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President Michael Crow, ASU
Digital accessibility means making your course, website, and other online content accessible to everyone, regardless of their abilities or the device they are using. Often, simple changes can improve access to digital content for people with disabilities, including:
A large portion of ASU's online audience has some form of disability that makes accessing the Internet difficult.
19.4%
of U.S. undergrads have
a reported disability
25%
of student veterans*
have a disability
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2021)
* There are over 7000 student veterans at ASU.
Most of us experience temporary or situational disabilities, such as having a broken arm or being without audio in a very loud (or very quiet) environment. Making a site or course more accessible benefits users with disabilities, but it also makes it more usable for everyone.
From Microsoft's Inclusive Toolkit Manual | View Text Version | View Large Version | Download PDF
Start small and make a few improvements. The first time you use Canvas' Accessibility Checker or Ally on your course—or test one of your web site pages with WAVE or SiteImprove—you may feel overwhelmed by the number of errors. But some of the most helpful improvements for users are fairly simple to make:
See more on getting started with accessibility.
To ensure that your online course or web pages are accessible to persons with disabilities, perform an ASU Web Accessibility Audit or an Online Course Accessibility Audit. These easy-to-use tools walk you step-by-step through a manual accessibility audit (no knowledge of coding or HTML necessary).
ASU Web Accessibility Audit Online Course Accessibility Audit
