Accessibility
Gallaudet's web accessibility standards, and the guides for meeting them.
Gallaudet University targets WCAG 2.2 Level AA across every web property. That is one level above the ADA Title II minimum for public universities, and it is deliberate: this is a university built for deaf, hard of hearing, and DeafBlind students, so accessibility is the baseline rather than a finishing step.
Standards
What you have to meet, and the reference tables for meeting it.
- Microsite Accessibility Requirements — the full requirement set for any Gallaudet-affiliated site, with pre-calculated brand colour contrast pairings
- PDF Accessibility Guide — how to produce a PDF that passes, before you upload it
- Social Media Accessibility Guide — alt text, captions, ASL, hashtags and emoji for department accounts
For editors
How the accessibility tooling built into our editors works.
Automated auditing
- How automated auditing works — what runs, when, and what it can and cannot catch
- ADA Audit quick guide
Reporting a problem
Anyone — inside or outside the university — can report an accessibility barrier on gallaudet.edu at gu.live/request. The web team responds within 5 business days.
Our public commitment, the standards we follow, and the current known limitations are published on the Accessibility Statement.
In this section
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Accessibility Standards
What every Gallaudet web property must meet, and the reference tables for meeting it.
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Accessibility While You Edit
The accessibility tooling built into the editors, and which guide applies to you.
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How Automated Auditing Works (sign in required)
What runs, when it runs, and where the canonical instructions for each surface live.
