Accessibility

Learning Experiences All Students Can Share. We’re working to make learning more accessible to everyone—because learning becomes a richer experience when every student participates.

Quality Learning Starts with Inclusivity

At Cengage, our goal is to deliver quality learning experiences to all learners.

Inclusivity is one of our core learning design principles. If a learning experience can’t be accessed by all learners, it doesn’t live up to our standard of quality learning.

Accessibility at Cengage

To us, accessibility means more than enabling every learner to use a product—it means learners can use it in ways that support meaningful learning and results.

Here’s a look at a few of the ways we’re working to make Cengage learning experiences accessible:

• Meeting internationally recognized standards for accessibility: We’re taking active steps to make sure our products adhere to WCAG 2.2 AA
• Designing with inclusivity in mind: We’ve trained our teams to develop products with accessibility in mind by always considering the diversity of the learners we serve
• Going beyond accessibility audits and VPATs: We engage partners to continually review and evaluate the accessibility of our products
• Continued transparency: When it comes to accessibility, we’re transparent about where we’re at, what’s ahead of us and where we ultimately aspire to be.

Here's How We Do It

Building accessible resources from the start

As part of our commitment to accessibility, our Digital Accessibility Specialists collaborate closely with Disability Support Services offices. Our products and videos include alternative text, closed captions and transcripts. We integrate accessibility best practices into product development to ensure better access for all learners.

Processes and documentations geared toward accessibility

We’ve developed accessibility guidelines and training to help our teams meet both Cengage and WCAG standards. Accessibility checks are integrated into development, so our products provide inclusive learning experiences.

Partnership with accessibility professionals

A nationwide Research Advisory Board, made up of accessibility professionals from various institutions, evaluates features and informs our accessibility strategy to ensure WCAG 2.2 Level AA compliance and improve the overall user experience.

Partnership with organizations

With the assistance of qualified third-party organizations, we conduct accessibility evaluations of Cengage’s Learning Platforms. Updated accessibility roadmaps containing anticipated remediation deadlines are available by request and updated Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs) will be available summer 2026 for each platform, demonstrating our compliance with WCAG 2.2 level AA standards.

Let Us Know How We Can Help You Make Learning More Accessible

We’re not only working to make the newest Cengage products accessible to everyone—we’re working with you to help make our legacy offerings meet your needs.

Do you have a learner who experiences a barrier in their course material? We have a team to support you.

Services and Compliance

Accessibility Requests, Questions, Comments or Suggestions

To request accessibility documentation, alternate formats or to notify us of accessibility barriers identified in our products, complete the Cengage Online Request Form: Cengage Online Request Form

If you have a general question about accessibility or a comment or suggestion related to accessibility, send an email to the Cengage Accessibility team: Contact Accessibility

See our Alternate Format Requests page for additional information about requesting alternate formats for students and instructors with disabilities: Alternate Format Requests

Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs)

Review and download existing platform Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs):

Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates

Rights & Permissions

If you need to request rights and permissions to reuse Cengage copyrighted material that is unrelated to accessibility, visit the Cengage Rights and Permissions page:

Cengage Rights and Permissions