Video and Audio
Include both human-edited captions and audio descriptions in videos and transcripts in audio-only content.
All Digital Content
ADA Title II and the UMN
If you are working with Canvas courses, managing or editing a website for the University, or working in public communication, you have until April 2026 to make sure all digital content complies with the WCAG 2.1 AA standard.
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Digital Accessibility Office Hours
Our team is available to answer questions and provide technical guidance and support to the University of Minnesota community. We hold virtual office hours via Zoom on the first Thursday of every month, 1–2 p.m. CST.
Digital Accessibility Office Hours Zoom Meeting
Digital Accessibility Consultation or Audit
Please submit the following form if you have specific questions about the accessibility of a University of Minnesota course, website, or document.
ODA Consultation or Audit Request Form
Digital Accessibility Presentation or Training
If you or your team would like a refresher on accessibility, we can help!
We provide customized presentations and training for the University of Minnesota community about accessibility topics such as:
- General accessibility best practices
- Why accessibility matters
- Website content and/or development techniques
- Automatic and manual tools and testing methods
- Accessible course work strategies
- Learning tools accessibility
- Accessible presentations, documents, and forms
We invite you to fill out a request form so we can connect with you!
ODA Presentation or Training Request Form
Accessibility Compliance Review
Are you considering procuring a new tool for use at the University of Minnesota, and not sure how to make accessibility a part of the request for proposal (RFP) or procurement process? We can help!
All tools must undergo an accessibility evaluation before being procured, regardless of whether they are free or purchased, and whether they are procured through a RFP or by a department or faculty member. Complete a review form to request an accessibility evaluation prior to procuring a tool:
Accessibility—Essential to DEI Work
DEI work often focuses on increasing representation, applying equitable hiring processes and policies, and welcoming new voices and perspectives. We are all still working on these goals, but we need to realize that without including accessibility in this work, we fall short. Join us and see why accessibility is essential to the work of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Designing for Neurodiversity, and Avoiding the Neuromyths
Will Soward will discuss designing learning interfaces (such as learning management systems) for users with learning differences and permanent, temporary, or situational disabilities and explore the fundamental principles of designing for neurodiversity.
Customized Training (Disability Resource Center)
The Disability Resource Center (DRC) can provide customized training for your team. Submit a request on the DRC outreach & training form.
Offices of Equity and Diversity
At the University of Minnesota, equity and diversity are advanced as “everyone’s everyday work” through both system-wide and campus-specific opportunities.
Sign up for system-wide mailing lists to be notified of upcoming opportunities, and explore parallel resources and opportunities on your home campus:
Disability Resource Centers (DRCs)
The DRCs work with students, faculty/instructors, staff, and guests with disabilities to facilitate access and arrange reasonable accommodations.
The centers also support University faculty, instructors and administrators to create more accessible and inclusive systems, processes, and learning environments.
Disability Justice
Angela Carter and Katie Loop’s presentation on Academic Ableism in December was so popular, they are both back again this month. During this webinar, participants will be introduced to the history, foundational framework, and principles of Disability Justice, a framework for social justice examining disability and ableism as they relate to other forms of oppression and identity such as race, class, and gender.
Academic Ableism
If you’re invested in equitable education, attend the Accessibility Ambassadors December webinar presented by Angela M. Carter and Katie Loop. Participants will learn how to identify and challenge the particular ways that ableism shows up in higher education — also known as academic ableism.