Technical Accessibility Standards

At Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, we are committed to making sure everyone can access our digital content and tools—whether they are students, faculty, staff, or visitors.

Because we are a public university, we are required to follow several important accessibility laws:

  • The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • US Section 504 and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
  • Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapters 206 and 213 (TAC 206 and TAC 213)

These laws help ensure that digital resources—like websites, desktop software, mobile apps, and documents—are usable by people with disabilities.

To meet these requirements, TAMU-CC follows the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level A and AA. Even though it is called "web content," these guidelines also apply to many other digital tools and resources. Accessibility concepts are broken down in the WCAG Success Criteria below that affect websites and software alike. Many also affect the accessibility of hardware but are assessed in a different manner.

The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) provides free training to both state agencies/universities and companies. DIR contracted with Level Access for 2023 for vendors. Companies can contact statewideaccessibility@dir.texas.gov with the names and email addresses of the people who need access to the vendor-focused training portal.

Conformance

To be in conformance with accessibility standards, all content on all sections of the website, application, or document must be in conformance with accessibility standards. Therefore,

  • If 99 pages of a website are in conformance but 1 page is not, the website is not in conformance.
  • If all web pages of a website are in conformance but the documents are not, the website is not in conformance.

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