ES Designs Blog
Practical notes on Title II compliance planning for higher education — from someone who spent 21 years inside it.
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The Learning Curve #3: Five questions a vendor should answer in writing
Before an AI tool goes in front of students, make it answer five questions in writing. Plus the new Title II dates and what U of T's Cohere deal signals.
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The Learning Curve #2: Stop assigning one big final paper
Break the one big final paper into a patchwork of small checkpoints students hand in along the way, plus what Claude for Teachers means for higher ed.
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The Learning Curve #1: Most colleges are policing AI. The better job is teaching it.
The first issue of The Learning Curve: why policing AI is the losing fight, a five-minute assignment move, and one study worth your time.
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The Planning Window #1: The Title II date almost everyone gets wrong
First issue of The Planning Window — the Title II date almost everyone gets wrong, a five-minute fix, and one resource worth your time.
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How to Build a WCAG 2.2 Compliance Plan for Higher Ed
Most institutions don't have a WCAG 2.2 accessibility problem. They have a planning problem. Here's the plan an ADA coordinator can actually defend in a budget meeting.
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Why Documents Are 80% of Higher-Ed Accessibility Work
Your scanner reports on the part of the problem it can see. In higher ed, the part it can't see — documents — is roughly 80% of the work.
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What the ADA Title II Deadline Actually Means for Your Institution
The DOJ extended both Title II deadlines by a year in April 2026 — but there are still two dates, and which one applies to your institution is the question to answer this month.
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