Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

Introducing Purdue Libraries’ Digital Accessibility Guide

August 14th, 2025

Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies is excited to share a new campus-wide resource: the Digital Accessibility Guide. This comprehensive guide is designed to help faculty, staff, and students create more accessible digital content—from instructional materials and research outputs to webpages and presentations.

The guide provides practical tools, best practices, checklists, and training links to help integrate accessibility into everyday work. Whether you’re building a syllabus, designing a slide deck, or uploading documents online, the guide offers support for creating materials that are inclusive and accessible to all users.

This resource was developed by the Libraries Accessibility Working Group, a team committed to improving accessibility across Libraries services, spaces, and digital resources. While rooted in Libraries, the group’s efforts aim to support broader campus accessibility goals and promote a “born-accessible” approach—building accessibility into the design of content, services, and programs from the outset, rather than addressing barriers after they arise.

The launch of the guide aligns with updated federal requirements under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which call on public institutions to meet more rigorous digital accessibility standards. Through this work, Purdue Libraries reaffirms its commitment to equitable access and contributes to a campus-wide culture where accessibility is a shared responsibility where everyone benefits.