Title II and mobile apps: How to buy accessible when most apps are vendor-built

Title II has put mobile app accessibility in the spotlight for colleges and universities. While most institutions have spent years improving website, PDF, and LMS accessibility, mobile apps have quietly become just as critical, and far harder to control.

Students and staff now rely on mobile apps for registration, housing, payments, safety alerts, coursework, and daily operations. Yet most of these apps are purchased from vendors and governed by inconsistent standards. When accessibility barriers appear, the risk falls on the institution.

This guide explains how to manage Title II risk in a world where you don’t control the code, but you do control procurement, contracts, and governance.

You’ll learn how to shift from passive vendor trust to active accessibility oversight, without slowing down procurement or overburdening your teams.

What’s included

• Why vendor-built mobile apps represent a growing Title II risk
• Common misconceptions about VPATs — and what to demand instead
• How to write accessibility into RFPs, scoring models, and demos
• Contract language that turns accessibility into an enforceable obligation
• Practical governance and monitoring strategies after the app goes live

Download the free guide