Electronic Information Technology (EIT) Compliance is Coming: 4/24/26

Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Health and Human Services (HHS) Section 504 requirements, and New York State law require that institutions ensure that digital content and mobile applications are accessible to individuals with disabilities from the start, rather than through accommodations. SUNY has created an Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) policy to guide SUNY schools in meeting the federal and state compliance deadline of April 24, 2026. 

The EIT Accessibility Policy Calls For:

• EIT Accessibility must be recognized as the responsibility of all administrators, faculty, and staff.
• System Administration and campuses shall develop, purchase, host, and/or acquire, to the extent feasible, web pages, websites, hardware and software products and services that are accessible to persons with disabilities.

Five Accessibility Standards:

1. Web Accessibility Standards (WAS)

2. Digital Content Accessibility Standards (DCAS)

3. Classroom Accessibility Standards (CAS)

4. Procurement Accessibility Conformance Standards (PACS)

5. Library Accessibility Guidelines (LAG)

Detailed implementation guidance is available for each standard at:  https://www.suny.edu/accessibility/eit/

Do you want to be on SUNY Niagara’s EIT Committee?

Contact Carrie Dudek, EIT Officer, at 716-614-6285 or cdudek@niagaracc.suny.edu