Accessibility Standards

These are the requirements, not suggestions. They apply to any web property using the Gallaudet brand, hosted under gallaudet.edu, or representing a Gallaudet department, program or initiative — including work produced by outside vendors and agencies.

Start with the requirements #

Microsite Accessibility Requirements is the document to hand a vendor. It covers the full requirement set and — most usefully — carries pre-calculated contrast ratios for every brand colour, so nobody has to work them out or guess.

Then the format-specific guides #

Two formats cause most of our accessibility failures, and both have their own guide:

• PDF Accessibility Guide — PDFs are the single largest accessibility gap on most higher-ed websites. Read this before you export.
• Social Media Accessibility Guide — for department social media managers. Alt text, captions, ASL, hashtags and emoji.

Reporting a problem #

Anyone can report an accessibility barrier on gallaudet.edu at gu.live/request. The web team responds within 5 business days.