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Web Accessibility Statement

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Overview

University of Houston-Clear Lake is committed to ensuring its digital content complies with current federal and state accessibility requirements and with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Compliance requires that a person with a disability be able to acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions and enjoy the same services as a person without a disability, and be able to do so in an equally effective manner with substantially equivalent ease of use. Information and services must be made available at the same time to a person with a disability as to a person without a disability. Beyond that, UHCL strives to support sustainable, user-friendly, device-independent displays to ensure all audiences can access information without the need for adaptation or specialized design.

UHCL Web Accessibility Standard

To ensure accessibility, university web content must follow criteria outlined in the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG ) 2.0, Level AA.

Responsibilities and Resources

Web content managers and content contributors are responsible for ensuring web content meets the university’s web accessibility standard.  Web content managers will serve as the accessibility lead for their college/department web content, working with content contributors and subject matter experts to verify their area’s content is compliant.

The following resources are available to assist the UHCL community in understanding how to create accessible content:

  • Web Accessibility Training
  • Web Accessibility Best Practices and Checklist
  • Modern Campus CMS Built-in Accessibility Check
  • SiteImprove Accessibility Reports

Additionally, web accessibility support is provided via University Communications in coordination with the Accessibility Support Center. 

Accessibility Issues

Complaints and comments regarding web accessibility should be sent to:

Marketing & Communications

Phone: 281-283-2015
Fax: 281-283-2010

Bayou Building B2519
2700 Bay Area Blvd, Box 199
Houston, TX 77058-1002

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Content will be reviewed for accessibility by the office of Marketing and Communications on an ongoing basis via an external tool called SiteImprove. In cases where content is determined to be inaccessible, Marketing and Communications will follow the university's established web governance processes to address the issue.