{"id":12290,"date":"2026-02-11T11:20:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/?p=12290"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:19:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:19:43","slug":"title-ii-and-exceptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/2026\/02\/11\/title-ii-and-exceptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Title II and exceptions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We recently published a summary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/accessibility\/title-ii-accessibility-requirements\/\">updated Title II accessibility requirements<\/a> on Webguide, along with a list of exceptions focusing on how they apply to Boise State websites. Our Title II compliance date April 24, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These exceptions are narrow, condition-based, and they do not remove our responsibility to provide an accessible version of content when someone requests it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exceptions exist for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Certain documents created prior to April 24, 2026 that are not used to apply for, access, or participate in university services, programs, or activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Password-protected documents that are about a specific person, property, or account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Web content that is archived (web pages and posts created before April 24, 2026 that are not used to apply for, access, or participate in current university services, programs, or activities and will never be updated).<br><br>Note that any content created after April 24, 2026 cannot qualify as &#8220;archived,&#8221; since Boise State is required to ensure that <strong>all<\/strong> content uploaded to our website after April 24, 2026 must meet accessibility requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-learn-more\">Learn more <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about Title II requirements and exceptions as they apply to Boise State&#8217;s websites:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/accessibility\/title-ii-accessibility-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Title II accessibility requirements and exceptions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-title-ii-is-not-just-about-web-pages\">Title II is not just about web pages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Title II rule covers digital content beyond university websites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Social media posts, email communications, online course materials, mobile apps, etc. must also meet accessibility requirements as of April 24, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the Office of Compliance and Ethics website to understand what&#8217;s covered under the Title II accessibility rules, and access resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/compliance\/ada\/title-ii-rule-on-digital-accessibility\/\">Title II | Office of Compliance and Ethics<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-questions\">Questions?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact <a href=\"mailto:oitaccessibility@boisestate.edu\">oitaccessibility@boisestate.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We recently published a summary of the updated Title II accessibility requirements on Webguide, along&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":5025,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3162,3157],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accessibility","category-wordpress-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - 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