Ensuring our digital content is accessible to everyone is a top priority at Central. It is the responsibility of everyone who creates, post, or distributes any digital content to ensure the information they share complies the University's standards for creating accessible content.
What is Happening
The Department of Justice issued a rule requiring universities and colleges that fall under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to follow specific requirements for web and mobile accessibility by April 24, 2026.
All faculty and staff who create digital content for websites, student services, or university communications—must ensure compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA.
Accessible Content
Documents
Testing PDF Documents for Accessibility
Video
All video must have captions created and be synchronized to the playback of the video. Machine-captioned videos must be checked for errors and edited.
Website Content
All content on the University website must comply with the WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards. Your webmaster will ensure content on the web complies with the standard and will assist with any questions regarding creating compliant web pages.