ADA Compliance for
Higher Education
One complaint can trigger a federal investigation into your entire institution — Harvard paid $1.5M+ in legal fees alone.
$1.5M+
Harvard legal fees paid
5 years
NAD v. Harvard litigation length
20,000+
UC Berkeley videos pulled (not captioned)
The risk to your business
Community colleges and small universities face the same OCR standards as Harvard. One student complaint about uncaptioned lecture videos can open an investigation covering your entire digital presence.
Why education gets targeted
Thousands of uncaptioned videos, podcasts, and lectures are easy targets — UC Berkeley pulled 20,000+ videos rather than caption them.
A single student complaint triggers an OCR investigation into the entire institution, not just the one course.
Faculty-uploaded PDFs, LMS widgets, and third-party tools all count — even if you didn't build them.
What specifically to fix
The most common failure patterns for education.
Captions for every video and podcast
Captions: failsAuto-generated YouTube captions aren't enough — courts have specifically rejected them.
Course materials and LMS accessibility
Documents: inaccessibleFaculty-uploaded PDFs, Canvas widgets, and publisher tools must all be accessible.
Library databases and journals
Screen reader: blockedInaccessible database subscriptions may require you to provide alternative access.
Online testing and proctoring
Keyboard: failsExam software must support screen readers and accommodations like extra time.
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