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U of L Standards and Guidelines

The University's Policy on Web Accessibility

Section 508 is a part of a law that requires agencies to provide information that is accessible to users with disabilities. Web accessibility ensures persons with disabilities can easily view and navigate web pages. Web designers and content contributors are expected to comply with the University of Louisville’s policy for an accessible Web environment.

Accessibility policy

The University of Louisville Office of the President and Office of the Provost advises that all new web pages and pages receiving major renovation or revisions conform to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) WCAG Version 1, Priority 1 guidelines (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 W3C Recommendation 5-May-1999). In time, the entire university website should be modified to meet or exceed these standards.

As a contributor to the University’s website, you are obligated to follow the WCAG Version 1, Priority 1 guidelines and other guidelines found within this section of the website.  To help you achieve this standard, a "How-To" section is available online and Web Accessibility Training is offered to staff and faculty on a regular basis.  More information about these training sessions will be communicated through UofL Today, individual email and by postings within this section of the website.  If you wish to be on the mailing list for this information, please inform us with an email.

Accessibility evaluation and validation tools (see Resources below) are helpful in identifying some of the major barriers.  However, as a part of the University's Web Request Process, content contributors are required to submit their newly developed or renovated pages to the Web Accessibility Coordinator for further review and accessibility evaluation.   Issues discovered in this review will be communicated to the contributor and must be resolved before the launch of these pages.

In addition, existing pages will be reviewed by the Web Accessibility Coordinator and responsible parties will be notified of their compliance or non-compliance. The responsible party will have a reasonable amount of time to correct any issues found in the evaluation process.


Browser and screen reader recommendations

The W3C has published specific recommendations on browsers and screen readers. Use these to test your pages.


Accessibility Training

Web Accessibility Training and Certification is available to all staff and faculty members. For more information, visit the Web Accessibility Training page.

Resources

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