Guidance & Resources
The IT Accessibility Policy Program (ITAPP) is currently in pursuit of Digital Accessibility tools and solutions that provide training, assistance, and leverage automation to minimize manual testing and remediation for faculty and staff. In the meantime, the resources below are immediately available as a starting place for your accessibility efforts.
UCD Resources
- Accessibility & Inclusivity Communications Guide
Provides UC Davis campus communicators with tips for making accessible and inclusive content. - Student Affairs Brand Guide on Accessibility
These are some helpful resources to help you ensure that all of your communications are as accessible as possible. - The Wheel: Quick Access
This is a series of blog posts to help instructors meet the ADA Title II guidelines of April 2026.
UCOP Resources
- Procurement Best Practices
Guidelines to help UC procurement and electronic accessibility staff purchase accessible electronic products/services. - UC Information Technology Accessibility Policy
This policy was updated in 2026 to remain compliant with new regulations. It promotes an accessible IT environment at the UC to help ensure that as broad a population as possible may access programs and services. - Web Developer Guidelines
These guidelines represent the most basic steps for improving the accessibility of websites and reflect good development standards.
Available Tools
- AggieVideo
AggieVideo is a video repository for adding automated captions to audio and video. Note: auto-captions are not WCAG-compliant and need to be reviewed for quality. - Prioritization Tool
Online tool to help determine priority for accessibility projects. - SensusAccess
SensusAccess has been integrated into UC Davis Canvas to support accessibility, and can automatically convert files into alternate and accessible formats. - Siteimprove on SiteFarm
Siteimprove helps fix or improve accessibility, SEO, content quality, security issues, and more. UC has a systemwide contract for the Siteimprove, which is available to everyone at UC.
Training & Webinars
- Alt Text Accessibility
This 20-minute session will demonstrate how generative AI tools can support instructors in drafting alt text for images used in lectures, Canvas, and course materials before tailoring to their learning outcomes and editing for brevity and accuracy. - Canvas and Accessibility
In this session, we’ll dive into the built-in Canvas Accessibility Checker by walking through 27 potential content issues. - Conversation About Digital Accessibility at UC Davis,
Brad Starkey-Owens shares his history and philosophy around accessibility, including plans to support UC Davis faculty in meeting the new Title II regulations deadline of April 2026. - SensusAccess Inside
In this session, we’ll explore how SensusAccess Inside delivers an automated, on-demand document-conversion service right within Canvas, no extra uploads or manual formatting required.
ITAPP Committee
To prepare for the Title II deadline, the IT Accessibility Policy Program (ITAPP) Committee has been charged with providing guidance and resources toward WCAG 2.1 AA compliance. This committee will be employing an institutional maturity model that includes circular processes of assessment, planning, and implementation. Hands-on work groups are reviewing digital communication and web content, academic materials, and software both purchased and developed by UC Davis programs. New guidance, resources and training will be made available to staff and faculty as soon as possible. Please contact the Digital Accessibility Program Manager with questions.