Technical Accessibility Standards
As a public institution of higher education, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) is required to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). As a federally funded institution, TAMU-CC is required to comply with US Section 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Learn more about these federal laws on digital accessibility.
As a state-funded institution of higher education, TAMU-CC is required to comply with Texas Administrative Code, Title 1, Chapter 206 (TAC 206) and Chapter 213 (TAC 213).
Noting the global accessibility requirements, TAMU-CC has adopted Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA as part of the minimum technical accessibility standards. Although it is called "web", many of the WCAG success criteria cover other digital resources. See References below for details on the technical accessibility standards.
Free training on digital accessibility
The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) provides many free training resources. The Accessibility Fundamentals section is a great starting point. The Digital Accessibility Foundations Free Online Course is available on edX. It is self-paced with an average completion of four (4) weeks if you study four-to-five (4-5) hours per week. You can come back to this resource at any time.
WCAG Success Criteria
Conformance
To be in conformance with accessibility standards, all content on all sections of the website, application, or document must be in conformance with accessibility standards. Therefore,
- If 99 pages of a website are in conformance but 1 page is not, the website is not in conformance.
- If all web pages of a website are in conformance but the documents are not, the website is not in conformance.
Additional information
- Additional W3C accessibility standards are available for authoring tools and user agents.
- Plain language explanations of WCAG