U-M CEW+
GETTING STARTED

Resources for color contrast, alt tags, and alignment with U-M and general accessibility standards can be found below.

Colors

UM Color Palette with Accessible Colors:
https://brand.umich.edu/design-resources/colors/

Contrast Checker for Non-UM Colors:
https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/

Alt Text

If an image is strictly decorative, alt text is not necessary. Otherwise, alt text can be added by going to the Media Library, choosing the image, adding the Alt Text in the field in the right column, and clicking the X at top right.

Tips for Alt Text:
https://webaim.org/techniques/alttext/

General Accessibility Resources

UM Accessibility Information:
https://brand.umich.edu/design-resources/accessibility/

General Resources:
https://webaim.org/resources/

Accessibility in Design:
Lots of well presented material included first-hand accounts of how people with disabilities use the web.
https://www.deque.com/accessible-design/

Full WCAG Standards:
https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/


Note: A report with zero results is most likely unattainable. Focus should be on the items labeled “Issue” before “Needs Review”. If an object has a background image or a transparency, the scan can’t parse it and will return a “Needs Review” even if it’s okay.