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 .
CSU Chancellor's Office Letter to all CSU Campuses
Letter from Chancellor's Office to campuses regarding on
CSU East Bay Campus Policy
Campus Information and Communication Technology compliance
requires the CSU to comply with 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 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
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12/09/2024 | 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 | 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 | 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 coming in the spring semester. |
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ's Office of Faculty Development | 3PM via Zoom |
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12/05/2024 |
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12/04/2024 |
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12/02/2024 |
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 |
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 |
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Level Access |
11/27/2024 | 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 | * Available for 120 days. | Level Access |
11/20/2024 | * Available for 120 days. |
Level Access |
10/2024 | * Available for 120 days. Passcode: Upon Request. | Level Access |
10/2024 | *Available for 120 days. Passcode: Upon Request. | Level Access |
09/2024 | *Available for 120 days. Passcode: Upon Request. | Level Access |
09/2024 | *Available for 120 days. Passcode: Upon Request. | Level Access |
09/2024 | 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 | |
Canvas |
10/11/2022 | How to Make Documents Accessible | Online Campus |
09/2022 | |
Canvas |
02/03/2022 | How to Make Documents Accessible | Online Campus |
03/2021 | Online Campus | |
Back to the Bay 2024 |
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- 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.
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- ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ 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.
- ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ 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: ,
- Checking PDF Accessibility with Adobe Acrobat: ,
- Defining PDF Document Reading Order with Adobe Acrobat: ,
- Using Grackle Docs to Improve Accessibility: ,
- Using the Validate Links in Content Tool to Verify Links in Canvas: ,
Online Campus newsletters to faculty members
- 10/13/2023: Workshop, Students & Tech Report, & New Grackle Doc
- 02/22/2024: Want to know your Course Accessibility Score and Improve it?
- 08/23/2024:
- 08/30/2024:
- 09/06/2024:
- 09/13/2024:
- 10/04/2024:
- 10/11/2024:
- 10/18/2024:
- 10/25/2024:
- 11/04/2024:
- 11/15/2024:
- 11/21/2024:
- 12/06/2024: Grading and New Accessibility Website
Resources
- WebAIM Accessible Document Training provided by the of the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ (CSU) system and is available to all Faculty and Staff:
- Faculty Resources from Cal State East Bay’s Accessibility Service.
- Tips and Resources for Faculty and Staff: General Tips & Universal Design for Learning.
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- Additional through CSU Systemwide Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI).