Digital Accessibility Services
Introduction
The University of Illinois Chicago is committed to ensuring that our IT resources, such as websites, web applications, teaching and learning technologies, digital content and other electronic platforms and communications, can be used by all community members. We provide the services below to support digital accessibility.
Technology Solutions currently provides four essential Digital Accessibility Services, accessible to anyone affiliated with UIC.
Digital Accessibility Services
Digital Accessibility Consultations
- Provide recommendations, technical details, and general guidance on the necessary steps to ensure digital accessibility.
- Provide prioritized accessibility evaluation notes or reports that identify specific areas requiring improvement in order of importance.
- Suggest relevant resources for accessibility remediation to assist in addressing any accessibility issues.
Digital Accessibility Evaluation – Equalify Dashboard
- Offer website accessibility monitoring and evaluation through the Equalify Dashboard.
- Deliver detailed audit reports summarizing identified blockers, affected URLs, and common accessibility issues.
- Support your unit in tracking and addressing accessibility issues in alignment with WCAG 2.1 AA standards.
- To request access to the Equalify Dashboard, please email accessibility@uic.edu.
Accessibility Exception Review
- Clients adopting inaccessible technology must submit a request to initiate the Digital Accessibility Exception Process using the Accessibility Exception Request Form.
- The Accessibility Exception process does not waive the responsibility to provide the same information and content to people with disabilities.
- Accessibility Exception Requests must be accompanied by a plan for equally effective alternative access or a rationale for why such a plan is not possible.
Accessibility Compliance
- The UIC community is empowered to disclose and report any accessibility problems in web content, electronic documents, or University IT devices. This allows Technology Solutions to promptly investigate and remediate the issue.