Web Services
Accessibility
"Accessibility" is what users experience when Web pages are designed using universal design principles. All users benefit from accessible Web resources, especiallly those with disabilities. A disability is broadly defined to mean any chronic or temporary limitation of sensory, physical or cognitive functioning. Oftentimes a user's limitations may stem from injury- or aging-related conditions as well.
Accessibility is so important that the University of Wisconsin-Madison
developed a Policy
Governing World Wide Web Accessibility that outlines requirements
Web designers must follow. The policy endorses
compliance with the Federal Rehabilitation Act’s Section 508
standards, subsections
1194.22 and 1194.31.
DoIT staff can critique a current website for accessibility or,
assist in developing templates and other tools to ensure that the
web site you create is accessible from the start.
See DoIT’s Web Accessibility Resources for additional information & resources including training, evaluation, consulting services and more.
For more information, call Tech Consulting at 265-SHOW(7469) or send email.