“Digital accessibility” addresses how users access digital goods and services, and how students, faculty, and staff can ensure that websites, documents, videos, digital applications, and other digital content can be accessed and used by persons with disabilities, including those who use assistive technologies.
MSU IT provides accessibility resources and support for websites, course and instructional content, and digital applications. This includes accessibility evaluations of centrally supported applications and accessibility support during the procurement process in partnership with the Office of the General Counsel and Office for Civil Rights and Title IX Education and Compliance. MSU IT also provides several resources to support MSU’s digital accessibility program on web access including:
- Step-by-step digital accessibility tutorials, to help remediate existing materials and create more accessible content.
- Information about getting connected to your local Web Accessibility Policy Liaison within your college or department.
- Web Accessibility Policy Liaison meetings provide regular updates on policy, resources, and best practices, information about upcoming training, and opportunities to hear from and connect with colleagues across the campus community.
Web & Course Accessibility
MSU IT provides accessibility consultation, review, and strategic planning for websites, digital content and applications, and other information technology. Check out the accessibility tutorials, classes and workshops, and policy information on Webaccess or email us webaccess@msu.edu. Consultations, course reviews, training requests, and other digital accessibility service requests can be submitted through the Accessibility Services portal.
Accessibility support includes:
- Consultation and support for Spartan Ally, a D2L/Brightspace plugin that helps make your course experiences more accessible by providing educator-centric support.
- Course accessibility reviews based on accessibility best practices and Inclusive Design principles.
- Course accessibility support from trained student interns through MSU IT service level agreements to aid course improvement efforts.
- Assistance in making course accommodations in partnership with the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities.
- Information on closed captioning media at MSU can be found in our Accessibility Captioning Resource Guide.
- Course Accessibility Review
- Web Accessibility Policy
- Guide for Spartan Ally
- Faculty Accessibility Questions about Digital Content
Evaluation and Purchasing
The MSU Electronic Information Technology (EIT) Purchasing Process helps MSU build relationships with suppliers and publishers and ensure the purchase and creation of more accessible products and services. MSU IT has partnered with MSU Procurement to provide accessibility reviews as a part of the purchasing process.
For more information, contact your college/departmental Digital Accessibility Liaison, or email us at webaccess@msu.edu.
