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Click it to brick it: How promoting online course accessibility promoted accessibility for all

Since 2019, The Center for Distance Education at Mississippi State University has led multiple efforts to increase awareness of and compliance with WCAG standards for online courses. While our primary efforts were intended to provide information and support to faculty teaching online courses, many of our offerings were attended by faculty teaching either both face-to-face […]

10 ways to improve your website accessibility

It’s too easy to create inaccessible content — i.e., online content that people with disabilities cannot access. At its worst, inaccessible content can get a company sued. But the good news? Creating an accessible website is easier than you think, and it’s a smart business decision. But mostly, it’s the right thing to do. In […]

Front-end accessibility tips and tricks

This presentation will be a deep dive into several specific front-end techniques for making sites more considerate towards keyboard users and screen readers while maintaining a pleasant experience for all viewers and avoiding negative impacts to SEO. We will be addressing several common scenarios and sharing our own solutions, complete with code snippets. Some of […]