UW announces new IT Accessibility Guidelines

After many years of working with campus units committed to diversity, UW-IT Accessible Technology Services has formally stated UW's commitment to equal access to IT through the publication of IT Accessibility Guidelines.

The Guidelines, signed on May 1, 2015 by Kelli Trosvig, Vice President for UW-IT and CIO, state that the UW looks to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Level AA for guidance in meeting its IT accessibility commitments.

In addition to the Guidelines, UW-IT Accessible Technology Services has created an IT Accessibility Checklist, which provides specific techniques and testing methods to assist the UW community including web designers, developers, content creators, and purchasing agents, in meeting the Guidelines when creating and procuring IT.