Digital Accessibility (DA) Guidelines

Overview

Creating accessible, digital content is not just right thing to do, it's legally required and governed in a variety of ways:

Digital Accessibility (DA) at UTMB

Web Standards and Requirements

UTMB digital content strives to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 and Section 508 Requirements.

Accessibility (A11Y) Education

UTMB's digital accessibility site contains training, toolkits, resources and tools to guide us in creating accessible content.  It's important to remember that just like digital security, as applications and technology change; so will the requirements in creating accessible content.  Digital accessibility is an on-going commitment and effort to create content with as few barriers as possible for our users.

Review quarterly

Just like security, digital accessibility skills will change, especially as software becomes more accessible.

Additional Resources

Have digital accessibility questions or site feedback?  Email the digital accessibility team