(Last updated July 2025)

All state employees, including faculty, staff, and graduate student employees will be individually and collectively responsible for formatting all electronic content, including class materials, website pages, and work processes, in a way that is "digitally accessible" by April 2026 to comply with the ADA Title II Accessibility Rules.

To see the University's definition, see Digital Accessibility (Campus Administrative Manual). If you're not familiar with the ADA, see Introduction to the Americans with Disabilities Act.

For some campus messaging on this initiative, see Digital Accessibility (Chief Information Officer), New Digital Accessibility Resources Available (Provost Massmail, 6/10/25), UI System Accessibility Newsletter Issue 1 (10/4/24), and UI System Accessibility Newsletter Issue 2 (3/18/25).

Contacts and Support

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Our Department

The Department of Linguistics is devoted to making digital materials accessible for all users and has people working to support this initiative who you can reach out to with questions:

  • Linguistics IT Accessibility Liaison: For questions about getting started or specialized/subject-specific support, our Department's IT Accessibility Liaison, Amber Dunse, is a great resource.
  • ESL Program Web Accessibility Sub-Committee: For more information on how we support the ESL Program in the program-wide revision process and ongoing instructor training and support, contact Cassandra Rosado.

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (ATLAS)

Campus-wide

Resources

The following resources are compiled for faculty, staff, and graduate employees to support them in learning more and revising materials and work processes:

ATLAS

ATLAS offers support to LAS faculty and staff– such as consultation, helping to create a workflow, answering questions.

Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL)

CITL offers great guides and checklists, including Document Accessibility and LMS (Canvas) Accessibility.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

New website from the University Chief Information Officer with resources, trainings, and support contact pages.

University of Illinois System

A system-wide Digital Accessibility Overview Course is now available for all faculty, staff, and students. The training covers many introductory topics and is aimed at helping people grow their understanding of the need for a completely accessible digital world. 

Barriers or Accommodations

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Reporting barriers

If you come across an accessibility barrier (can be digital or physical) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, you can complete the Report a Barrier to Access form to let the ADA Coordinator know about it.

Requesting personal accommodations

If you are a student seeking to request an accommodation, please refer to the Disability Resources and Educational Services office. 

If you are a faculty or staff member seeking to request an accommodation, please refer to the Office for Access & Equity