Digital Accessibility
Digital accessibility means creating, designing, and maintaining media, websites, applications, and documents for use by the broadest possible audience including people with disabilities. Our office provides guidance and training about the university’s digital accessibility obligations, including through policy, procedures, and unit partnerships.
Services
Disability Equity Office provides the following services related to digital accessibility:
Consultations
Our digital accessibility staff provide guidance on how university units and individuals may meet our obligations related to laws, regulations, and other standards. Request a consultation.
Training
We provide training regarding digital accessibility for documents, websites, or applications. Recordings of past trainings are available on our Trainings page.
Review
We can assist with preliminary digital accessibility reviews of websites or applications (internally developed or procured), sometimes done in collaboration with ITS. Request a review.
Captioning Support
Our office is providing financial support to faculty and staff on a first-come, first-served basis to ensure evergreen video materials, including lectures, symposia, or other educational event recordings, are captioned consistent with digital accessibility standards.
To submit a request for captioning, fill out the form and select “video captioning request” or email us at [email protected].
Guidance on Compliance Regulations
Our office provides internal guidance to help individuals and units take the right actions to support accessibility.
- Guidance on Compliance Requirements
Guidance for fulfilling digital accessibility responsibilities under U‑M policy and applicable law including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). - Digital Accessibility Compliance Roadmap
Step-by-step guidance for meeting compliance requirements for individuals and units organized around 4 actions: Learn, Review, Remediate, and Monitor & Improve. - Course Accessibility Expectations for Instructors
Guidance page detailing expectations for courses in Spring 2027 and beyond, as well as the tools and support available to instructors. - How to Make it Accessible
Learn how to make common types of content accessible using U-M tools and strategies.
Additional tools, guidance, and resources are available on the U-M Digital Accessibility website, which is maintained by the Disability Equity Office and Information Technology Services (ITS).
Report a Barrier
Report physical or digital barriers to access.
Contact Us
If you have questions or are looking for specific guidance on digital accessibility, please contact the Disability Equity Office for case-by-case assistance.