Accessibility
Accessibility is an important part of creating and maintaining a website. Adhering to standards is a vital requirement for every Stony Brook University website.
It is our intention to make all SBU sites accessible to as many people as possible in accordance with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Accessibility Guidelines and NYS Technology Policy 99-3.
View our Accessibility Checklist
SUNY is providing free accessibility training through Deque University
Continue Reading about Accessibility on W3C
Resources
OmniUpdate: Accessibility Tools
An explanation of the need for accessibility, and how OU Campus helps you maintain accessible content on your website.
Learn how to use Accessibility Check in OU Campus
WebAIM: Web Accessibility in Mind
A primary resource for accessibility training.
How to Create Accessibile Documents
Instructions for creating accessible PDFs, Word, Powerpoint, Excel documents and more.
View instructions on NCDAE website
Web Accessibility Best Practices
A thorough list of best practices for website content.
Teach Access Tutorial on Web Accessibility
This resource is part of the Teach Access Initiative, and provides best practices for making accessible mobile and web apps. This tutorial currently provides basic training for developers and designers
Take the Teach Access Tutorial
W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
"A customizable quick reference to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 requirements (success criteria) and techniques."