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The DOJ’s Final Rule on Digital Accessibility: Practical Considerations for Public Institutions and Changes on the Horizon for Private Institutions

June 6, 2024 | 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

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About this Event

On April 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice issued its Final Rule regarding implementation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) across digital platforms, which codifies application of existing nondiscrimination requirements for services, programs, and activities to public postsecondary web-based services and mobile apps. This Rule establishes detailed technical standards for web and mobile app content accessibility to promote equitable access to public services for people with a range of disabilities. The Final Rule is likely to serve as a blueprint for subsequent rulemaking under Title III. 

Please join us for this 2-hour webinar in which NACUA experts will distill this complex regulatory and technological framework for both lawyers and Luddites, including:  

  • An overview of the WCAG 2.1, Level AA technical compliance standard;
  • The five compliance exceptions;
  • When to rely on a “conforming alternate version” for making content accessible; 
  • What really constitutes a “fundamental alteration” of web-based services or “undue financial and administrative burdens;”
  • Differing implementation timelines based on entity size;
  • And more! 

Who should attend?  

This webinar will interest public postsecondary counsel, those tasked with implementing campus accommodations, and campus tech partners; as well as private college and university counsel who wish to get a head start on anticipated web-based accessibility standards under Title III.. 

Speakers

Philip “Phil” Catanzano

Co-Founder

Education & Sports Law Group

Member, 2023-2026

Phil Catanzano is co-founder of Education & Sports Law Group. Prior to starting Education & Sports Law Group, Phil was Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight for seven years and an attorney at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for almost a decade before that, where he investigated institutions accused of discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or race/ethnicity, among others. 

Phil’s practice includes advising institutions with regard to disability law issues on campus (including digital accessibility), helping institutions comply with the federal laws around gender and racial/ethnic equity, and maintaining a safe campus. Phil serves on the faculty at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses regarding higher education law, disability law, and the intersection of speech and harassment.

Trevor Finneman

Olabisi Okubadejo

Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance

Georgetown University

Olabisi “Bisi” Okubadejo currently serves as Associate Vice President of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance at Georgetown University.  Prior to transitioning to Georgetown, Bisi was in private practice and focused on civil rights and employment issues in higher education, particularly on matters arising from alleged discrimination on the basis of race, disability, religion, age, and sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Bisi also worked as a supervisory attorney with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR).  While in private practice, Bisi advised colleges and universities on their compliance with federal laws, including Title IX, the ADA, Section 504, the Clery Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act, FERPA, and Title VII. She has experience working with educational institutions and business entities on digital accessibility issues, including compliance with government settlement agreements and ensuring the accessibility of websites and course materials. Bisi’s experience includes providing interactive training on civil rights issues to coordinators, administrators, hearing panels/judicial boards, campus safety departments, and students. She also has significant experience conducting and overseeing internal investigations and program reviews of higher education institutions and other employers, and auditing policies and procedures.

Program Schedule

TimeSession Topic
12:00 P.M. ETIntroductions
Definitions
Accessibility
WCAG 2.1, AA Technical Standards 
Compliance Carve Outs
 Implementation Timelines for Public IHEs & Implications for Private IHEs 
2:00 P.M. ETQ&A

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