Accessibility

Web accessibility is crucial at Indiana University to ensure equal access to online materials for all students, faculty, and visitors, regardless of disabilities. This commitment aligns with IU’s mission to provide broad access to undergraduate and graduate education for students throughout Indiana, the United States, and the world. Additionally, compliance with federal and state regulations mandates accessible websites, helping IU avoid legal issues and uphold its reputation as a leader in accessibility.

Siteimprove

Siteimprove is Indiana University’s tool to enhance website performance across various dimensions, including accessibility, SEO, and content quality. It provides tools to identify and fix issues that could affect user experience, ensuring websites are glitch-free and fully accessible. Siteimprove also offers insights and analytics to optimize digital marketing efforts, helping teams improve their online presence and drive growth.

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Accessibility at IU

The Accessibility at IU website contains information about creating accessible digital content for IU’s digital campus and important details about the legal obligations for it.

Accessibility at IU

One in five college-aged students has been diagnosed with a disability, while many others remain undiagnosed because of stigmas or financial barriers. UITS works to ensure that every student across the IU community is supported through technology and inclusive learning design.

Anthology Ally

Anthology Ally is an accessibility tool that integrates with Canvas. It helps educators improve the accessibility of their course content by automatically checking for issues and providing alternative formats for students with diverse needs. This ensures that all learners have equal access to educational materials, enhancing the overall learning experience.

Anthology Ally

Our experienced consultants in UITS can show you how to use technology to engage all your learners, using teaching tools you already know. Using principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), our consultants can help ensure that each student can realize their full potential. Consultants can help with:

• Assessing an existing course for accessibility concerns
• Developing a remediation plan, including timelines
• Coordinating resources for materials remediation, including text, audio, and video
• Assisting with accommodation requests that faculty receive from campus disability services offices

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UITS has access to a wide range of assistive technology. From specialized mice and keyboards to dictation software, UITS can help meet the needs of the IU community.

Assistive hardware

UITS offers a wide range of assistive hardware available for checkout, including keyboards, mice, and instructional aids.

Assistive hardware available

Assistive software

UITS offers many assistive technology software packages, including software to support reading and writing, tools for note taking, screen magnification, and screen-reading software. Many of these are available to all IU staff, faculty, and students.

Assistive software available

UITS also provides support and training for most assistive technology tools built into the operating systems or common applications.

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