{"id":5911,"date":"2024-09-03T09:09:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T13:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/ross-it\/?page_id=5911"},"modified":"2025-05-10T11:47:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T15:47:06","slug":"digital-accessibility-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/ross-it\/welcome\/policies\/digital-accessibility-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Accessibility Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The university created the Digital Accessibility at the University of Michigan<\/a> website to inform the campus community of the requirements of digital accessibility and offer tips on how to make your website and digital content compliant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This work falls under U-M SPG 601.20, Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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From U-M Office for Equity, Civil Rights, & Title IX:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital accessibility involves designing, creating, and maintaining media, websites, applications, and documents so they can be used by the broadest possible audience of people with disabilities, including those individuals who use assistive technology<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

Federal Rules & Guidelines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Department of Justice recently, in early 2024, enacted a series of rules governing digital accessibility as part of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The university falls under these rules, and there is a current push to ensure that all digital content adheres to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fact Sheet: New Rule on the Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps Provided by State and Local Governments<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accessibility Checklist for Ross Content Managers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ross IT created the following checklist with tips and resources for maximizing accessibility in Ross department websites. For additional detail, we\u2019ve included references to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n