Web accessibility is becoming increasingly vital for websites and applications, particularly for universities and their disability support (DS) web pages. This project involved researching how universities promote and provide easily findable information on their DS sites. The research reveals a wide variety in the amount of information universities include on their sites. This project aims to determine what information people can locate on these sites and whether it can be found quickly. Participants are asked to complete a survey to assess if they can find specific information on three different university DS sites and rate their experience with each site. Additionally, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and the EU Web Accessibility Directive 2016/2102 were applied to evaluate how each university complies with these standards. Based on the results, a sample of the site will be developed. The primary goal of this project is to showcase the various ways that universities’ disability support programs ensure that content is accessible and easily findable for all.
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