This digital accessibility plan outlines CU Denver's commitment and ongoing efforts towards ensuring digital accessibility in compliance with Colorado House Bill 21-1110 and the rules established by the Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT). This plan demonstrates good faith in progress in removing accessibility barriers. In alignment with CU’s Administrative Policy Statement 6011: Digital Accessibility, which establishes minimum accessibility standards for all university digital content and technology, this plan reinforces the university’s obligation to provide equitable access to digital resources.
CU Denver aims to be in compliance with technology accessibility rules by:
CU Denver is committed to adhering to the accessibility technical standards developed by the Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT), which include:
CU Denver embodies a culture of commitment and understanding when it comes to digital accessibility, recognizing that all individuals should be able to access digital content. The university actively promotes inclusivity and accessibility for all members of our community, including current employees and students as well as prospective employees and students. Each department, school, and college is responsible for making their content accessible. CU Denver has a strategic initiative led by the Accessibility Steering Committee (ASC) to ensure comprehensive compliance with Colorado House Bill 21-1110.To that end, CU Denver has a plan to prioritize, evaluate, remediate, and continuously improve every digital touchpoint within our services, programs, and activities. Below, you’ll find some of the measures that the university is undertaking in that plan.
Stage | Criteria |
Launch | Recognized need organization-wide. Planning initiated but activities not well organized. |
CU Denver has recognized the need for digital accessibility compliance, particularly with the passage of HB21-1110. Various initiatives and subcommittees have been formed under the Accessibility Steering Committee to address different aspects of accessibility. While planning is underway and activities have begun, a fully integrated and optimized approach is still in development.
CU Denver is undertaking the following organizational measures to remove technology accessibility barriers:
CU Denver will continue to define an accessibility roadmap including timelines, goals, roles, responsibilities, and policies as needed. The university is committed to conducting and maintaining an inventory of technology and then prioritizing, validating through testing, and addressing accessibility issues found. CU Denver aims to create and implement a plan for providing reasonable accommodation and modification until technology can be made accessible. Contact information and support for receiving accessibility feedback, and accommodation requests are being established through the work of the Report + Response Subcommittee. CU Denver will continue to hire people with accessibility skills and train current employees on providing accessible services and technology. The goal is to incorporate accessibility requirements into technology development stages including design, development, user experience, and quality assurance. CU Denver is also working on creating and posting a progress-to-date report that is updated quarterly and demonstrates concrete and specific efforts toward compliance with the OIT rules.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web. It develops protocols and guidelines to ensure the long-term growth of the web. W3C is responsible for creating the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), which are widely adopted standards for digital accessibility.
WCAG 2.1 is a set of guidelines developed by W3C to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, language, learning, and neurological disabilities.
Section 508 requires federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities.
Article 85, titled "Information Technology Access for Individuals Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired", is part of Colorado’s accessibility legislation.
Publish Date: June 2025