{"id":16377,"date":"2016-08-16T17:34:08","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T21:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.msu.edu\/?page_id=16377"},"modified":"2023-03-28T10:30:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T14:30:07","slug":"accessibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tech.msu.edu\/technology\/accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Accessibility Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDigital accessibility\u201d addresses how our users access digital goods and services, and how students, faculty, and staff can ensure that web pages and web-delivered content can function with assistive technology used by persons with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>MSU IT provides resources and support for web accessibility, course and instructional content accessibility, and accessible IT evaluations and purchasing in partnership with the <a href=\"http:\/\/ogc.msu.edu\/\">Office of the General Counsel<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/oie.msu.edu\/\">Office of Institutional Equity<\/a>. MSU IT also provides several resources to support MSU\u2019s digital accessibility program on web access including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Step-by-step <a href=\"https:\/\/webaccess.msu.edu\/Tutorials\/index.html\">digital accessibility tutorials<\/a>, to help you create more accessible content.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/webaccess.msu.edu\/Help_and_Resources\/liaisons.html\">Information about getting connected to your local Web Accessibility Policy Liaison<\/a> within your college or department.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/webaccess.msu.edu\/schedule\/index.html\">Web Accessibility Policy Liaison meetings<\/a>\u00a0are intended to provide updates to campus related to digital accessibility resources, guidance, and the web accessibility policy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Web & Course Accessibility<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MSU IT provides accessibility consultation, review, and strategic planning for websites, web applications, and other information technology.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Check out the accessibility tutorials, classes and workshops, and policy\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">information<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/webaccess.msu.edu\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Webaccess<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0or email us\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:webaccess@msu.edu\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">webaccess@msu.edu.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559738":40,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}\">Accessibility support includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559738":40,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}\">Consultation and support for Spartan Ally, a D2L\/Brightspace plugin that helps make your course experiences more accessible by providing educator-centric support.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559738":40,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}\">A review of course materials for accessibility with an instructional designer using Quality Matters and Inclusive Design principles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559738":40,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}\">Course accessibility support from trained student interns through MSU IT service level agreements to aid course improvement efforts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559738":40,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}\">Assistance in making course accommodations in partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcpd.msu.edu\/\">Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Information on closed captioning media at MSU can be found in our <a href=\"https:\/\/webaccess.msu.edu\/Help_and_Resources\/captioning-resources.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accessibility Captioning Resource Guide.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/webaccess.msu.edu\/Help_and_Resources\/course-accessibility-badge-and-course-accessibility-review.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Course Accessibility Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/webaccess.msu.edu\/Policy_and_Guidelines\/web-accessibility-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Web Accessibility Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/webaccess.msu.edu\/Help_and_Resources\/Spartan_Ally.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide for Spartan Ally<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559738":40,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}\">For additional guidance, download our new <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Digital-Accessibility-Cookbook-V.1-8.13.213.pdf\">Digital Accessibility Support Cookbook<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Creative Design\/Production<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webaccess.msu.edu\/templates\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accessible Document Templates<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/webaccess.msu.edu\/Help_and_Resources\/web_third_party_questions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faculty Accessibility Questions about Digital Content<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Evaluation and Purchasing<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The MSU<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/webaccess.msu.edu\/Policy_and_Guidelines\/purchasing\/index.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Electronic Information Technology (EIT) Purchasing Process<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">helps MSU to build relationships with suppliers and publishers and to ensure the purchase and creation of more accessible products and services. 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