{"id":430,"date":"2026-04-20T12:06:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/accessibility\/?page_id=430"},"modified":"2026-04-20T12:06:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:06:59","slug":"digital-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-umflint-templates umflint-template-default\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;min-height:600px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1770\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-452 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/107\/files\/2026\/04\/first-day-of-class-2.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/107\/files\/2026\/04\/first-day-of-class-2.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/107\/files\/2026\/04\/first-day-of-class-2-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/107\/files\/2026\/04\/first-day-of-class-2-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/107\/files\/2026\/04\/first-day-of-class-2-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/107\/files\/2026\/04\/first-day-of-class-2-1536x1062.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/107\/files\/2026\/04\/first-day-of-class-2-2048x1416.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pb-0 is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-53caea8d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-primary-background-color has-background-dim-90 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-e0082cf6 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-048a45b67e37cfa4a00debb7e7fe9310\" style=\"font-size:clamp(31.152px, 1.947rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.863), 55px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\">Digital Accessibility<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n<a\n    id=\"block-block_a1a123c6fff4cebf53f34af8cbd2749a\"\n    class=\"btn mb-3 d-inline-flex btn-icon bg-danger\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/accessibility\/guides\/\"\n    title=\"Accessibility Guides\"\n    target=\"\" >\n            <span class=\"btn-icon-image\">\n            <i class=\"fas fa-info-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"btn-icon-text\">\n            Accessibility Guides        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n\n<a\n    id=\"block-block_e6413bfb8ea7b87aa7f7a38c63f3e1a0\"\n    class=\"btn d-inline-flex btn-icon bg-info\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/accessibility\/rethinking-pdfs\/\"\n    title=\"Rethinking PDFs\"\n    target=\"\" >\n            <span class=\"btn-icon-image\">\n            <i class=\"far fa-edit\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"btn-icon-text\">\n            Rethinking PDFs        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n<a\n    id=\"block-block_b51a313146b52d361c6d83e49f7347c4\"\n    class=\"btn mb-3 d-inline-flex btn-icon bg-secondary\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/accessibility\/tools\/\"\n    title=\"Accessibility Tools\"\n    target=\"\" >\n            <span class=\"btn-icon-image\">\n            <i class=\"fas fa-pencil-ruler\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"btn-icon-text\">\n            Accessibility Tools        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n\n<a\n    id=\"block-block_1af60731eb7e34e98d7d616d79d99e18\"\n    class=\"btn d-inline-flex btn-icon bg-warning\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/spg.umich.edu\/policy\/601.20\"\n    title=\"Accessibility Standard Practice Guide (SPG)\"\n    target=\"_blank\" >\n            <span class=\"btn-icon-image\">\n            <i class=\"fas fa-chalkboard-teacher\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"btn-icon-text\">\n            Accessibility Standard Practice Guide (SPG)        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb mb-3\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item\"><a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"breadcrumb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/accessibility\">Accessibility<\/a><\/li><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\">Digital Accessibility<\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3e1d588b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12ad3dce212fe321c944f40695edb4cf\">What is accessibility?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Accessibility is the inclusive practice of removing barriers that prevent people with disabilities from doing what they need to do. People with disabilities may rely on assistive technologies such as: screen reader, modified keyboard, mouse, or speech recognition technologies, captions and\/ or transcripts to successfully access information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital technology and content have greatly enhanced people&#8217;s abilities; however, some in our community are unable to access a lot of what&#8217;s out there for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/accessibility.umich.edu\/about\/what-is-accessibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a variety of reasons that keep people from using technology<\/a>. Accessibility best practices and techniques work to fix that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introduction to Accessibility\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OYcl2-v6QtE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6f2f86d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div 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digital content or resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 mt-3 mb-3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-secondary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ecrt-umich-accommodate.symplicity.com\/activity_provider_request\/\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Report a Barrier<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\">We Are Here to Help!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-elements-be89243f058f2d9877b7ae5e6c035709\">If you have any questions or concerns regarding the ADA Title II regulations on digital accessibility, please contact the Flint campus project team at <a 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style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;line-height:1.1\">adults in the U.S has <strong>some type of disability<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7abde1fe wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-46cbd25daa1b0acf77b9f2aa6315fbd3\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1\">41%<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow 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wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;line-height:1.1\">of the <strong>top million websites were accessibile<\/strong> in 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f611be13 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container-fluid mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9c22b1e3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div 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