Digital Accessibility
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Accessibility is Everyone's Responsibility
We all share the responsibility of making Southeastern’s digital spaces accessible to everyone. That includes our websites, documents, courses, videos, emails, and social media. Whether you’re creating content or sharing information, every step toward accessibility helps ensure all users can fully engage and succeed.
Web Accessibility Policy
Rules and Standards
Southeastern strives to meet the requirements of the most recently published Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), currently WCAG 2.1, Level AA, in accordance with federal accessibility laws.
Resources
You don’t need to be a tech expert to start improving accessibility. Here are some beginner-friendly resources to help you make progress one step at a time.
The Center for Faculty Excellence self-enrollment course was designed to provide our university faculty and staff with resources to learn more about the new mandated accessibility requirements and how to ensure compliance across campus.
PDFs are one of the most common document types—and often the preferred format for sharing files on the website. However, it’s important to ensure they are accessible to everyone, including individuals who use screen readers.
Learn how to create and share accessible PDFs, and remember: do not use PDFs to present digital content that could or should be published as a web page instead.
- PDF Accessibility Checker
- UL System: Zoom Recording Link: Access Starts Here: ADA Compliance for Documents (Recording)
- Adobe Acrobat Pro: Make PDFs Accessible
- Microsoft Office: Create Accessible PDFs
- Save Word or PowerPoint files the right way before turning them into PDFs
- Google Workspace
- WebAIM: PDF Accessibility: A comprehensive, easy-to-follow overview of accessible PDF creation and repair.
Contact
For questions about digital accessibility on campus contact:
Sarah Schoonmaker
Web Accessibility Coordinator
[email protected]