Augusta University is committed to providing an inclusive online experience for all visitors. As a web publisher, your role is essential in keeping our digital content welcoming, usable, and compliant. To maintain your web editing permissions, you must complete the mandatory annual accessibility attestation and knowledge check. Please ensure you monitor and read all official communications from Web Services. Failure to complete this annual requirement or respond to Web Services notices will result in the temporary suspension of your website editing access.
This yearly process helps us maintain accurate publisher records, reinforces core accessibility standards, and ensures our digital campus remains open to everyone. Thank you for your continued partnership and attention to these essential updates!
All web publishers at Augusta.edu are required to adhere to the following accessibility guidelines and best practices:
In addition to the above, Web Services recommends following best practices for website design and development, such as:
Augusta.edu provides a variety of resources and support to assist web publishers in meeting these accessibility requirements. These resources include:
Please complete these quick scenarios to refresh your web standards knowledge before signing.
Question 1: How often are web publishers required to complete institutional web accessibility training and review policy guidelines?
Question 2: You need to post an announcement about an upcoming department event. Which approach is correct?
Question 3: You are uploading a PDF document for users to download. What is your primary responsibility?
Question 4: You upload a standard campus photograph featuring several students walking and talking on a campus walkway. Which alternative (alt) text is most appropriate?
Question 5: You add a simple geometric line graphic as a visual separator between two content sections. How should the alt text be handled?
Question 6: You want users to click a hyperlink to read the updated student conduct guidelines. How should the link text be labeled?
Question 7: You want to display current tuition rates on your department page. How should you handle this?
Question 8: You want to make your department’s landing page visually engaging. How should you approach adding decorative images and campus photos to the page?
Question 9: You want to call attention to a critical registration deadline on your page. What is the best method?
Question 10: You are naming a new website subpage dedicated to your department's application process. What should the page title look like?
Question 11: A student emails you a signed medical release waiver. You want to make it easy for your internal review committee to review it. What should you do?
Question 12: You want to make some text on your page look large and prominent. How should you apply the formatting?
Question 13: You need to publish a schedule of department workshops. How should you format the table so screen readers read it correctly?
Question 14: You are embedding a video recorded by your department onto a public web page. What must be included with the video?
Question 15: You are building a custom action button on your page for mobile visitors. What spacing requirement must you keep in mind?
Question 16: Your department publishes an audio podcast episode on your web page. How do you make this audio content accessible?
Question 17: You are linking to an external resource from your content. Should you set the link to automatically open in a new tab (target="_blank")?
Question 18: You are embedding a simple contact form on your web page. How should you label the input fields?
Question 19: You want to add an animated banner to celebrate a department milestone. What restriction applies to animated content?
Question 20: When writing content for general public web pages, what editorial practice best supports accessibility?
✓ Knowledge check complete! You may now sign the attestation below.