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University Digital Accessibility Policy

To ensure that all people with disabilities have the means to access web content, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act and University non-discrimination policy, please follow these resources to ensure all content is compliant.
Students use their computers in Edmon Low Library,

Web policy standards

Find all the web standards OSU uses

508 Standards

U.S. Access Board's online accessibility standards.

WCAG 2.1 AA Standards

W3's international web content accessibility guidelines.

Closed Captions Standards (audio and video)

Read about how to create captions for accessibility.

Faculty and Staff Training

Accessibility Tips

It's important that digital information adhere to OSU's policy including course materials, digital documents, web content and more. The Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence has in-depth information on best practices for accessibility.

Accessibility tools

Software and tools to assist employees and students

WebAim WAVE® Accessibility Evaluation tool

Automatically evaluates web content to ensure it is accessible.

Color Contrast Checker

Check if certain colors contrast enough to be accessible.

NVDA Screen Reader

NV Access's free screen reader assistant.

Narrator

Voice assistant created by Microsoft.

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