Campus Website Digital Accessibility Checklist

Members of the UC Davis community responsible for website(s) in one of the two web content management systems, SiteFarm and Faculty Sites, may consider the steps below:

1. Run your site(s) through SiteImprove. SiteImprove will rate your site's accessibility and flag accessibility and usability issues. SiteImprove is available for SiteFarm and Faculty (WordPress) websites. Email [email protected] to request access.
    
2. Depending on your web content management system, follow the steps outlined below:
   • SiteFarm Accessibility: Moving Forward Together
   • Faculty Sites: Improve Your Site's Accessibility
      
3. Review files on your site(s), paying close attention to PDFs. The following resources will get you started in creating accessible PDFs, but consider whether that file format is really necessary or if can be converted to a document or web page.
   • Create Accessible PDFs
   • Quick Checks: PDF Accessibility
      
4. Use best practices for Alt text, images, heading order, and more from the UC Davis Web Accessibility Guide.

Additional Campus Website Resources

• SiteFarm
  • SiteFarm Tips, Hits & Best Practices
  • SiteFarm AI Features Pilot (create AI-generated alt tags)
• Faculty Site
  • Faculty Sites Training
  • Get Help with Faculty Sites
• SiteImprove
  • SiteImprove Tutorials
  • SiteImprove FAQs
• Advanced Web Developer
  • Explore the Quick Reference for Web Developers checklist for additional tips.
  • Review the full Web Developer Guidelines from UCOP.