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1. Learn the Basics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These fundamentals of digital accessibility and the requirements and guidelines ensure all digital content can be accessed, navigated, and understood by all. Learn the why and how to remove barriers to digital content.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Learn why digital content and technology that is accessible, navigatable, and understood by all people benefits everyone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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These core concepts address a majority of the barriers to digital content and technology. Review these concepts to improve the accessibility of your digital content<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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These policies provide the standards for creating accessible digital content and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n

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2. Take the Assessment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Digital Accessibility assessment is required<\/strong> and must be completed yearly<\/em><\/strong> per university policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The assessment covers core concepts, policies, and your responsibility with digital accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n

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3. Use the Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We’ve curated these testing tools and guides along with the core concepts to help you bring accessible content to every WSU student, faculty, staff, and visitor. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Refer back to these core concepts<\/strong> to fix the barriers to your digital content and technology. Use the checklists and resources to improve the accessibility of your digital content.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Always test your digital content<\/strong> for accessibility issues. Become familiar with testing your particular content type.<\/p>\n\n\n

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These guides provide more information to help you when addressing the accessibility of digital content and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n

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4. Stay Connected (optional)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Newsletter<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Subscribe to our newsletter for information on digital accessibility resources, guides, updates, and trainings.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n

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Slack<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The #digital-accessibility<\/strong> Slack channel is dedicated to digital accessibility.
Have a question? Ask it.
Have a resource? Share it.
We are here to support one another and make our digital content and technology accessible.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n

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Join Slack<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Anyone with a wsu.edu email address can join WSU’s Web Slack team for digital accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Open Lab<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bring your questions about digital accessibility to Open Lab on Fridays from 9:30 A.M to 11:00 A.M..<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n

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