Digital Accessibility Updates and Thank You to Task Force
Dear PNW Faculty and Staff:
As referenced in the message that Purdue Provost Wolfe sent out earlier today, April 21, the Department of Justice extended the ADA Title II compliance deadline until April 2027. A copy of his message can be found below.
Additionally, we would like to take this opportunity to express our deep appreciation to the PNW Cross Functional Taskforce on Digital Accessibility for their great strides toward improving digital accessibility at the University. Throughout the Spring 2026 semester, the taskforce has actively been working on accomplishing the team’s goals. Specifically, this team has made resources available on the Accessibility at PNW webpage.
We also extend our sincere gratitude to the Taskforce Co-Chairs, Tim Griffin and Heather Zamojski, for leading the efforts of this team and to each of the taskforce members for your outstanding effort and dedication demonstrated over the past semester. Your work is critical to aligning with the digital accessibility standards.
Task Force Members
- Tim Griffin, Task Force Co-Chair, Associate Director for Civil Rights
- Heather Zamojski, Task Force Co-Chair, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Institutional Effectiveness and Student Success Technologies
- Kendra Gardin, Health and Wellness Manager
- Emily Hixon, Executive Director of the Center for Faculty Excellence
- Britt Hudson, Dean of Students
- Tricia Jauquet, Assistant Professor of Practice and Technical Services Librarian
- Melissa Maldonado, Instructional Accessibility Specialist
- Anthony Marszalek, Technology Specialist
- Kwangsoo Park, Interim Dean of the College of Business
- Wendi Scott, Administrative Assistant of Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math and Science
- James Seidler, Director of Web Services
- Kathy Siefert, IT Business Analyst
Along with thanking and recognizing the taskforce members, we want to express our appreciation to the campus community for its commitment to digital accessibility at PNW. Over the next year, let us continue to be thoughtful and thorough as we continue moving forward toward full compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA, technical standard. Additional updates on our digital accessibility efforts will be shared in the near future.
With appreciation,
Taskforce Co-Champions
Marie T. Mora, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Laura Odom
Executive Director of the Office for Civil Rights
Provost Wolfe Update: Digital Accessibility Updates
Dear faculty and staff colleagues,
As we approach the invariably busy end of a very successful and productive year, I know just how hard all of you have been working to bring our materials into compliance with the ADA Title II requirements.
We are writing with the news that the U.S. Department of Justice has granted a one-year extension to public entities like Purdue until April 2027. This allows us to approach the necessary tasks more thoughtfully, with a clear focus on meaningful access for people with disabilities.
With your help, we have already made a strong start. We will continue to support the work necessary to bring Purdue into full compliance and to embed accessibility into our practices. We appreciate the work of each of you toward meeting our ADA mandate by ensuring that institutional web templates and systems — including PDFs, web content, videos, apps, portals and other digital materials — are accessible to all users.
Links to available resources are below. Through deans and heads, I will be in further touch to ensure that this work continues seamlessly and that we support you fully in these efforts.
With best wishes as we approach graduation,
Patrick Wolfe
Provost & Chief Academic Officer
Christina A. Wright, JD, CCEP
ADA Coordinator
Christian Theumer
Chief Information Officer
Kelly Hiller
Chief Marketing Officer