Americans with Disabilities Act Title II Guidance

• Become familiar with the new rule and raise awareness of its requirements within your unit.  

• Learn about what UNMC is doing to achieve WCAG 2.1 AA compliance. 

• Complete the "Title II and What It Means for You" training in Nebraska Bridge. 

• Enroll in the UNMC ADA Title II Canvas Course to build practical skills and understand accessibility best practices. 

• Access the Canvas, PDF, Microsoft Office and audio & video accessibility checklists. 

• Use accessibility checkers: Utilize tools Canvas accessibility checker, Microsoft documents, Adobe Acrobat for PDFs.  

Review and update all online content, including courses, associated materials and public websites. Integrating content into web pages wherever possible to reduce the use of external documents so fewer need to be remediated to meet federal standards.

Document Types 

• Consider placing content on a Canvas page or using the original file format before creating a document. 
• Before creating a PDF, start with a Word document, then export as a PDF. Evaluate Word and PowerPoint accessibility and PDF accessibility.  
• Share PDFs with “view only” access or direct uploads.  
• Link journal articles using online links. Use UNMC McGoogan Library OER or Journal links. Contact your college or department librarian for assistance. 

Headline nesting

• When creating Word or Canvas pages, break up content using required headline nesting, with the headings found in the Styles pane.
• Use Microsoft Quick Styles.  

Formatting

• Use the UNMC design theme for formatting in Word and PowerPoint. UNMC templates.  

Lists and data

• Use bullets for ordered and unordered lists rather than using the spacebar or tab. Use tables when necessary to organize data. Bullets and accessibility. 

Links

• Use descriptive text for links. Avoid “find it here,” “more information,” “read more,” “continue” and “email me.” 
• When designing a document to be printed, include the full URL and the full email address. Practice strategies for links and hypertext. 
• If a URL is long, consider using the UNMC’s link-shortening tool, Go URL.  

Color Contrast

• Ensure color contrast between text and its background meets requirements.  
• Use a color-contrast checker.  

• Choose UNMC brand-compliant colors.  

Images

• Include alt text to help those using screen readers understand an image. Alt text should be no more than 120 characters but must include all the information a fully sighted user gleans from the image. Use a caption if more than 120 characters are needed. Do not use “image of” or “photo of” wording.  Tutorials:  
• Follow image requirements.  

• Make images fully accessible.