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Digital Accessibility – Don’t Take Your Foot Off the Gas

April 30, 2026

In the spring of 2024, DOJ published new ADA regulations requiring public entities covered by Title II of the ADA, including public school districts, colleges, and universities, to bring their websites, apps, course content, and new social media posts into compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA. Initially, the deadline for compliance was April 24, 2026, for entities serving jurisdictions with a population greater than 50,000 people, and April 26, 2027, for entities serving smaller jurisdictions. Just four days before the initial deadline, DOJ published an Interim Final Rule postponing the compliance dates by one year. While the compliance deadline under the ADA regulations has been pushed back, the ADA itself, as well as Section 504, already require accessible websites and online resources, so public schools should continue their efforts to meet these standards.

The Final Title IX Regs Will Be Out In March! Or Will They?

December 11, 2023

in: 2023 Regulations, Proposed Regulations

Remember those Title IX regulations that were supposed to come out in May/June 2023…. and then in October 2023? Well, recent updates to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) website regarding the Title IX sex-based discrimination (including harassment) rule and the Title IX rule on gender identity and athletics project a final rule publication date of March 2023. Is that a realistic deadline, and what should your educational institution be doing now to prepare?

New Year, New Title IX Policy? Four Steps to Get Your Policies and Procedures in Shape

February 9, 2022

in: Policies and Procedures, Proposed Regulations

Jackie Wernz

It’s 2022. We know that we are expecting new proposed Title IX rules in April 2022. Still, if that tells us anything, it’s that we will be living with the current Title IX regulations for at least another calendar year, and probably for a whole school year after that. Schools cannot be complacent in ensuring that policies and procedures are up to standard under the current rules simply because new rules are coming sometime in the future. I know; it’s not what anyone wants to hear. But the good news is, updating your policies and procedures does not have to be painful. Here are four steps you can take to get your policies and procedures in the best possible position for the next few semesters while the 2020 Title IX rules will still be in effect.