{"id":298,"date":"2023-09-28T12:17:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T19:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/?page_id=298"},"modified":"2026-02-18T06:11:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:11:55","slug":"what-is-digital-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/get-started\/what-is-digital-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Digital Accessibility?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Digital accessibility provides equitable and inclusive access<\/strong> to WSU\u2019s digital content and technology<\/a>. It means digital content and technology can be easily accessed, navigated, and understood by all people<\/strong>, including those with visual, auditory, motor, or cognitive disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Accessible means all “students, faculty, staff, and visitors have access to…technology and information needed to have an equal opportunity to succeed in their education, employment, and community activities.”<\/p>\n\n\n

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Digital Accessibility Benefits Everyone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Incorporating accessibility standards makes digital content and technology universally accessible to all. Accessible content and technology reduce the barriers by explicitly making it possible – by design – for every WSU student, faculty, staff, and visitor to engage with digital content and explore all the possibilities the WSU community has to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WSU Policy and Procedures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

WSU has engaged in a continuous process to update digital accessibility policy and procedures to best serve its community and to meet state and federal requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

WSU digital accessibility policy and procedure for ensuring compliance and implementation is UPPM 10.45 Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) Accessibility<\/a> (formerly EP07 and BPPM 85.55). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital Accessibility is Everyone’s Responsibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All WSU employees are responsible for making sure the digital content they create or publish (such as email, documents, multimedia, and websites) is accessible and provides an inclusive experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although assistive technologies<\/a> are available to help people with disabilities access digital content and technology, those technologies work best when digital content is designed with accessibility in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These resources will help you make your digital content and technology accessible to everyone. <\/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<\/strong> to improve the accessibility of your digital content.<\/p>\n\n\n

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

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These resources help you test and check your digital content and technology<\/strong> to ensure its accessibility. 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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Digital Accessibility Fundamentals<\/h3>\n\n\n