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What is digital accessibility?

What is digital accessibility?

Digital accessibility: an approach to creating websites, applications, software and content ensuring their reception regardless of the user’s level of difficulty or disability on an equal footing with others.

WCAG

In order to ensure digital accessibility the WCAG guidelines should be followed.

WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) is a set of guidelines that specify the way to prepare website content so that it is accessible to all, including persons with specific needs.

Under the Act of 4 April 2019 on the digital accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public entities, the Jagiellonian University is obliged, inter alia, to adapt its websites to the WCAG 2 AA standard and publish its accessibility statement. 

Consequently, JU website administrators are responsible for meeting the statutory requirements as much as it is possible. 
Detailed information on the creation and publication of accessible content for the JU Portal can be found in the Tutorials (access after login). 

Accessible documents

These are documents that ensure equal access to content regardless of the users’ specific needs. One can get familiar with their content by means of, for instance, a screen reader. 

Watch a film on how to create accessible MS Word documents 

Adaptation of educational materials: adjusting educational materials to a format accessible for persons with disabilities, e.g.  using, for instance screen readers. 

Have a look at the guidebook Adapting Scientific Publications to the Needs of Persons with Sight Disabilities

The Accessibility Centre’s offer of adapting educational materials for JU students

Accessible multimedia

Developing audiovisual materials with the needs of various user groups in mind, including persons with such disabilities as those of hearing or sight. 

Watch a film on how to create accessible Microsoft PowerPoint presentations 

 

Accessibility in Google

Accessibility functions and services Google

Accessibility in Microsoft

Accessibility functions and services Microsoft 

Accessibility in MS Teams

Accessibility functions and services MS Teams