ADA Title II · Public colleges and universities
Course files, catalogs and forms, accessible for every student.
Public colleges and universities are part of their state, so they are covered by the ADA Title II web rule and generally face the April 26, 2027 date. We remediate the PDFs students use to apply, pay, register and learn, including scanned readings.
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From $6/page
Complex tables and forms $12/page · standard delivery 3–5 business days
Free test open to public colleges, universities, community colleges and their departments.
Your compliance date
A public college or university uses its state’s population, and every state has far more than 50,000 residents. That is why public institutions generally face the earlier date, even if a department is small. Confirm your situation with counsel. How population is counted.
April 26, 2027
Public colleges and universities (part of a state) under the interim final rule effective April 20, 2026.
Private colleges
This page is about public institutions. Private colleges have obligations under other laws; ask your counsel which apply.
What we fix first
Start with the files students need to apply, enrol and keep up with coursework.
Admissions and financial-aid forms
Fillable PDFs with labelled fields and a sensible tab order, so applicants can complete them independently.
Course PDFs and syllabi
Lecture notes, slides exported to PDF and syllabi. A login alone does not take course files out of scope; only documents about one specific person fall under that exception.
Scanned readings and reserves
Image-only scans are unreadable to a screen reader. We run OCR, correct the text, then tag the file. See scanned PDFs explained.
Catalogs, handbooks and board materials
Long documents with real headings and bookmarks, plus trustee agendas, policies and reports.
When a student needs a file this week
Disability services offices often need one document fast for a specific student. We can do that alongside the planned backlog.
Express, 24 hours
Adds 25% to the listed price, for up to 200 pages, subject to file complexity and capacity.
Overnight, 12 hours
Adds 50% to the listed price, on the same conditions.
Standard, 3–5 business days
The listed price: from $6/page, complex tables and forms $12/page.
What every remediated file includes
Remediated to WCAG 2.1 AA (our service level is WCAG 2.2 AA and PDF/UA where the file allows).
Tags and reading order
Headings, lists and a logical reading order, so a screen reader reads the page the way a parent or student would.
Tables and forms
Header cells marked on schedules, menus and fee tables; every form field labelled and in a sensible tab order.
Images and links
Meaningful alternative text, decorative images marked as artifacts, and descriptive links.
A check report
Each file is checked with PAC and with a screen reader, and you get a short report with the results.
Some archived content and older documents may fall under the rule’s exceptions; see the five exceptions in plain words. Whether a file qualifies is a question for your institution’s counsel. We prepare and test documents; we do not give legal advice.
Questions
Are public colleges covered by the ADA Title II web rule?
Yes. Public colleges and universities are state government entities, so their web content and the documents posted on it must meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA by the compliance date.
Which date applies to a public university?
Generally April 26, 2027. A public institution is part of a state and uses the state’s population, which is above 50,000 in every state. Confirm with counsel.
Are course files behind our learning management system excluded?
Not just because they are behind a login. The exception covers individualized, password-protected documents about a specific person, such as a student’s own account documents. Course materials for a class are not individualized documents.
Can you fix scanned book chapters and articles?
Yes. We run OCR, correct the recognised text, then add tags and reading order. Copyright decisions about what you may digitise stay with your library.
Do you work with large backlogs?
Yes. Send a sample and a rough page count; we confirm a written quote and a delivery plan before any work starts.
Start with 10 free pages.
Send a syllabus, a scanned reading or a form to [email protected] and see the result before you decide.