Regulations that apply
- DOJ Title II Final RuleUS public
WCAG 2.1 AA required for state/local government, including public schools and colleges. Phased deadlines through 2026/2027.
- Section 504 and 508US federally funded
Applies to nearly every accredited US institution.
- EAA + Web Accessibility DirectiveEU
Public-sector education sites must comply.
The accessibility risks specific to Education
- PDF course materials that are not tagged1.1.1, 1.3.1
Lecture slides and syllabi exported as image PDFs.
- LMS quizzes without keyboard support2.1.1
Drag-and-drop matching exercises with no keyboard alternative.
- Pre-recorded lectures without captions1.2.2
1.2.2 violation; deaf students cannot access the curriculum.
Education risks in Certvo scan data
Education risks map to 1.1.1, 1.3.1, 2.1.1, 1.2.2. Failure rates below cover all 1,569 sites in the Certvo Web Accessibility Report 2026 (not split by industry).
- WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text ContentLevel A
29.9% of sites failed it (#4 of 16).
- WCAG 1.3.1 Info and RelationshipsLevel A
22.4% of sites failed it (#5 of 16).
- WCAG 2.1.1 KeyboardLevel A
6.7% of sites failed it (#7 of 16).
- WCAG 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded)Level A
No automated failures recorded; test it by hand.
A short remediation checklist
- Audit LMS templates and quiz types
- Caption every recorded lecture
- Re-export PDFs as accessible
Scan your homepage plus one Education task flow to see which of the criteria above fail on your own site.