Accessibility Statement
Accessibility at Walla Walla Community College
At Walla Walla Community College, our commitment is to ensure that our website is accessible to everyone, regardless of their technology or abilities. We strive to meet the highest standards in web accessibility as set forth by Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act and level AA of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. These guidelines provide essential insights into making web content more user-friendly for individuals with disabilities, enhancing the online experience for all users.
If you require additional assistance or have concerns regarding accessibility, please do not hesitate to reach out to our Disability Support Services team at 509.527.4543.
We continuously monitor the compliance of all our site pages with W3C guidelines, and we regularly test our website to ensure that it remains accessible to all visitors. Our commitment to accessibility extends to ongoing efforts to enhance the standards of our website.
Accessibility References
- 3.20.30b SBCTC Policy on Access for Students with Disabilities
- Americans with Disabilities Act with Amendments Act
- OCIO Policy 188 – Accessibility
- RCW 28B.10.912
- RCW 49.60
- Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
Accessibility software
- JAWS, a screen reader for Windows. A time-limited, downloadable demo is available.
- Lynx, a free text-only web browser for blind users with refreshable Braille displays.
- Links, a free text-only web browser for visual users with low bandwidth.
- Opera, a visual browser with many accessibility-related features, including text zooming, user stylesheets, image toggle. A free downloadable version is available. Compatible with Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and several other operating systems.
Accessibility services
- WAVE, a free service from WebAIM to analyze web pages for compliance to accessibility guidelines.
- HTML Validator, a free service for checking that web pages conform to published HTML standards.
- Web Page Backward Compatibility Viewer, a tool for viewing your web pages without a variety of modern browser features.
- Lynx Viewer, a free service for viewing what your web pages would look like in Lynx.
Related
- WebAIM, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving accessibility to online learning materials.