Recording and full description
From Adele Fitzgerald: “An insightful webinar that gathers experts from educational institutions, ed-tech suppliers, and public sector to discuss the implications of these new regulations. Hosted by D2L and recorded Nov 7, 2024.”
How to Comply with DOJ’s Seemingly Impossible Web Accessibility Regulation
URL: Link to article
From D Krahmer: “Really good go-through with the implications of the new rule.”
Other resources members thought would be helpful
No Mouse Challenge
URL: https://nomouse.org/
From Elliott Stevens: “This is such a simple, elegant, and devastating digital accessibility test. Workers with varying levels of accessibility testing skills can do the No Mouse Challenge on a website (or digital tool or application), and the No Mouse Challenge not only reveals if a website is accessible without a mouse but also shows whether or not it’s organized hierarchically and according to WCAG 2.1AA levels. If a website fails the No Mouse Challenge, it’s a problem.”
Preparing for the European Accessibility Act – Essential Guidance for Publishers (KGL)
URL: Recording and full description
From Wendy Robertson: “The European Accessibility Act will go into effect June 2025. This webinar (18 November 2024) is for publishers, with a lot of attention to books, but journals are also covered.”
