Accessibility

Websites

VCUarts follows standards for accessibility compliance as set by the university and federal government. Specifically all websites must meet WCAG 2.0 AA standards. All VCU web properties (including any websites hosted by VCUarts) are periodically audited for accessibility compliance. Any sites deemed non-compliant must have issues resolved or risk being taken offline.

Specific information about VCU's accessibility standards is available at: https://webstandards.vcu.edu/requirements/accessibility/

Training

All VCUarts web editors must complete the SiteImprove Web Accessibility Fundamentals Training. More information about this training is available at: https://ts.vcu.edu/askit/web-tools/web-publishing/accessibility-training/

Documents and .PDFs

Any .PDF or document hosted on the VCUarts website must be accessible. Training is available on Lynda.com.

• Microsoft Word
• Adobe PDFs

Social Media

All social media accounts must maintain accessibility standards. Specific recommendations and training are provided by the university at: https://lib1.ur.vcu.edu/socialmedia-accessibility-quiz/#/

Videos

All videos published on our website or social media must be captioned. More information is available at: https://webstandards.vcu.edu/requirements/accessibility/#d.en.273063