A new ADA Title II rule requires that all digital content maintained by public entities—including websites, mobile apps, and other platforms—meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA standards by April 24, 2026. It is essential that everyone who publishes content or provides files to be published on the website complies with the new regulations. You can find a summary of the new regulations here: https://www.ada.gov/resources/2024-03-08-web-rule/
It is important to recognize that anyone who is creating digital content on behalf of the university is responsiblefor meeting these guidelines. This includes documents (docx, pdf, etc.), presentations, course content, email, web pages & other file types. Currently, ULM is working to secure software/tools to help us meet those standards. Expect to see more communications from IT & other ULM departments in the coming months.
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Program Contact: Dr. Joydeep Bhattacharjee | joydeep@ulm.edu
Both thesis and non-thesis students are required to complete a minimum of 33 hours of graduate coursework plus two seminar classes. Some students complete the degree in two years; however, students engaged in extensive field research will finish in three.
Graduate Catalog
The catalog outlines university policies, tuition and fees, extensive program and
degree information. Click on the link below for catalog information specific to the
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Recordings of these sessions will be made available at a future date. These sessions are provided by our UL System colleagues.
September 24 (3:00–4:30 PM) Access Starts Here: ADA Compliance for Documents
Learn the fundamentals of accessible document design. This session will cover practical
tips for making Word, Excel, PDF, and other common file formats ADA-compliant equipping
you with tools to ensure your course and campus materials meet accessibility standards
from the start.
October 22 (3:00–4:30 PM) Beyond the Transcript: ADA and Accessible Media
This session dives into best practices for captioning, audio descriptions, and multimedia
accessibility. Whether you use videos, podcasts, or interactive media in your work,
you'll walk away with actionable strategies to make your content inclusive and compliant.
November 19 (3:00–4:30 PM) Designing for All: ADA Compliance in Course Structure
Explore how thoughtful course design can remove barriers to learning. From syllabus
to final assessment, this webinar will highlight strategies for building accessible
courses that support diverse learners and align with ADA standards.
ULM is working to secure software/tools to help us diagnose and remediate accessibility issues. In the meantime, you can get started today.
ULM's primary web systems have built-in accessibility checking tools. While an automated checker is a valuable tool for finding issues, it can only do automated checks. For example, it can check to make sure you have an image description for an image, it cannot check how well the description is written. That would fall under the category of needing a “manual check.”
CANVAS (LMS) has a built-in accessibility checker. It can help you identify common issues on your CANVAS pages. In the rich text editor look for the accessibility icon (person in a circle). Select this button to run check on your page.
ModernCampus (formerly Omni CMS) has a built-in accessibility checker as well.
Using the Automated Accessibility Checker on Publish
When publishing a file to the webserver, you have the option to run the automated
accessibility checker first.
Using the Automated Accessibility Checker on Staging Server
When viewing a web page on the staging server, make sure the file is checked out to
you (light bulb icon should be yellow). To the right of the publish button, select
the "•••" more actions icon, then select "Page Check" to access the "Accessibility"
checker.
Feel free to contact us in the event you have a 'checker' error or issue that you do not easily know how to fix. This will help us understand the needs of our web contributors. Please submit your questions or concerns via the web accessibility form
Depending on the complexity of your site, additional manual checks may be required. More information regarding accessibility checks, images, media, and other topics will communicated in the future.
The following items are common issues, regardless of file type.
Image Description or Alt Tag Missing
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sem placerat. In id cursus mi pretium tellus duis convallis. Ut hendrerit semper vel
class aptent taciti sociosqu. Ad litora torquent per conubia nostra inceptos himenaeos.
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Color Contrast
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit. Quisque faucibus ex sapien
vitae pellentesque sem placerat. In id cursus mi pretium tellus duis convallis. Tempus
leo eu aenean sed diam urna tempor. Pulvinar vivamus fringilla lacus nec metus bibendum
egestas. Iaculis massa nisl malesuada lacinia integer nunc posuere.
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