Creating Accessible Websites

Creating Accessible Websites

Everyone that creates, edits or maintains UTA-related websites must follow UTA Web Accessibility Policy, IT-PO4, and UTA Web Accessibility Procedure, IT-PR4.

This policy and procedure include specific directions for a variety of topics related to websites. The topics range from how website domain names are registered to which links are required to appear in footers.

In regards to accessibility, all websites are required to meet all WCAG A and AA criteria.

UTA uses Siteimprove as a reporting tool to advise if we have any A/AA issues with our pages. Employees can log into Siteimprove through myapps.uta.edu and their UTA Single Sign On credentials. Visit the Siteimprove section of this website to learn more or contact accessibility@uta.edu for assistance in gaining access to reports for the appropriate websites.

Additional resources for web developers:

• Canvas Course, “Accessibility In Your Course” includes a section on web accessibility. This is offered by the Center for Distance Education.
• Ryerson University created Accessibility Maze, an interactive game to learn about web accessibility.
• Visit Understanding WCAG 2.0 – A Guide to understanding and implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 to learn about WCAG criteria.
• The World Wide Web Consortium offers strategies, standards, and resources to help make the web accessible. Visit W3C – Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) for more information.
• Utah State University hosts WebAIM: Web Accessibility In Mind. This is an excellent resource to learn about web accessibility.
• It is helpful for web developers to understand assistive technologies and how they are used by those with disabilities.
• What is accessibility? from Mozilla for developers.
• Best practices for writing alternative text from WebAIM.
• A “decision tree” for alternative text from W3C.