Special Collections Digital Materials Accessibility Assessment
Year: 2026
Type: report
Abstract: The Special Collections Digital Materials Accessibility Assessment report provides context to 2024 federal Americans with Disabilities (ADA) accessibility laws for web and mobile content, discusses how the law’s exceptions cover the digital materials of Special Collections, proposes a Special Collections Digital Materials Accessibility Policy, and provides initial accessibility request and remediation workflows. The suggestions made in the report are recommendations and not official or approved policy. The report is compiled by the inaugural Digital Preservation and Digital Collections Archivist (DPDCA). Reporting to the Director of Distinctive Collections, the DPDCA directs and manages digital preservation and cultural heritage digital collection initiatives across the University Library while the position is housed under the Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives. The views expressed in this report are the opinions of the DPDCA and do not necessarily reflect the positions of University Library or Indiana University. The DPDCA is not a lawyer, and this report is not legal advice. [Note: Effective April 20, 2026, the deadline for public entities to meet ADA web and app accessibility standards moved from April 24, 2026 to April 26, 2027. This report was originally written prior to the deadline extension, and the revised report does not include updated dates or language concerning the new deadline.]
Author: Miller, Evan
Language: English
Subfield: Human Factors and Ergonomics
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7161093970