Accessibility and Compliance

We recently received a question about if and how we were incorporating accessibility into the new site. We’re happy to share that accessibility is a big part of this redesign. We are working to have all of the new design templates W3C accessibility compliant. In addition, we are investing in new back-end tools (through our CMS, OU Campus) that will allow us to validate web pages for Section 508, WCAG, Stanca Act, & BITV to ensure accessible pages to all site visitors.

Our web design partner, Mighty, also will validate all of our code for W3C compliance and they develop using the latest standards. They also keep in mind the structure of the HTML and consider how devices, like screen readers, will use the site.