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Web Accessibility

The WSU Digital Accessibility website provides assessment, resources, and support to help make your digital content and technology accessible to everyone.

Web Accessibility is Your Responsibility

All WSU employees who create or publish digital content are responsible for ensuring it is accessible and inclusive.

Digital Content

Digital content is any content in an electronic format. This includes, but is not limited to, websites, documents, multimedia, and email. More examples of Digital Content and Technology

Users on the website are responsible for:

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Required Digital Accessibility Assessment

The assessment is required yearly for all digital content creators and publishers at WSU under University Policies and Procedures Manual 10.45: Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) Accessibility (formerly Executive Policy #7 and Business Policies and Procedures Manual 85.55).

Take the Assessment

All WSU employees who create and publish digital content, such as email, documents, multimedia, and websites, must take the assessment.

Important

Complete the assessment yearly per university policy.

Take the Assessment

Digital Accessibility Website

Responsibilities for Content Publishers

Content Publishers

All content publishers on the website are responsible for the accessibility of the web pages they edit and the digital content they add, and for ensuring compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA, as the digital accessibility standard.

Accessibility Role

In addition to a person’s User Roles, users will have an Accessibility Role. Content publishers are responsible for the accessibility of the web pages they edit, the digital content added to web pages, and compliance with WCAG 2.1, Level AA. Website Owners and Accessibility Proxies are responsible for ensuring that the website and its digital content are accessible and compliant with WCAG 2.1, Level AA.

Review Accessibility Roles and Responsibilities

Accessibility Support at Web Communication

Accessibility and Usability Panel

WSU Web Communication offers the Accessibility and Usability Panel with the Web Design System theme. The panel helps you start fixing your accessibility issues. This panel, the Review on WAVE link, and the Digital Accessibility Core Concepts will help content owners and editors create accessible content on their websites.

Open Labs

In addition, please join us during Open Lab to ask accessibility questions. Our Open Lab is Fridays from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Our Web Accessibility Open Lab is the second Thursday of the month from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Check the calendar for the next Open Lab and Web Accessibility Open Lab.

#digital-accessibility Slack Channel

Join our #digital-accessibility channel on Slack for accessibility announcements and community-provided support.