Web Accessibility Statement

Date Enacted or Revised: Enacted March 31, 2026

Accessibility Statement

An accessibility statement must be available on the home page of McNeese State University’s website, located in the footer. The accessibility statement is as follows:

“McNeese State University is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience for everyone. This includes ensuring that people with disabilities have full and equal opportunities to access and benefit from the services offered by McNeese State University.

We strive to meet the requirements of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1, Level AA, in accordance with state and federal accessibility laws.

Please let us know if you have any accessibility issues. Our designated web content coordinator can be contacted at wac@mcneese.edu

Purpose

McNeese State University is committed to providing a learning and working environment in which all users can meaningfully participate. This includes ensuring that people with disabilities have full and equal opportunities to access and benefit from the services offered by McNeese State University. All websites, and their content, owned or published by McNeese State University shall comply with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA content standards across the university’s web properties, documents, and the learning management system (LMS).

Scope

This policy applies to all digital resources and information technology used, including but not limited to websites, electronic documents, mobile apps, software, multimedia files, social media posts, and online instructional content. This policy applies to any digital content created, posted, purchased, and distributed or published for university business. Information hosted on any university web property is considered university owned or controlled and subject to this policy.

Purchasing and Procurement

University personnel responsible for purchasing or procuring university electronic resources will ensure that any vendor that the university contracts with has a current voluntary product accessibility template (VPAT) that details their compliance with WCAG 2.1. When bids are required, information about the university’s expectations for WCAG 2.1, Level AA, compliance must be included. The Office of Information Technology will maintain a list of current VPATs for all contracted vendors.

Authority

The Offices of Information Technology and Marketing and Communication will work with campus constituents to ensure WCAG 2.1, Level AA compliance and are authorized to require revisions prior to publication of materials.

Approval

All digital media must be reviewed, tested, and approved by the web accessibility coordinator. When applicable, built-in accessibility checkers will be used to aid in this process. A list of web accessibility designees will be maintained by the web accessibility coordinator. These individuals are required to complete web accessibility trainings and will aid in the process of ensuring WCAG 2.1, Level AA compliance.

Regular scans of all university web properties will occur to ensure consistency and compliance. A link to the procedures used can be found here.

Reporting

All reports relating to course content should first be made to the course instructor. If the issue is not addressed within a reasonable time, the chain of command is followed: department head, dean, web accessibility coordinator, provost and vice president for academic affairs.

All other reports should be made directly to the web accessibility coordinator.

Communication

This policy is distributed via the University Policies webpage.