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Our focus areas

The Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) is the 51ÁÔÆæ (CSU) systemwide effort to ensure that information and communication technology (ICT) is accessible to students, employees, and the public. ATI supports compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, California Government Code 11135, Executive Order 1111, and CSU policy.

At 51ÁÔÆæ, ATI focuses on three priority areas:

• Web accessibility – Websites, web applications, and online services.
• Instructional materials – Digital course content, learning management systems, and tools used in teaching and learning.
• Procurement of ICT – Technology products and services the university buys, creates, or uses, including software, hardware, and cloud services.

Our ATI work includes:

• Helping faculty and instructional designers build accessible online and hybrid courses.
• Partnering with departments to improve the accessibility of websites and digital documents.
• Reviewing technology purchases so students, employees, and visitors can use them with assistive technologies.

Current priorities (2025–26)

• Supporting faculty and staff in remediating high-impact documents and Canvas courses.
• Reducing accessibility barriers on top-visited campus web pages.
• Ensuring all new ICT purchases follow the campus accessibility review process.

The U.S. Department of Justice’s ADA Title II rule requires public universities to ensure that their web content and mobile apps conform to WCAG 2.1 Level AA on a defined timeline. explains how the CSU system is responding to these new requirements.

ATI vision and mission

• Vision: Create a culture of access for an inclusive learning and working environment.
• Mission: Help 51ÁÔÆæ implement CSU policy (Executive Order 1111) by developing accessible practices for web, instructional materials, and technology purchases.
• Principle: Apply universal design so our content and tools work for the greatest number of people, including those with disabilities.

Digital accessibility at 51ÁÔÆæ is a shared responsibility. Campus-wide efforts are coordinated through:

• The Disability Access and Compliance Committee (DACC), which reviews campus accessibility issues and develops plans and priorities.
• The Web and Communication Access (ATI) Subcommittee, which focuses on web and digital communication accessibility, including ICT/VPAT reviews and the campus web accessibility plan.
• Partnerships with Accessibility Services, the Assistive Technology Office, Online Campus, Information Technology Services, and Procurement Services.

Learn more about our accessibility committees and campus outreach on the Accessibility Services Committees and Campus Outreach page .

Quick tips for developers

Creating an accessible website means working from established standards to strive toward web pages that are usable by the widest audience possible. However, the full set of web accessibility standards and guidelines can be a lot to grasp at first.

These tips are meant to help web developers get a quick start. They address the most important considerations for web page accessibility.

1. Provide a unique, descriptive page title.
2. Insert a working “skip to main content” link for every page.
3. Use headings to indicate the structure of the page's content.
4. Provide alternate text for all meaningful images.
5. Provide captions for video and transcripts for audio.
6. Check for keyboard accessibility throughout the page.
7. Use meaningful HTML markup.
8. Apply color carefully and avoid sensory-dependent instructions.
9. Test pages with keyboard only, a screen reader, and an automated checker to catch accessibility issues before publishing.

Why web accessibility is important

It's the right thing to do.

An accessible website strives for equal access for everyone to online materials including web pages, documents, audio, and video.

It's the law

As a public university, 51ÁÔÆæ must comply with federal and state regulations, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, California Government Code 11135, and CSU policy. A new ADA Title II rule also requires state and local governments, including public universities, to ensure that their web content and mobile apps conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA on a defined timeline. Making our digital content accessible is both a civil rights requirement and an institutional responsibility.

Accessibility of this site

51ÁÔÆæ aims for this website and the resources it links to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA and the requirements of the ADA Title II web and mobile accessibility rule.

If you experience a barrier, please use the “Report an Accessibility Barrier” form or contact us using the information below. You can report issues with campus websites, online courses, mobile apps, or other digital content.