Digital Accessibility

The Office for Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights, in alignment with University policy, federal civil rights laws, and applicable standards, supports the University community in promoting equal access to information technology by the application of accessibility standards, guidelines, training, tools, and methods.

Siteimprove

The University has selected Siteimprove as its digital accessibility and quality assurance monitoring platform. For information about how to gain access to the Siteimprove platform and for assistance in addressing accessibility issues on your website, please visit the University's Siteimprove Accessibility Center (opens in a new tab).

University of Virginia Policy

Applicable Laws and Standards

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as amended
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
U.S. Access Board: Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
U.S. Department of Justice Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA
Code of Virginia: Information Technology Access Act
W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Overview

University of Virginia Library – Accessibility Services

The University of Virginia Library Accessibility Services offers a variety of services, equipment, and resources to all members of the University community, including information regarding Captioning and Transcription requirements and guidelines.

Online Video Conferencing Accessibility Features and Resources

Zoom

In addition to the information about Zoom on the Library's website, Zoom’s accessibility page outlines their accessibility features, compliance standards, resources and more.

Webex

Google Meet

Google Meet Accessibility

Microsoft Teams

Currently, it is not possible to integrate a third-party captioning vendor with Teams to provide live captions. MS Teams relies on Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) for this service. More information on ASR and other methods for creating transcripts and captions can be found on the Accessible Video and Audio Materials site. ASR is not a recommended solution for accommodation purposes.

Planning and Hosting Accessible Programs and Events

Whether virtual or in-person, meetings, accessibility should be considered and implemented within and throughout all programs and events. The Planning Accessible Programs and Events page serves as an aid for departments and units to create more inclusive and accessible environments.

Recorded Webinars/Training in Workday Learning>

As an ongoing resource for all employees of the University, the ADA team, as part of the Office for Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights, sponsored a webinar series that was recorded and uploaded to the Workday Learning Management System on the following topics:

Creating Accessible Electronic Content

The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights created a digital accessibility video series on a variety of topics.

The U.S. General Services Administration's Government-wide IT Accessibility Program website provides a list of resources on how to create accessible digital products, such as documents, PDFs, presentations, software and websites, and spreadsheets.

Testing Tools and Resources

Social Media

Digital Accessibility

Zoom

Webex

Google Meet

Microsoft Teams

Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

YouTube