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To uphold our commitment to creating a diverse, inclusive, and supportive atmosphere for everyone, UW–Madison authorized the Digital Accessibility Policy to align with UW–Madison and Universities of Wisconsin policies that protect people with disabilities against discrimination and honors our institutional statement on diversity. The policy does this through raising awareness of digital accessibility best practices, guiding the university toward designing and purchasing accessible technology, and establishing a network of digital accessibility liaisons who partner with the Center for User Experience to share digital accessibility best practices with their local units.
For more information about university resources and accessibility support, visit accessible.wisc.edu.
Make It Accessible guides
Use these guides to learn the fundamentals of digital accessibility. In addition to basic best practices, these guides share tips for making specific types of content accessible, such as websites and applications, digital documents, images, and multimedia.
Focusing on accessibility from the start creates digital experiences that more people can use, including people with disabilities.
Digital Accessibility Community of Practice
The Digital Accessibility Community of Practice (CoP) was created to promote inclusive digital experiences and content by providing opportunities to learn more about digital accessibility at UW–Madison.
Consider joining the CoP to build community, find resources, and share experiences.
Digital accessibility liaison network
The digital accessibility liaison network is supported by the Center for User Experience, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinators, and other university partners. Liaisons advocate for digital accessibility in their units and connect people to resources where they can learn more.
Use the liaison directory to find your liaison’s contact information.
Digital accessibility news
List of articles
Social media for all of us: Making content accessible & inclusive
Watch June's session for insights on best practices for social media design—and why making your sites more accessible benefits every part of your work.
June 11, 2025Accessibility in action: spring events & resources
Creating accessible digital experiences requires a shared commitment. Design for usability, refine your processes and put best practices into action to create more inclusive, accessible experiences online.
February 19, 2025UW–Madison prepares for compliance with new federal rule on digital accessibility
Universities must make digital resources accessible by Apr 24, 2026, under a new Justice Department rule. Learn about the committee tasked with identifying barriers and resources needed for compliance.
November 6, 2024Accessibility with UDOIT: Text styling in Canvas
UDOIT is a tool that helps instructors fix digital accessibility barriers directly within Canvas. Learn more about how screen readers interpret text styling, and how to make your course better for students who use them.
July 26, 2024Digital Accessibility Policy: implementation plan roadmap
The Digital Accessibility Policy aligns with UW–Madison and Universities of Wisconsin policies that protect people with disabilities against discrimination and honors our institutional statement on diversity. This roadmap tracks the implementation of the new policy over the life of the project.
July 2, 2024- More Digital Accessibility posts
University partners in accessibility
Center for User Experience
The Center for User Experience partners with you to create more accessible, usable, and inclusive digital spaces for all students, faculty, and staff.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinators, Office of Compliance
The Office of Compliance advances compliance with applicable laws and policies at UW–Madison. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides that no qualified individual with a disability be denied access to or participation in services, programs, and activities at UW–Madison.
McBurney Disability Resource Center
The McBurney Disability Resource Center is the office that supports students with disabilities and provides classroom accommodations on the UW–Madison campus.
Employee Disability Resource Office (EDR)
The EDR serves as the campus-wide hub for information on the disability accommodation process for employees and applicants.
The Center for User Experience
At the Center for User Experience, we are committed to working with you to make digital spaces more accessible, usable and inclusive for all students, faculty and staff at UW–Madison. We help the university follow its Digital Accessibility Policy by offering free evaluation and consultation services to all UW–Madison community members. For guidance on complying with digital accessibility requirements, visit Digital accessibility and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Get in touch
- Meet with us: Book an office hours chat with one of our team members to ask any questions you have.
- Start a project with us: We support accessible design and development. Fill out our Let’s Connect form to begin working with us on your project or to request an accessibility evaluation.
- Email us: Not sure if you’re ready to meet? Email us to start talking and figure out what to do next.