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Digital Accessibility

Overview

Ohio State is committed to ensuring equal access to digital information and digital services for the university community. To support these efforts and in alignment with the Digital Accessibility Policy, the university established training, system implementation and upgrade, legacy assessment, request and complaint management assistance as well as reporting goals were established to foster a digitally accessible Ohio State. Additional information is available on the Digital Accessibility Services webpage.

ADA Title II Regulations

On April 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice released new ADA Title II regulations mandating that web content and mobile applications offered by public entities, such as Ohio State, conform to WCAG 2.1 level AA standards, with few exceptions, by April 24, 2027. Read the Department of Justice fact sheet and view the full rules.

Training / Resources

All digital content, products and services need to be accessible to those with visual, auditory, motor or cognitive impairments. Additional resources and training are available online. View Microsoft tip sheets as well as accessible, university-branded Microsoft Office templates. Website content editors for any Office of Administration and Planning departmental websites are required to complete Basic Web and Document Accessibility for Content Contributors and Document Accessibility: PDF prior to editing website content.  

As part of Ohio State’s Digital Accessibility Policy, digital content, products and services need to be digitally accessible. Whenever possible, avoid using PDF’s as they are one of the least accessible file formats. Instead, use the PDF decision tree to identify alternatives. In the limited cases when there are no PDF alternatives, staff within Office of Administration and Planning departments may use the PDF remediation tool. The tool provides an automated first pass at improving document accessibility by identifying and addressing common issues, returning both an updated PDF and a report showing what was addressed and what may still need manual review.  

Currently, the cost to use the tool is covered by a central A&P fund and will not be billed back to individual units. Visit the PDF Remediation Tool page to learn more. 

Training and Resources

Concerns and Complaints

Submit digital accessibility concerns regarding websites or applications managed by departments within the Office of Administration and Planning. All feedback or concerns must be reported within 24 hours.

Submit Concerns and Complaints

Contact

For questions or comments about digital information and digital services within the Office of Administration and Planning and its departments, please contact the following representatives:

Digital Accessibility Coordinators

Digital Accessibility Department Liaisons