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Digital Accessibility at UHCL
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Website Content
Digital Documents
Email Communications
Who To Contact
Overview
University of Houston-Clear Lake is committed to ensuring its digital content complies
with current federal and state accessibility requirements and with the Americans with
Disabilities Act. Compliance requires that a person with a disability be able to acquire
the same information, engage in the same interactions and enjoy the same services
as a person without a disability, and be able to do so in an equally effective manner
with substantially equivalent ease of use. Information and services must be made available
at the same time to a person with a disability as to a person without a disability.
Beyond that, UHCL strives to support sustainable, user-friendly, device-independent
displays to ensure all audiences can access information without the need for adaptation
or specialized design.
Texas Law and UHS Policy
UHCL continually works to be compliant in accordance with
Texas Administrative Code (TAC) 213
and
206.70
, the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
,
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
, and UH System
SAM 01.D.13 (Electronic and Information Resources Accessibility Policy)
.
The minimum level standards to comply is
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, level AA
. This requirement applies to:
Websites and web pages
Web-based applications
Most publicly accessible digital documents (including PDFs, Word, and Excel files)
University of Houston System - Digital Accessibility Resource
What is WCAG 2.1 Level AA?
WCAG 2.1 Level AA is an internationally recognized standard for digital accessibility.
Accessible content must, among other things:
Use clear structure with proper headings
Be navigable by keyboard and screen readers
Avoid relying on color alone to convey meaning
Include alternative text for meaningful images
Follow a logical reading and navigation order
Digital Accessibility Complaints and Comments
Complaints and comments regarding digital accessibility should be sent to:
Accessibility Support Team
AST - a component of the
Accessibility Support Center
Phone: 281-283-2470
Email:
ast@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1632
2700 Bay Area Blvd, Box
258,
Houston, TX 77058-1002
Ongoing Digital Accessibility Review
Web content found on the www.uhcl.edu website is reviewed for accessibility by the
University Marketing and Communications
on an ongoing basis via an external tool called SiteImprove. In cases where content
is determined to be inaccessible, University Marketing and Communications will follow
the university's established
web governance processes
to address the issue.
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Home
/
Digital Accessibility
Digital Accessibility at UHCL
In this section
Website Content
Digital Documents
Email Communications
Who To Contact
Overview
University of Houston-Clear Lake is committed to ensuring its digital content complies
with current federal and state accessibility requirements and with the Americans with
Disabilities Act. Compliance requires that a person with a disability be able to acquire
the same information, engage in the same interactions and enjoy the same services
as a person without a disability, and be able to do so in an equally effective manner
with substantially equivalent ease of use. Information and services must be made available
at the same time to a person with a disability as to a person without a disability.
Beyond that, UHCL strives to support sustainable, user-friendly, device-independent
displays to ensure all audiences can access information without the need for adaptation
or specialized design.
Texas Law and UHS Policy
UHCL continually works to be compliant in accordance with
Texas Administrative Code (TAC) 213
and
206.70
, the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
,
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
, and UH System
SAM 01.D.13 (Electronic and Information Resources Accessibility Policy)
.
The minimum level standards to comply is
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, level AA
. This requirement applies to:
Websites and web pages
Web-based applications
Most publicly accessible digital documents (including PDFs, Word, and Excel files)
University of Houston System - Digital Accessibility Resource
What is WCAG 2.1 Level AA?
WCAG 2.1 Level AA is an internationally recognized standard for digital accessibility.
Accessible content must, among other things:
Use clear structure with proper headings
Be navigable by keyboard and screen readers
Avoid relying on color alone to convey meaning
Include alternative text for meaningful images
Follow a logical reading and navigation order
Digital Accessibility Complaints and Comments
Complaints and comments regarding digital accessibility should be sent to:
Accessibility Support Team
AST - a component of the
Accessibility Support Center
Phone: 281-283-2470
Email:
ast@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1632
2700 Bay Area Blvd, Box
258,
Houston, TX 77058-1002
Ongoing Digital Accessibility Review
Web content found on the www.uhcl.edu website is reviewed for accessibility by the
University Marketing and Communications
on an ongoing basis via an external tool called SiteImprove. In cases where content
is determined to be inaccessible, University Marketing and Communications will follow
the university's established
web governance processes
to address the issue.
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