{"id":13017,"date":"2019-03-05T14:19:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T19:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=13017"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:05:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:05:33","slug":"baking-in-digital-accessibility-at-the-library-services-and-experiences-from-the-u-m-library-digital-accessibility-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2019\/03\/05\/baking-in-digital-accessibility-at-the-library-services-and-experiences-from-the-u-m-library-digital-accessibility-team\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Baking in&#8221; digital accessibility at the U-M Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/cake_image-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"layer cake with cream and berries\" class=\"wp-image-13034\"\/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/Pexels-2286921\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1851159\">(Pexels<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1851159\">)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Web accessibility is a key ingredient to successful product development that can make or break many peoples\u2019 experience. The U-M Library Digital Accessibility Team (DAT) helps library teams &#8220;bake in&#8221; web accessibility from the beginning of their projects and helps coordinate accessibility work across the Library. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Library\u2019s Digital Accessibility Team collaborates primarily with U-M Library partners to remove barriers that prevent people of diverse abilities from experiencing an equitable and inclusive library. The team\u2019s mission includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Providing a broad range of expertise on digital accessibility standards (WCAG, 508, ATAG, ARIA, EPUB) and accessible design best practices.<\/li><li>Providing consistent, understandable, and actionable web accessibility evaluations for library staff as needed.<\/li><li>Consulting with Library &amp; LIT staff to incorporate accessibility into all development practices.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.umich.edu\/blogs\/library-tech-talk\/baking-digital-accessibility-library-services-and-experiences-u-m-library\">Read about DAT&#8217;s services<\/a> and how collaboration with teams and staff across the library has led to improved products and services for staff, faculty and students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web accessibility is a key ingredient to successful product development that can make or break many peoples\u2019 experience. The U-M Library Digital Accessibility Team (DAT) helps library teams &#8220;bake in&#8221; web accessibility from the beginning of their projects and helps coordinate accessibility work across the Library. 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