Copyright: Accessibility

                                                                               E-mail:copyright@apus.edu

Keep up with the latest news and innovations in ADA/508 compliance with the web resources below.

APUS is committed to providing all students with an exemplary educational experience. The institution complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Copyright staff at APUS play an integral role in the process of ensuring the accessibility of the university's classrooms to all of our students.

• Faculty and staff can request compliance reviews of classrooms and course materials by emailing copyright@apus.edu.
• Students in need of disability accommodations should contact the Disability Services Accommodation office at DSA@apus.edu.

Guidelines for web accessibility are always changing! APUS staff make every effort to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) v2.0. This technical standard provides a list of "success criteria" that are detailed in the resources below:

• WCAG 2.0 Full Guidelines
• WCAG 2.0 Summary of Guidelines
• WCAG 2.0 Quick Reference

This Accessibility Checklist is meant to serve as a "Best Practices" guide for faculty when creating and adding content to classrooms.

Did you know that MS Word and MS and Excel are not 508 compliant? Here are some useful resources to help you to make your Microsoft documents and spreadsheets fully accessible: