Accessibility
Accessibility is an important part of creating and maintaining a website. Adhering to standards is a vital requirement for every Stony Brook University website.
It is our intention to make all SBU sites accessible to as many people as possible in accordance with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Accessibility Guidelines and NYS Technology Policy 99-3.
View our Accessibility Checklist
SUNY is providing free accessibility training through Deque University
Continue Reading about Accessibility on W3C
Resources
WCAG 2 Overview
This page introduces the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) international standard, including WCAG 2.0, WCAG 2.1, and WCAG 2.2. WCAG documents explain how to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities.
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Making the Web Accessible
From the Web Accessibility Initiative - Strategies, standards, and supporting resources to help you make the Web more accessible to people with disabilities.
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WAI- Introduction to Web Accessibility
Making the web accessible benefits individuals, businesses, and society. International web standards define what is needed for accessibility.
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The A11y Project
“a11y” stands for “accessibility.” It is a numeronym, with 11 representing the count of letters between the letter a and the letter y. Other numeronyms you may be familiar with include: i18n (internationalization), P2P (peer to peer), WWII (World War 2), etc.
The word accessibility has different meanings in different contexts. On the internet, the use of the term a11y helps to identify content related specifically to digital accessibility. For example, it is often used as a Twitter hashtag by digital accessibility practitioners.
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Deque University Accessibility Resources and Code Examples
This web page is a collection of resources and code samples, from Deque University .
WebAIM - Web Accessibility in Mind
Expanding the potential of the web for people with disabilities by empowering individuals and organizations to create accessible content.
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Silktide's Web Accessibility Toolbar
Their free accessibility checker tests any web page for over 200 WCAG issues, and gives you straightforward, step-by-step guidance on how to improve your web accessibility.
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Mozilla Developer Network - Accessibility Guide
MDN is an open-source, collaborative project owned by Mozilla Corporation and developed by Mozilla, in partnership with a global community of volunteers and partners.
The Web is fundamentally designed to work for all people, whatever their hardware, software, language, location, or ability. When the Web meets this goal, it is accessible to people with a diverse range of hearing, movement, sight, and cognitive ability.
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