Strategy for Web Accessibility

Seymour Community School web site design is guided by the Web Accessibility Standards - https://accessible.org

SCSC Web Access Strategy

  • Review of all web sites each quarter
  • Training provided to staff for accessibility tips (training doc)
  • Journal of web site changes made by web master (web journal)

All web pages will have the following:

  • Images will have "ALT TEXT" to describe the image
  • Images with important text can be interpreted by a screen reader
  • Videos will have captioning available
  • Audio will provide a transcript
  • Contrasting colors for improved readability

Key Terms

ADA - American with Disabilities Act

Compliance - Adhering to WCAG for accessibility

WCAG - Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

WAS - Web Access Standards (simplified list)

Web-Accessibility-Standards-WAS-2.pdf