In support of this commitment, SEAS and UB comply with applicable accessibility standards and institutional policies, including:

• World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) – WCAG 2.1 AA
• SUNY Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) Accessibility Policy
• UB EIT Accessibility Policy

All university web content must be accessible to everyone, including individuals with physical, sensory, or cognitive impairments, with or without the use of assistive technology. Accordingly, all online documents, such as PDFs, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations published on SEAS websites must be digitally accessible.

Before submitting a document for publication on a SEAS website, please consider the following questions:

• Is this content already available on another website?
• Is this content suitable for online distribution? Is it useful and relevant?
• Can the content be converted to an HTML page(s) instead of a document file?
• Can the content be delivered through an accessible online form (e.g., Formstack or similar software)?

If, after reviewing these considerations, a document format (such as a PDF or Word file) is still determined to be the most appropriate option, content owners must take the necessary steps to ensure the document is fully accessible.

All documents submitted for publication on the web must undergo an accessibility check by the SEAS Office of Communications. Documents that do not pass an accessibility check will require remediation. Requesting departments and offices are responsible for remediation costs. View the latest guidance and recommended vendors for document remediation on the Accessibility at UB website.

Inaccessible documents that are not remediated will not be approved for posting on SEAS websites. Existing inaccessible documents that are already posted on SEAS websites may be temporarily removed for remediation or permanently removed from SEAS websites.