Title II Team and Charge

Team Charge

Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to ensure UNI’s digital content meets new ADA Title II rules including required Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) (Version 2.1 Level AA) by April 2026.

Digital Accessibility Compliance

Title II Team

Ben Arnold, IT Client Services
Lindsay Cunningham, University Relations
Tiffany Dodd, Student Accessibility Services
Leah Gutknecht, Office of Civil Rights Compliance
Beth Kuehl, Human Resource Services

Amy Nielsen, Provost’s Office
DeWayne Purdy, IT Client Services Webteam
Andy Saigh, Athletics
Rick Seeley, IT - Educational Technology & Multimedia Services
Leslie Wilson, Wilson College of Business

Team Role: 

Coordinate efforts across campus units to ensure university-wide compliance.

  • Represent respective units, constituency groups, and functions across campus who will be
    tasked with making changes and maintaining compliance.
    • Communicate expectations and requirements to respective teams
    • Gather feedback on needs and roadblocks
  • Review needs and identify priorities as needed
  • Review roadblocks and take necessary steps to clear roadblocks
  • Form subcommittee as needed to address specific needs. Subcommittees may be campus
    wide and/or at functional levels. Examples may include:
    • Training/User Guides
    • Policy Development
    • Communication/Education
    • Vendor Relations/Procurement
    • Teaching/Course Content* (separate committee within Academic Affairs)

New Rules/Areas of Focus

  • Websites/web applications – pages, forms, and interactive elements on all university sites
  • Multimedia – videos, audio, etc.
  • Documents – PDFs, Word, PowerPoint, all digital files
  • Software and Apps – including mobile apps
  • Email and Digital Communications – newsletters, announcements, etc.
  • Signage – electronic displays
  • LMS – content and tools within platforms, including Blackboard
  • Social Media – all platforms

General Timeline/Phases

  • Planning
  • Implementation
  • Monitoring/Reporting
  • Final Compliance Check
  • Ongoing Maintenance/Support