Accessible Web Educause Takeaways
This week, Accessible Web had the pleasure of attending Educause, a conference for the community focused on advancing higher education through information technology. It was a great experience to be around a community that shares a similar mission of improvement. Web accessibility in education is about making advancements by removing barriers for students. Students should focus on learning, not struggling to use technology designed only for certain people. Failing to consider web accessibility in your public-facing websites and tools isolates those who cannot fully use them.
We’re adapting to a time of reliance on the web like never before. According to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, having a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) is the easiest way to show that your product meets the required accessibility for any technology marketed to federal employees. It is also important to showcase your commitment to student inclusion.
At Accessible Web, we do more than offer VPATs. Our audit and certification process ensures your VPAT outlines the scope of our testing. It also details how your website or web app fully conforms with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, WCAG. We assign one of our Web Accessibility Specialists to run a battery of automated and manual tests on each platform page and provide detailed instructions for your developers as organized and approachable tasks in RAMP. After remediations and the second round of audits, our team of accessibility UX testers will test your website or web app using assistive technology to ensure it is fully accessible.
Let’s join in the commitment to advance higher education! Connect with Accessible Web today to start your path to providing equitable experiences for all.
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