🎓 Education Accessibility

15% of Students Have a Disability.
Section 508 Is Not Optional.

Every federally funded educational institution — K-12, community colleges, universities — must comply with Section 508 and ADA. OCR complaints are rising, and DOJ enforcement actions against schools are accelerating.

Compliance Data

Education Industry Exposure — By the Numbers

Data from HHS OCR, NCES, and DOJ enforcement records. Updated for 2024.

15%
of U.S. students ages 3–21 receive special education services under IDEA
NCES 2023
19%
of undergraduate students report having a disability
NCES Postsecondary 2023
Section 508
mandatory for every institution receiving federal funding — Pell Grants, Title IV, research grants all trigger it
29 U.S.C. § 794d
OCR Complaints
Office for Civil Rights investigations into education web accessibility have increased 40%+ since 2022
HHS OCR annual reports
DOJ Actions
DOJ has entered consent decrees with multiple universities requiring WCAG AA compliance with 18–24 month timelines
DOJ enforcement records
Course Content
LMS materials, recorded lectures, and digital textbooks are now explicitly included in accessibility obligations
OCR guidance letters
Common Violations

What OCR and Plaintiffs Target in Education

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LMS & Course Content

Canvas, Blackboard, and Moodle content must be accessible. Uploaded PDFs, PowerPoints, and documents need proper tagging. Lecture recordings need captions.

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Enrollment & Registration

Application forms, course registration, financial aid portals, and payment systems must be fully keyboard-accessible with proper labels and error handling.

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PDF Documents

Syllabi, handouts, research papers, policies, and administrative forms as inaccessible PDFs are the most common OCR complaint. Every document must be tagged.

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Video & Lectures

Recorded lectures, training videos, webinars, and promotional content all require captions. Live streaming events need real-time captioning under Section 508.

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Campus Navigation

Interactive campus maps, building directories, event calendars, and room booking systems must be accessible. Embedded maps need text alternatives.

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Marketing & Admissions

Virtual tours, program pages, testimonial videos, and application landing pages must meet WCAG AA. These are often the first point of contact for prospective students with disabilities.

What We Do

Education Accessibility Services

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Full WCAG 2.2 Audit

Public website, LMS-facing pages, enrollment systems, library portals, and all downloadable content. Report maps to ADA, Section 508, and OCR guidance.

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Source Remediation

WordPress and Drupal are the dominant education CMS platforms. We fix themes, plugins, and content at the source. No overlay widgets.

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Document Remediation

Bulk PDF remediation for syllabi, policies, forms, and publications. PowerPoint and Word document accessibility review and correction.

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VPAT / ACR

Required for procurement by government-funded institutions. Documents compliance for federal audits, accreditation reviews, and vendor qualification.

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Federal Funding Means Federal Obligations

Section 508, OCR investigations, and DOJ consent decrees. Education accessibility is not optional. Start with a comprehensive audit.