On Monday, April 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice published a rule extending the compliance deadline for web content and mobile application accessibility by one year, from April 24, 2026, to April 26, 2027. This extension will enable Georgia Gwinnett College to focus on creating digital content that is well-designed, accessible and sustainable, building upon the work that began in January.
Over the next few weeks and months, you will see additional accessibility and design programming in the form of events and workshops as well as new tools and resources intended to assist you with creating or remediating content. The conversation around accessibility will focus less on a specific score as a goal and more on the importance of having well-designed, accessible content to support student success and enhance institutional reputation. Please continue to monitor Inside GGC for updates.
As the college moves into summer and fall semesters, keep in mind that all materials created, uploaded or shared must be accessible at the time they are made available. Although the deadline has been extended, federal accessibility requirements remain in effect. This expectation applies to all content, including but not limited to, documents, presentations, spreadsheets, PDFs, images, audio and video files, OneDrive or SharePoint content, links to content in other systems and third-party resources.
To faculty and staff, thank you for the time and effort you have dedicated to improving the accessibility of MyCourses courses and web content this spring. A great deal of progress has been made!
If you need assistance or have questions about accessible course design, remediation strategies or available resources, please contact the Help Desk or schedule a 1-1 consultation with Information Technology staff or Center for Teaching Excellence staff.