ADA Title II Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities.

Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) was updated in April 2024, requiring all web and mobile apps offered by state and government entities to be accessible to people with disabilities. This rule covers all web and mobile apps UNF provides directly or through contractual, licensing, or other arrangements with 3rd Parties.

The update establishes WCAG 2.1 Levels A & AA as the technical standard; UNF is in the process of implementing necessary updates to meet these requirements.

WCAG, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, is a set of guidelines that say what is needed for web accessibility, such as requirements for captions for videos. WCAG is developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

A technical standard says specifically what is needed for something to be accessible. For example, the existing ADA Standards for Accessible Design are technical standards that say what is needed for a building to be physically accessible under the ADA, such as how wide a door must be or how steep a ramp can be.

UNF adopts WCAG 2.1 Levels A & AA as the technical standard; UNF conducts annual audits against these criteria.

• All UNF–controlled websites, mobile apps, and digital documents are expected to comply by April 24, 2026.
• UNF encourages third-party platforms and vendors in use by UNF to follow ADA Title II and WCAG 2.1 AA standards and conducts periodic reviews to support accessibility.

Website vs. Webpage: A webpage is a single page within a website, while a website is a collection of interconnected webpages, accessible under a shared web domain name.

Web Domain: A domain name is the unique name or address of a website.

• UNF continues to require WCAG 2.1 Levels A and AA; compliance audits and remediation have been ongoing since 2017 and will continue through the 2026 deadline.

• Cascade WWW.UNF.EDU web pages have been reviewed and certified since 2017. New and updated Cascade web pages are continually reviewed for compliance in an ongoing process.
  •  If you have questions about Cascade, contact the Web and Digital Services https://www.unf.edu/cascade/.

• ADA Title II’s digital accessibility update has expanded the scope of what digital content that must be compliant and set a deadline for public entities to meet compliance.

• Universities of UNF’s size have until April 24, 2026, to come into compliance with the new rule.

• For questions and assistance, Email UNF ADA Digital Compliance Help at ADAdigitalhelp@unf.edu.

• Title II restricts what can be archived; pages and documents actively needed for ongoing services, events, or activities cannot be archived.
• After the April 2026 deadline, you cannot archive new content.
• Title II requires that you create an archive and move archive content to that archive location.
• Web pages and documents that are not deleted or archived must be reviewed and made WCAG compliant.

 The content MUST meet all four of the following points to qualify.

1. The web content was created before the date of April 24, 2026, or reproduces paper documents or other physical media that were created before April 24, 2026, (ADA Title II anticipates that public entities may identify or discover historic paper documents or historic content contained on physical media that they wish to post in an online archive following the time they are required to comply), AND
2. The content is retained only for reference, research, or record keeping , AND,
3. The content is kept in a special area for archived content, AND,
4. The content has not been changed since it was archived.

• Rocelia Roman de Gonzalez, Director, ADA Compliance
• Rachel Fieschko, Accessibility Technology Analyst I
• Manasa Sai Karanam, Accessibility Technology Analyst I
• Jay Patel, Student Assistant, Accessibility

• Rocelia Roman de Gonzalez, Director, ADA Compliance
• Justin Sorrell, Senior Associate, General Counsel
• Megan Kuehner, Assistant Vice President, Enterprise & Strategy
• Courtenay McLeland, Head of, Digital Strategies & Technology
• Rozy Parlette, Director, CIRT
• Michael Binder, Professor