The Ohio State University Help BuckeyeLink Map Find People Webmail Search Ohio State The Ohio State University Digital Accessibility Center Site navigation menu About DAC Digital Accessibility Policy Resources Search Search Search Digital Accessibility Center GO Breadcrumb Navigation Home Digital Accessibility Policy Minimum Digital Accessibility Standards section navigation menu Digital Accessibility 101: What you need to know Live Captioning Minimum Digital Accessibility Standards Accessibility Coordinators Certified Evaluators Purchasing Questions and Contract Language File a Complaint Accommodation-based Exception Requests Minimum Digital Accessibility Standards The Minimum Digital Accessibility Standards (MDAS) form the technical implementation standards of Ohio State’s Digital Accessibility Policy. Maintained by the Digital Accessibility Center under the direction of the ADA Coordinator’s Office, the MDAS were originally adopted in 2004 as the Minimum Web Accessibility Standards then updated, expanded, and renamed in 2017. The goal of MDAS is to ensure that digital information and services provided by the university are functionally accessible to persons with disabilities. According to Ohio State’s Digital Accessibility Policy, all digital information and services to be used by faculty, staff, program participants, the general public, or other university constituencies are required to be compliant with the non-discrimination provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. This document provides elaboration and testable standards to help OSU technologists and purchasing agents meet their policy obligations. To be compliant with our Digital Accessibility Policy, a person with a disability must be afforded the opportunity to acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same services as a person without a disability in an equally effective and equally integrated manner, with substantially equivalent ease of use. A person with a disability must be able to obtain the information or service as fully, equally, and independently as a person without a disability. Considerations for Functional Accessibility Minimum Digital Accessibility Standards Previous Versions Site Footer The Ohio State University © 2021 The Ohio State University | Digital Accessibility Center Phone: 614-292-1760 Fax: 614-688-3665 260 Younkin Success Center, 1640 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43201 accessibility@osu.edu Accessibility Statement If you have a disability and experience difficulty accessing this site, please contact us for assistance via email at accessibility@osu.edu or by phone at 614-292-1760.