Before long, we will launch the AccessibleU course. This has me reflecting on the bigger picture: once we’ve laid the groundwork with awareness and training, what’s next? For me, the natural progression is taking a hard look at the actual digital content we’re delivering across campus—and asking how accessible it really is.
We’re talking thousands of documents, Canvas pages, embedded media, and linked resources. It’s a lot. So I’ve started sketching out an initial plan for auditing and remediating this content at scale. This is very much a work in progress, but I wanted to share where my thinking is at the moment.
The plan includes:
- Establishing an audit scope and frequency (what we check, and how often)
- Using both automated and manual tools for thorough coverage
- Structuring a workflow from quick triage to deep dive reviews
- Collaborating with instructors and support teams to fix issues and build capacity
- Embedding accessibility into design workflows so we’re proactive, not reactive
- Tracking our progress through shared documentation and dashboards
The overarching idea is this: Accessibility is a shared responsibility, and we’ll need shared strategies and structures to support it. This plan is meant to start that conversation—how do we, as a campus, make digital inclusion a sustained and evolving priority?
