Ohio State instructors and staff are invited to participate in Fix Your Content Day 2026, a global accessibility challenge that encourages institutions around the world to improve the accessibility of digital course materials using Blackboard Ally.
The clock is ticking toward a federal requirement that all course materials and digital content be accessible by April 26, 2027. The U.S. Department of Justice has extended the compliance deadline for the ADA Title II digital accessibility rule, which was originally in April 2026. While the deadline was extended, accessibility work should continue on an ongoing basis and become part of everyday content creation practices.
While meeting that deadline is a university-wide responsibility, you don't have to do it alone. Ohio State's Digital Accessibility Services and Blackboard Ally provide tools, guidance and support to help faculty and staff identify and fix accessibility barriers. Last year’s Fix Your Content Day demonstrated that collective impact institutions can have when accessibility becomes a shared responsibility. In 2025, the Blackboard Ally community made more than 150,000 accessibility improvements in a single day!
This global, 24-hour event that brings together educators, instructional designers and accessibility advocates to make meaningful improvements to course content, one document at a time. Every accessibility issue resolved helps reduce barriers to learning and creates a more inclusive experience for students.
The event is also an opportunity to:
- Move closer to meeting the April 2027 goal for making all course content accessible
- Improve the accessibility of existing course materials
- Learn more about inclusive content design
- Collaborate with colleagues across the university
- Support student success through more equitable access to learning materials
- Contribute to Ohio State's digital accessibility efforts
Participating in Fix Your Content Day is an easy way to make progress toward that goal while improving the learning experience for students today. Join colleagues at Ohio State and around the world for Fix Your Content Day 2026 and help turn accessibility insights into action.