Web Accessibility Solutions for Schools & Districts

Website accessibility laws in California take effect in less than six weeks! Read up on the importance of website accessibility certifications and how your district can secure one. 

We surveyed schools and districts about their biggest web accessibility concerns. Here are the results!

Making website design and content more accessible for every user is something we see as the right thing to do. In an effort to ensure we continue to lead on accessibility, we’re excited to share with you some of our recent additions to the accessibility feature set on the Finalsite Platform.

Because web accessibility isn’t mandatory for independent schools like it is for public school districts and some universities, we reached out to three of our early adopters at independent schools to understand why they're prioritizing web accessibility.

Working towards an ADA-compliant website design is a process — and no one knows that better than Barbers Hill Independent School District in Texas. Be inspired by the success of their redesign story and how their new website offers a new kind of user-experience.

Website accessibility and ADA compliance is often a complicated subject, and the steps required to ensure your site’s design, structure and content are accessible can be labor-intensive. However, one of the easiest components of an accessibility initiative is an accessibility statement.

Web accessibility isn’t just about adhering to WCAG guidelines to avoid a fine — web accessibility is about helping all schools and districts improve the overall experience on their site. Discover 6 easy web accessibility best practices every school and district should follow in this blog.

As of June 5, 2018, WCAG 2.1’s guidelines are not regulations and/or requirements at this point in the U.S. Here's what schools and districts need to know.