Prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life.
Section 508 updated to align with WCAG 2.0 AA. Applies to federal agencies and recipients of federal funding.
University adopts formal policy requiring WCAG 2.0 AA compliance for all digital content.
WCAG 2.1 becomes international standard. Section 508 references updated guidelines.
All IT purchases over $5,000 require VPAT review and accessibility evaluation.
Department of Justice issues final rule requiring WCAG 2.1 AA for state/local government web content and mobile apps.
University transitions from WCAG 2.0 AA to WCAG 2.1 AA as the compliance standard.
Compliance deadline for state/local governments with 50,000+ population. All web content and mobile apps must meet WCAG 2.1 AA.
All new and substantially revised courses must meet accessibility baseline checklist before deployment.
Top 100 UA websites must demonstrate full WCAG 2.1 AA compliance through third-party audit.
Compliance deadline for state/local governments with under 50,000 population.
Section 508 and DOJ rules expected to incorporate WCAG 2.2. New success criteria include focus appearance, dragging movements, accessible authentication.
UA goal: All university digital content (websites, applications, documents, multimedia) meets WCAG 2.1 AA.
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