Course Accessibility Support
As an instructor, you're responsible for ensuring the content in your courses is accessible and meets both the law and the University's commitment to digital accessibility, but making your course accessible isn't something you have to figure out on your own. Our team is here to support you - whether that's reviewing a full course, working through your Ally scores, working with you on captioning a video, or simply sitting down together to talk through where to start. We'll help you spot barriers in your course content and find practical ways to remove them, so every student has an equal opportunity to engage with your materials.
Our support services include:
- Accessibility consultations and course reviews
- Training and resources for faculty and instructors on making course content digitally accessible
- Media captioning and transcription services
- Conversion and remediation support of digital content into accessible and alternative formats
To report an accessibility issue or connect with the team for digital accessibility support, please complete the Digital Accessibility Concern Form.
Captions and Transcriptions
Western Michigan University is committed to making our online and Elearning course content accessible to every students. In compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 and WMU's Accessibility Guidelines, all faculty and instructors are asked to provide text alternatives - like captions and transcripts - to all non-text content being utilized in course materials. And you don't have to sort it all out on your own; our team is here to help.
Accessibility Guides
For all other accessibility-related help guide articles, please visit our Instructional Accessibility Resources page on goWMU.
Product Review
All those who purchase digital products to be used at Western Michigan University are asked to go through the product review process, which comprehensively assesses all products for security and accessibility compliance. Visit the Digital Accessibility page on procurement at the link below for guidance.