The Digital Accessibility Steering Committee provides strategic direction, aligns efforts across campus, oversees institutional risk mitigation, and advises UCLA leadership on resource allocation and prioritization in support of digital accessibility.
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Comprised of subject matter experts, these teams focus on six areas: Web Content, Applications, Academic and Course Content, Health, Research, and Procurement. Each team develops practical recommendations to identify and remove accessibility barriers in their respective domains, in support of UCLA's compliance with the UC IT Accessibility Policy (IMT-1300) and federal requirements under ADA Title II and Section 504.
UCLA has digital accessibility requirements for websites, applications, documents, course materials, and technology purchases. Understand what applies to you, and take action.
If you are purchasing, renewing, or contracting for software, a platform, or any technology tool on behalf of UCLA, including free products, low-cost subscriptions, and click-through agreements, then accessibility requirements apply to that purchase.
If you own or manage a UCLA website: a departmental site, a lab page, a program page, an event site, or any other UCLA web presence, it must meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standard. This applies to all UCLA websites, including pages behind a login.
Documents can have the most accessibility challenges, and one of the most fixable. PDFs, Word files, PowerPoint presentations, and spreadsheets are everywhere at UCLA: on departmental websites, in Bruin Learn, attached to emails, linked from forms. And as of April 26, 2027, any document you create or post must meet WCAG 2.1 AA. The good news: you have tools available right now, most of them free.
If you create, manage, teach with, or publish digital content at UCLA: websites, documents, course materials, applications, social media, or technology tools, then your content must be digitally accessible. This page will help you understand exactly what's covered, what's not, and what to do if you're unsure.
If you've run into a digital accessibility problem on a UCLA site, application, or document, please contact the UCLA ADA/504 Compliance Office for further assistance by emailing ada@saonet.ucla.edu or calling (310) 206-8049.
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HHS has issued an Interim Final Rule extending the Section 504 web and mobile accessibility compliance deadline by one year, to May 11, 2027 for institutions with 15 or more employees. The Steering Committee is working with Compliance and Campus Counsel to assess the implications for the campus program, including whether this affects our obligations under other relevant laws and whether UC's IT Accessibility Policy (IMT-1300) will be revised. We will share updates as more information becomes available.