Welcome to accessibility.umn.edu
The University of Minnesota is committed to ensuring that all individuals have access to information and information technology associated with administration and services, courses of instruction, departmental programs, and University-sponsored activities.
By following design standards, acquiring appropriate hardware and software, and improving the technical environment, the University
- sustains and improves access and services to students, faculty, staff and visitors— including those with disabilities;
- makes University of Minnesota Web pages, information and services accessible to the widest possible audience — including users of old, adaptive, alternate, or emerging technologies.
Content Overview
Site content includes the following 7 categories, each represented by an icon used to identify catagory membership.
Documents — includes information on accessibility barriers, best practices, and how to create accessible Microsoft Word, PDF, and Microsoft Excel documents.
Presentation — includes information on accessibility barriers, best practices, and how to create accessible PowerPoint, Adobe Presenter, Apple Keynote and S5 online presentations.
Multimedia — includes information on captioning, accessibility barriers, best practices, and how to create accessible Flash, QuickTime, Camtasia and Podcast media.
Learning Technologies at the U — includes information on accessibility barriers and best practices for Moodle, Google Apps, MyU Portal, UMConnect Meeting, Clickers, UThink, and Wimba Voice Tools.
Web Content — includes information on making Web pages and applications accessible. Includes a self-assessment tool.
Laws, Policies and Guidelines — includes information on university policies, federal and state laws, and World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) guidelines regarding accessibility.
Adaptive Technologies — includes information on a variety of technologies available for making information accessible to individuals with disabilities.
Additional Icons
Wrench icon — indicates "How To" articles.
Additional resources icon — indicates additional information and resources.
External resource icon — indicates a link is to a Web page outside of accessibility.umn.edu.