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Web Accessibility Policy at Cornell

This policy ensures all official university web pages are accessible to users with disabilities in compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. The policy reflects Cornell's commitment to inclusivity and quality web design.

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Web Accessibility Policy at Cornell

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  1. Web Accessibility Policyat Cornell Tracy Mitrano Director of IT Policy Cornell University

  2. IT Policy Frame-work

  3. Web Accessibility Policy home page

  4. Web Accessibility Policy I. Policy Statement All official Web pages within the Cornell University Web space, including but not restricted to those within the cornell.edu domain, those paid for with university funds, and/or those residing on university servers, subject to exceptions enumerated in this policy, must, by adopting as a minimum all requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, be made accessible to the widest range of users, including those with the more common sensory, motor and cognitive disabilities. II. Reason For Policy Cornell University is committed to a diverse and inclusive educational and work environment that encompasses its presence on the World Wide Web. Moreover, a Cornell Web accessibility policy comports with Cornell's founding motto, "Where any person can find instruction in any study." Consequently, the university recognizes that accessible design is good web page design generally and that the benefits of accessibility accrue to all web users globally whether or not an individual has a specific disability.

  5. Web Accessibility Policy: Definitions

  6. Web Accessibility Policy: Definitions 2

  7. Web Accessibility Policy: Definitions 3

  8. Web Accessibility Policy: Definitions 4

  9. Web Space to Which Requirements Will Apply Administrative Central unit sites — www.cornell.edu and central administrative unit sites Academic unit sites — college/department sites constructed for marketing and university business functions Academic Teaching Course sites Course collaboration tools Pages created by students to fulfill academic requirements which also fall within one or more of the official categories listed here Research Public presentation of research results online Sites created for the purpose of conducting research by collecting data from human subjects Outreach Outreach program sites Professional organizations Collaborative sites Information Repositories Collections Databases

  10. Web Space to Which Requirements Will NOT Apply • Web applications for which no accessible functionally equivalent alternative exists • Research collaboration sites • If these sites or Web pages fulfill any university purpose other than the conduct of research (example: also serve as a course Web page), then alternate accessible sites or Web pages must be provided. • Sites and Web pages created to conduct research or experiments in developing or utilizing new technologies and applications for the Web • Sites and Web pages created to experiment with new workflow processes that involve Web tools • Once a tool moves beyond an experiment and becomes an accepted part of a workflow process, that tool must comply with this policy. • Whole-course capture sites (automated videotaping or audio recording of every class session) • Any site intended for use by fewer than 25 people • Archival sites • Undue burden: compliance with this proposed policy would interfere significantly with the site owner's teaching, research or service mission

  11. Web Accessibility Policy: Timing

  12. Economic Impact

  13. Economic Impact • Typical issues found: • Alt text missing • Table headers missing • Forms lacking proper labels • PDFs lacking formatting tags • Media needing alternative presentation • Flash, PowerPoint, other types • Video needing synchronized captions • Scripts needing valid NOSCRIPT

  14. Training • Training Materials Online • Web Accessibility Primer • Workbook (web or PDF) • PowerPoint slides for trainers • Web Accessibility Quick Reference (PDF) • Training Classes • Primer • for Web Designers (WYSIWYG) • for Web Developers

  15. Resources • WebAIM from Utah State University • www.webaim.org • U.S Government Site for Section 508 • www.section508.gov • ACM Policy Statement on Internet Accessibility • www.acm.org/public-policy/accessibility • Cornell’s Resource Collection • www.cit.cornell.edu/policy/webaccess/primer

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