Managing Accessibility in Higher Education
summary
University-wide program enforces WCAG 2.1 AA for new or significantly revised sites, tracks roughly 580 Penn sites with Pope Tech since 2020, and uses scheduled scans every three to four months plus full audits of top sites about every six months. A single full-time analyst runs free audits, weekly office hours, 65–70 Web Compliance Officers relay fixes across schools, and a centrally maintained Drupal starter theme plus procurement checklists and VPAT guidance drive vendor accountability and incremental remediation rather than chasing perfection.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:40Agenda
- 1:34Background Information
- 4:19Digital Accessibility Policy
- 6:03Campuswide Resources
- 9:19PDF Remediation
- 10:36Drupal Starter Theme
- 13:48Accessibility Tools
- 15:09Support Training
- 16:57Accessible Tables
- 22:05Procurement
- 25:49Vendor Evaluation
- 27:26Troubleshooting Issues
- 29:20Closing Thoughts
- 38:25Monitor
- 43:47Contact Info
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