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Educational and Training Resources and Materials

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If you belong to an educational or training institution and a student notifies you of a need due to a disability, you must:

  • Provide learning resources or material in an accessible format that takes into account their accessibility needs.
  • Provide student records and program information in an accessible format that takes into account their accessibility needs.

You can provide the student with one of the following:

  • An accessible or conversion-ready electronic format, where available or
  • A comparable resource in an accessible or conversion-ready format, if the resource cannot be obtained or converted into an accessible format.
Any electronic or digital format that facilitates conversion into an accessible format, such as Braille, large print, audio, etc.

When do you need to comply?

Organization Type Compliance By
Large designated public sector organizations and Large organizationsJanuary 1, 2013
Small designated public sector organizations and Small organizationsJanuary 1, 2015