Over the course of the Fall 2025 semester, the Warner College communications team will send biweekly digests with tips and tricks to support making the following forms of digital media accessible:

Websites offer many simple opportunities to deliver digital content in an accessible manner. SiteImprove is CSU’s selected tool for monitoring website accessibility, and you can install it for free! The tools identify accessibility issues and offer suggestions for corrections. Using these tools as a part of regular website maintenance will help ensure your site remains compliant with digital accessibility standards.   

As you review website content, pay particular attention to PDF documents. If you can provide the content as a webpage rather than a PDF, that would be an excellent opportunity to explore whether it could be maintained as a webpage rather than a PDF. If the PDF is your desired media type, ensure the version you have posted is digitally accessible. The next digest in the Digital Accessibility series will cover how to make PDFs accessible.   

First, remove old content that doesn’t need to be shared in courses and online. Then, adapt the material that needs to remain, and make all new material in an accessible manner. 

The Accessibility by Design website, offered by CSU’s Assistive Technology Resource Center, is your go-to resource for tutorials, instructions, and step-by-step guides on making your content accessible. For additional help, you can schedule a consultation with their experts through their website.  

You are responsible for ensuring that your content and media are digitally accessible. Use the RAMS framework to move toward better digital accessibility steadily.

The Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President and University Marketing and Communications collaborated to bring the CSU community stories and resources about accessibility at the University. Both the University and Warner College will continue to provide reminders and resources to help you along the way.