October - December 2025 Progress Report

The University of Colorado Denver is committed to ongoing digital accessibility initiatives aligned with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1, levels A and AA criteria. Level A represents the minimum level of accessibility, addressing basic web features necessary for some users to access content, while Level AA provides a more comprehensive standard that accommodates a wider range of users and situations. These efforts aim to enhance accessibility for users with sensory, cognitive, and mobility disabilities, fostering an inclusive online environment for all individuals. The university's commitment to equal access to IT has been more formally stated through the publication of an Information Technology (IT) Digital Accessibility Policy.

Organizational Efforts

Campus Accessibility Steering Committee (ASC)

In Progress: Efforts are underway to establish clear governance, roles, and responsibilities related to IT accessibility within the organization, with concerted efforts in the following sub committees: web, training, software and procurement, and report and response.

Web Subcommittee

In Progress: The group continued working toward our three initial goals for web accessibility.

• Goal 1: Assess CU Denver’s compliance with level A and AA WCAG standards, including web-hosted PDF files.
  • OIT members identified web users for additional outreach support, and subcommittee members met with two web users to review Siteimprove and solutions for accessibility issues.
    • One site was determined to be outdated, and the site will be taken down.
    • Two subcommittee members have started a regular meeting with another web user to support their accessibility improvements.
    • Members of the subcommittee will do voluntary outreach for remaining sites identified by OIT.
• Goal 2: Measure and report progress in Siteimprove, CU Denver’s automated accessibility checker.
  • As part of our initial work to establish an inventory, the subcommittee is helping to identify gaps in sites that are being monitored. So far, Siteimprove coverage is very thorough.
• Goal 3: Create a user-friendly central web page for digital accessibility information and resources.
  • No progress to report.
• Inventory work.
  • The subcommittee is working closely with OIT committee members to document the high-level process OIT follows for monitoring, reporting, and helping web users with accessibility remediation when needed. This high-level documentation will comprise our inventory.

Training Subcommittee

In Progress: The Training subcommittee has not yet met, but efforts continue across campus.

• TIPS continues to host digital accessibility training and offer 1on1 consultations for faculty and staff. The calendar can be accessed on the TIPS digital accessibility website.
• CU Boulder hosted a CU Cross Campus Digital Accessibility Meetup on Thursday, October 9 and offered a virtual full-day workshop on creating accessible digital content for all CU System employees on November 14th.

No further actions were taken by the subcommittee.

Software and Procurement Subcommittee

• In Progress: The Software and Procurement subcommittees combined earlier this year due to significant goal overlap. The committees resumed regular meetings in September.
• Additional feedback was gathered on the current assessment process and shared with the Risk & Compliance team.
• The committees are working to recruit additional subcommittee members to replace departures and ensure wider campus representation.
• Work continued on revised goals / milestones for Software Exemption process.
• Working on initial software questionnaire / inventory for campus to follow up Web Subcommittee work with general campus audience.

Report and Response Subcommittee

In Progress: The Report + Response subcommittee resumed monthly meetings in September 2025. The subcommittee meets on the first Wednesday of each month.

• Identified response process for the resolution of digital accessibility barrier reports through the OIT help desk.
• Recruited subcommittee member from the OIT held desk team to ensure representation of key stakeholders.
• Two subcommittee members attended the Accessing Higher Gound: Accessible Media, Web, & Technology Conference in November 2025.
• Subcommittee meetings will resume in February 2026.

Publish Date: 12/12/2025

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