Public colleges and universities are accelerating digital-accessibility work as Title II ADA enforcement codifies WCAG 2.1 standards and a compliance deadline approaches in April 2026. Institutions are advising programmatic remediation over one-off fixes, prioritizing policy, trained staff, and vendor tools to generate alternative formats and reduce litigation risk. At the same time, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Arab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ANQAHE), extending cross-border quality-assurance collaboration and signaling expectations for international program oversight. For campus leaders, the twin developments mean institutional obligations are expanding on two fronts: domestic digital-accessibility compliance tied to civil-rights enforcement and growing international QA expectations from bilateral accreditation agreements. Clarification: Title II governs state and local public entities, including public colleges; WCAG 2.1 refers to technical web-content accessibility standards institutions must follow.
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