Accessibility
West Chester University is committed to diversity and providing a barrier-free information
technology environment to all students, faculty, and staff. Information Services &
Technology has collaborated with campus constituents to develop plans to comply with
ADA standards as they apply to information technology.
Information Services & Technology is a campus-wide resource meant to:
- Provide and adhere to accessible coding standards and use tools to develop and test
electronic content for accessibility;
- Address accessibility for classrooms and computer lab configurations;
- Promote and provide consulting services, accessibility guides, training, and other
solutions needed for creating accessible IT resources; and,
- Collaborate with IT software providers to explore solutions to accessibility challenges.
Please forward questions or comments to helpdesk@wcupa.edu
Tools/Technology
West Chester University uses licensed software packages and free online tools to create
accessible electronic content. Assistive Technology is also available to WCU students,
faculty, and staff with disabilities.
- WAVE: Free web accessibility evaluation tool to aid in web pages development
- W3C Checklist: Checklist for web content developers
- Panopto: Video playing platform integrated with D2L (Desire2Learn), which can be made accessible by adding captions
- Panopto Capture: Personal recording solution for your Mac or PC that is integrated with D2L (Desire2Learn).
- Qualtrics: Online software to create and administer surveys
- Camtasia: Screen recording and video editing software with built-in speech-to-text capability
for closed captioning (available for installation on WCU equipment)
- For software training, visit the Faculty and Staff Training (FAST) site.
- MyWCU enables authorized users to select an accessibility option to personalize the
myWCU screen layout in support of persons with vision disabilities.
- Wall-mounted digital signage monitors are being replaced and installed to comply with
ADA guidelines.
- Use of videos originally created with closed-captioning is strongly recommended. Copying,
converting, or adding caption to the original videos without permission from the creator
is a violation of copyright law.
- A wheelchair-accessible table is available in the computer lab, Anderson room 7.
- Motorized projection screens are installed in the majority of the classrooms.
- The Library and the Office of Educational Accessibility provide additional services and resources for WCU qualified students, faculty, and
staff with disabilities.