Opfylder de nye ADA Title II-krav med bravur

The new rule, signed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on April 8 th and made official on April 24, 2024, adds digital accessibility standards to Title II of the ADA; requiring sustained compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1 at the AA Level for all website and app content. The deadline for all active content to comply is only 2-3 years depending on size. This includes (with few exceptions), but is not limited to:

• Websites – active main and subsidiary site content
• Required web-based processes (even those involving 3rd party software programs)
• General online web content (digital documents, videos, forms, etc.)
• Online module or course content that is actively used and available (not archived)
• Apps used by the organization (even those produced or maintained by 3rdparties)

Though it may sound intimidating, this is an opportunity to further support Civil Rights by ensuring digital equity for all individuals with disabilities. But how do we embrace sustainable digital access compliance and ensure digital equity while respecting the unique resources, needs, and goals of our organization? GrackleDocs is in the business of demystifying digital access and is poised to guide organizations through their own unique strategic digital accessibility journey. We are here to help.

Please consider this a personal invitation to join Dr. Knettler on Tuesday, August 6 that 1pm EST for a FREE webinar breaking down the new regulations and providing guidance on the use of internal and external resources to create a strategic digital accessibility plan. Space is limited, register for the webinar today.

Ann currently serves as the Vice President of Educational Leadership for GrackleDocs, one of the largest digital accessibility companies in the world. An accessibility strategist with over 16 years of experience as an ADA and 504 Compliance Officer and Director of Disability Resources offices, Ann is a sought-after speaker, educator, and consultant.

As a member of the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD), Ann currently represents the Association as a member of the Council of Representatives for the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) where she has co-authored and updated policy and standards for the entire field of higher education and currently sits on their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.

A published researcher, Ann regularly presents and consults globally on topics such as the depth and breadth of digital accessibility, disability rights, assessment and the use of data as an advocacy tool, disability policy and policy reform, strategic planning for organization-wide access, creating and using policy and accessibility standards, program review, ableism, and the social justice model of disability.

Ann is an active faculty member in the Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Master of Public Administration Programs at Delaware State University. She received a Masters of Arts in Counseling in Higher Education with an emphasis in Mental Health from the University of Delaware and a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from Delaware State University. Her dissertation focuses on the lived experiences of ableism and able-body privilege by students with disabilities in higher education and the impact that experience has on their receipt of an accessible and equitable education.