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But First, Let's Talk About Title II

Under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the U.S. Department of Justice now requires covered state and local government entities to ensure the web content and mobile applications they provide meet the The requirement extends to digital content that a public entity provides directly or through contractual, licensing, or other arrangements, an important consideration in higher education, where instruction increasingly takes place through learning management systems and other digital platforms.

For most public colleges and universities, the relevant compliance deadline is now April 26, 2027, following a one-year extension announced by the Department of Justice in April 2026.

For Texas public higher ed faculty, this means accessibility cannot be treated simply as an accommodation made after a student identifies a need. Course content delivered digitally should be designed so that students with disabilities can access and use it alongside their peers. In practice, that makes familiar course-design choices increasingly important: providing meaningful alternative text for images, captioning video, using accessible document structures and headings, ensuring sufficient color contrast, and creating content that works with assistive technologies such as screen readers and keyboard navigation.

The DOJ specifically identifies captions and alternative text among the accessibility considerations addressed by WCAG, and its rule also makes clear that PDFs, Word documents, presentations, and spreadsheets can fall within its requirements, subject to specific exceptions.

The extension to April 26, 2027 should therefore be understood as additional preparation time, not permission to postpone the work. The DOJ itself emphasizes that creating and maintaining accessible digital content takes planning and recommends that public entities begin preparing before their compliance dates. For faculty, starting now makes that work much more manageable: accessibility can be addressed as courses are revised, documents are updated, videos are created or reused, and new materials are added, rather than attempting to remediate an entire course shortly before the deadline.

More importantly, accessible course design that follows Universal Design for Learning lends to more than compliance; it supports the underlying purpose of Title II: ensuring that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from the programs and services public institutions provide. 

So What's Fix Your Content Day?

is a 24-hour, worldwide competition where institutions come together to improve the accessibility of their digital course content using Blackboard Ally.

During those 24 hours, faculty and staff all over the globe will be competing by fixing accessibility issues in their uploaded learning resources. To be counted in the competition, fixes must be made through the Blackboard Ally user interface. Institutional progress will be tracked on the , showing everyone what it looks like when thousands of individuals work together to make a meaningful difference for our students.

Every single fix helps remove barriers to learning and creates a more inclusive experience for students. It's also an opportunity to bring colleagues together, build accessibility awareness, and showcase your institution's commitment to inclusive education.

In 2025, the Ally community came together to make more than 150,000 accessibility improvements in just 24 hours.

Now it's our turn. With a concentrated push and increased support from the CITL, we're confident that we can top the charts. And that's where Fix Your Content Week comes in!

We're In This Together

While Â鶹ӳ»­Ó°Òô has participated in the competition in the past, faculty were mostly left to do it on their own. But not any more! Fix Your Content Week is our way of raising awareness and helping faculty get ready for Blackboard's Fix Your Content Day.

It's comprised of three events: one to prepare, one to participate, and one to party!

Want To Know More?

Title II Resources

• Faculty-friendly:
• Current federal regulation:
• ADA.gov (help for getting started NOW)

FYCD Details

• Blackboard's
• Last Year's
• The Tools: