What steps can you take to improve your website's accessibility?
By digging into the Website Remediation and Compliance Resources provided in the table below, you can quickly increase the accessibility of your website. It all starts with understanding your responsibilities as a website owner on the berkeley.edu domain and it's subdomains and taking the required training.
The most comprehensive approach to website evaluation and remediation is to use both automated testing and monitoring (Siteimprove) and manual testing and evaluation (Checklist for manual review).
Please contact improving-accessibility@berkeley.edu if you have any questions or would like to talk with a digital accessibility consultant.
Website Remediation and Compliance Resources
| Need | Resource / Guide |
|---|---|
| What does UCB require for websites? | Website owner responsibilities |
| Where can I find on demand training? | Web accessibility training |
| How can I get an automated evaluation for the accessibility of my website? | |
| How do I fix the issues that Siteimprove finds? | |
| How can I manually review my website myself? | Checklist for manual review |
Digital Product Analysis and VPATs
All information technology vendors doing business with UC Berkeley should have an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) for their digital products. An ACR is created when an experienced accessibility evaluator fills out the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) created by the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI).
If you would like to purchase or design technology products for UC Berkeley employees, students or public access and need support understanding the vendor's ACR or the vendor does not provide one, please email improving-accessibility@berkeley.edu for consultations and include your Buyer and the unit's lead technical or functional owner.
Web Content Deadlines and Resources
| Web component | Responsibility | Compliance deadline |
|---|---|---|
| A/V published on or after December 2, 2022 |
Content owner |
Starts: 9/2/23 Ends: ongoing |
|
websites (berkeley.edu and subdomain) |
Website owner in division, department, unit, or center
|
Starts: 6/2/24 Ends: ongoing |
|
Podcasts published prior to December 2, 2022 Note: unlike video, audio content has no cut off date. Any audio ever published for public access must be compliant |
Content owner |
Starts: 12/2/25 Ends: ongoing |
|
Video published between December 2, 2020 - December 1, 2022 AND Video published at anytime that is embeded or linked to websites |
Opt in / opt out of Berkeley YouTube Network
|
Starts: 12/2/25 Ends: ongoing |
| Video published before December 2, 2020 (with more than 750 views) |
Opt in / opt out of Berkeley YouTube Network
|
Starts: 12/2/25 Ends: ongoing |
| Video published before December 2, 2020 (with less than 750 views) | Legacy (see Web Accessibility Procedures for details) | (Not applicable) |
*DAP can not provide captions for Berkeley course lecture content