Auburn University has had a policy governing the accessibility of electronic information technology (EITA) since 2011. In October of 2016 that policy was updated to encompass procurement of information technology resources and instructional materials. This site has an explanation of the policy to help answer common questions.
Auburn has opted to follow the Web Accessibility Initiative's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WGAG) at the AA level. Currently, the 2.0 version is the most recent although version 2.1 is being drafted and commented on.
With the revisions of the university EITA policy, the university followed recommendations to take a "from this point forward" approach to addressing the accessibility of electronic information technology. This means that as we create new websites, web pages, or mobile/computer/web applications (or update existing websites, web pages, or mobile/computer/web applications); develop new (or update) mass emails, documents (Word, PDF, etc.), slideshows (PowerPoint, Keynote etc.), recordings (video and audio); or purchase new solutions: we will assess their accessibility prior to purchase or launch to assess their adherence to the industry standards and guidelines such as WCAG. If found lacking the steps to improve accessibility to the point that it meets the minimum requirements will be taken before the product is launched and made publicly available.
By January 18, 2018, all resources created since the beginning of 2011, will be remediated to be meet the adopted accessibility standards outlined in WCAG 2.0.
Any information created before 2011 will be evaluated for accuracy and a decision to archive it (take it completely off-line) will be considered. If it remains online, it too will be remediated.
Last Updated: April 15, 2018
