Accessibility Guides

Staff Accessibility Guide

Faculty Accessibility Guide

PDF Accessibility Guide

Accessibility is not merely something nice to do, it is the law and is referenced multiple times in a variety of Acts.

• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 forbids universities from excluding people with disabilities from any program or activity.
• Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 mandates that all electronic and information technologies must be accessible to people with disabilities. It's not an option, it's not a nicety, or something that can be put off until later. It's the law and compliance is expected.
• The Americans with Disabilities Act Title III, considers websites as places of public accommodation and therefore they cannot discriminate against people with disabilities.

The KPC Accessibility Guides are based on the internationally accepted Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. There are currently three guides: one for staff, one for faculty that includes Blackboard specific information, and one for PDFs. You can navigate through the pages by using the side-bar menu, clicking on the embedded skip links to take you to a different section of the guide(s), or by using the forward and back arrows at the bottom of each screen. The information on each screen is set up as a checklist. For more information on each item on a page, simply click on the heading to expand instructions for meeting that criterion. You'll find instructions for Microsoft Products separated out by PC or Mac as well as instructions for using Google-Suite (docs, sheets, slides, etc.). If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to: uaa_kpcaccessibility@alaska.edu.