Industry Compliance

Education Website Accessibility Compliance

Educational institutions receive federal funding, making them subject to Section 504 and ADA requirements. With the shift to online learning, course materials, LMS platforms, enrollment systems, and campus information must be accessible. The DOE's Office for Civil Rights has investigated hundreds of complaints.

Applicable regulations

Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act)

Any institution receiving federal funding must ensure equal access to programs and activities — including digital platforms and online courses.

ADA Title II (Public Schools)

Public K-12 schools and state universities must comply with the DOJ's ADA Title II web accessibility rule. Same deadlines as government entities.

IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)

K-12 schools must provide accessible educational materials and technology as part of individualized education programs (IEPs).

Common education accessibility violations

LMS course content not screen-reader accessible

Lecture slides, assignments, and discussion boards in Canvas, Blackboard, or Moodle often use formats that screen readers can't parse.

critical

Video lectures without captions

Recorded lectures and webinars without captions or transcripts exclude deaf and hard-of-hearing students from core content.

serious

Enrollment and registration portals with form issues

Course registration systems with unlabeled dropdowns, missing error messages, and keyboard-inaccessible date pickers.

serious

Campus maps as images without text alternatives

Interactive campus maps built with embedded images or canvas elements without text descriptions or accessible alternatives.

moderate

Legal landscape

The DOE Office for Civil Rights has resolved over 1,500 accessibility complaints against educational institutions. High-profile cases include MIT, Harvard, and UC Berkeley — demonstrating that no institution is too large or prestigious to face scrutiny.

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