Document remediation makes online materials accessible for people with disabilities, ensuring that they can be read by assistive technologies such as screen readers. Remediation is especially important for compliance with federal law and web accessibility standards – including the Department of Justice’s final rule updating its regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with a compliance deadline of April 2026. Title II of the ADA directly impacts state and local governments, including public schools, universities, and libraries and their web content. In addition to reviewing the recent ruling’s requirements to make web content accessible to people with disabilities, this session will review document remediation basics, strategies for tagging elements to indicate reading order and other information, and best practices for remediating your library’s existing and future documents.
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- Identify accessibility issues in existing library documents
- Remediate documents to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines standards
- Create accessibility best practices for new documents
Naomi Gonzales is the Library Services Trainer & MOLIB2GO Coordinator at Amigos. She has over ten years of library experience in academic and medical libraries, and most recently served as a federal contractor in support of The National Library of Medicine’s MedlinePlus consumer health website. Her professional interests include web accessibility, usability, and community outreach. In her personal life, Naomi enjoys befriending stray cats, volunteering at her local farmer’s market, and playing cozy video games.