Step 3 of the system · Self-paced · Completion certificate

WCAG 2.2 for Higher Ed.

A plain-English accessibility course built for faculty — not web developers.

In 6–8 hours, faculty learn how to build accessible syllabi, slides, quizzes, and course materials. No crash-course in HTML or ARIA. Real examples from actual college classrooms. Completion certificate suitable for professional development credit. Included with every institutional Document Ally Pro license. A second, faculty-focused variant — WCAG 2.2 Teaching Essentials (2–3 hours) — is live now for adjuncts and instructional designers who need the basics fast. Additional compressed variants for administrators and content creators are in development for summer 2026. Training needs sized in your Compliance Roadmap Tool plan flow directly into seat-count quotes.

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8 Focused modules
6–8 Hours total, self-paced
$149 Individual enrollment
Included With institutional Document Ally Pro

Who this course is for

Every role in higher ed that touches a document, a slide deck, or a quiz has a stake in Title II compliance. This course meets each of them where they are.

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Faculty & instructors

Tenure-track, adjunct, or clinical — anyone whose name is on a syllabus. Learn to build materials your students can actually use, without a technical background.

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Instructional designers

The people building courses alongside faculty. Get a shared vocabulary and concrete checklists for reviewing accessibility before a course goes live.

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CTL & faculty development

Teaching & Learning Center staff leading accessibility training. Use this course as the backbone of your institution's compliance rollout. Site licenses available.

What's inside

Eight modules across 6–8 hours, each self-paced with listen-and-speak lessons, AI-guided support, concrete examples, and a practical checklist you'll use the next week.

01

Why accessibility matters in higher ed

Title II in plain English. What the deadline actually means for you. Real student stories that stick.

02

WCAG 2.2 without the jargon

The 13 new criteria introduced in 2.2, what they mean for faculty work, and how to spot the ones that apply to your materials.

03

Accessible documents (Word, PDF, PowerPoint)

Headings, reading order, alt text, tables, links. The five things that fix 80% of document accessibility problems.

04

Accessible course materials

Syllabi, handouts, slides, readings, infographics. Examples from real college courses in STEM, humanities, and social sciences.

05

Accessible multimedia

Captions, transcripts, audio descriptions, and when each one is required vs. recommended. Tools faculty can actually use.

06

Accessible assessments and quizzes

Building quizzes that work with screen readers, extended-time accommodations, and keyboard-only navigation. Includes Canvas and Blackboard specifics.

07

Working with Disability Services

How to respond to accommodation letters, build proactive relationships with your DS office, and avoid the most common accessibility-related grievances.

08

Tools and workflows

Microsoft Accessibility Checker, Canvas Ally, Document Ally Pro, and free tools. A personal workflow you can adopt this semester.

By the end of the course, you will

  • Audit your own syllabus against WCAG 2.2 AA in under ten minutes
  • Fix the five most common document accessibility issues without technical help
  • Build quizzes and assessments that work for every student on day one
  • Explain Title II compliance to a colleague in one minute flat
  • Know when to escalate to Disability Services vs. handle a request yourself
  • Earn a completion certificate suitable for professional development records

The WCAG 2.2 Course Family

Different roles need different depths. The full course covers everything; the compressed variants give faculty, admins, and content creators only what their role requires.

Live

WCAG 2.2 Teaching Essentials

2–3 hours · 6 modules · faculty-focused

The 2-hour accessibility course for anyone who teaches. Adjuncts, lecturers, and instructional designers learn documents, LMS quizzes, accommodation letters, and free tools they can run today — no HTML or ARIA required. Includes AI tutor, text-to-speech, and a real audit assignment for a course you teach.

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Planned

Administrator Overview

1–2 hours · for VPs, deans, compliance officers

Title II obligations, institutional liability, budget justification for accessibility spend, and procurement requirements. For decision-makers who don’t need to remediate documents themselves but need to understand the stakes. Pricing: $49 individual / $29 seat.

Planned

Content Creator Quick Start

1–2 hours · for marketing, comms, web editors

Web content, social media accessibility, and document basics for marketing, communications, and web editor staff. Pricing: $49 individual / $29 seat.

Compressed variants are available as add-ons to institutional Document Ally Pro bundles. Build your training plan with the Compliance Roadmap Tool — Chapter 5 sizes seat counts by role.

Pricing — Full Course

Enroll yourself for $149, buy seats for your department, or get it free with an institutional Document Ally Pro license.

Individual

$149

Full course access. Lifetime enrollment. Completion certificate. Self-paced.

  • All 8 modules
  • Downloadable checklists
  • Completion certificate
  • Lifetime access
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Bundled

Included

10 faculty seats are included free with every institutional Document Ally Pro license. One contract, tool plus training.

  • 10 course seats per license
  • Unlimited document remediation
  • Admin dashboard
  • Priority support
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