Overview

The IT Accessibility and Usability Information KnowledgeBase provides accessibility and usability information on digital resources and information technology used by UW–Madison. The Center for User Experience (UX) evaluates digital resources and documents accessibility barriers to ensure the university community is aware of barriers that could affect individuals with disabilities.

Accessibility evaluations

The Center for UX evaluates digital content with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1, Levels A and AA as our technical standard, using both manual and automated testing methods. Please note we are not resourced to provide end-to-end quality assurance testing during our accessibility evaluations. We find patterns of accessibility barriers and provide examples of the types of barriers found.

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Communication and collaboration tools

Communication and collaboration tools enable real-time and asynchronous communication, collaboration, and information sharing. This includes platforms for messaging, video conferencing, project management, document collaboration, and services that support interaction and teamwork.

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Content creation and management tools

Content creation and management tools include software and WordPress plugins that help content creators develop, publish, and maintain web content.

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Data visualization tools

Data visualization tools help content creators present complex data and relationships in visual formats such as charts, graphs, and maps. Some data visualization tools are used to create interactive graphics and dashboards.

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Internally developed applications

Internally developed applications are tools created by faculty and staff at UW–Madison. These may include public-facing applications, student-facing applications, and applications used by faculty and staff.

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Learn@UW supported tools

Learn@UW, a unit within Academic Technology, supports frequently used online learning tools which UW–Madison has official contracts with.

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Non-supported teaching and learning tools

Non-supported teaching and learning tools are vended tools that are commonly used but are not university-supported (i.e., UW–Madison does not have contracts with these vendors).

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Network access tools

Network access tools include applications used for multi-factor authentication, VPN connection, and other computing services.

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Student-facing tools

Student-facing tools include software and applications that students use either as part of their coursework or for university administrative tasks.

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University trainings

Many types of software and learning management systems are used to create onboarding and training for students, faculty, and staff. Trainings might be required or optional.

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Didn't find accessibility and usability information for a particular resource? Request a free accessibility evaluation from the Center for UX.

Center for UX supported tools and documentation

The Center for UX supports two digital accessibility scanning tools, DubBot and Grackle. DubBot is UW–Madison’s enterprise web accessibility scanning tool, which scans university websites to identify potential accessibility barriers and provides detailed reports to help site owners make improvements. Grackle is a suite of add-ons to Google Docs, Google Slides, and Google Sheets that check for accessibility issues and guide users through correcting them. 

The Center for UX also maintains pricing information for various UW–Madison contracted vendors that offer captioning, transcription, and audio description services.