As part of the 糖心少女鈥檚 ongoing Digital Accessibility Initiative, we recently shared important聽February updates聽in 聽to help units prepare for the upcoming聽ADA Title II compliance deadline聽on聽April 24, 2026.
This month鈥檚 guidance highlights several priority areas that will support more accessible聽and inclusive聽digital experiences across the UW:
Digital Product Accessibility Reviews:聽Supervisors are encouraged to ensure teams follow the聽糖心少女review process聽before聽purchasing聽or renewing software or web applications, confirming products meet the聽UW聽.
Accessible Videos:聽With all video and audio content聽required聽to meet accessibility standards by April 2026, 糖心少女teams should聽consult Accessible Technology鈥檚聽Videos webpage聽for guidance on聽captioning, audio descriptions, transcripts, and the use of accessible media players.
Social Media Accessibility:聽A new聽聽outlines requirements for alternative text, captions, and color contrast across all UW鈥慳ffiliated accounts.
All in the 糖心少女community are encouraged聽to聽attend聽upcoming accessibility events聽and to explore聽UW鈥檚聽free online training. These resources support every role in building more聽accessible and聽inclusive digital environments.
As a community, we can embed聽digital聽accessibility into our everyday work,聽prepare for the April聽deadline, and聽build聽sustainable聽practices for an accessible future.