Technology Assessment
and Planning

Accessibility

The mission of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is to serve all the people of the State, and indeed the nation, as a center for scholarship and creative endeavor. To fulfill this mission, the programs and facilities of the University must be accessible to every student in the University community. The University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations so that students with disabilities who are otherwise qualified may, as independently as possible, meet the demands of University life. To facilitate this goal, this site seeks to conform to the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0

Access Keys

Windows users can navigate with the accesskeys typing ALT+Accesskey. Mac users, will use CTRL+Accesskey. For more information on access keys, please visit this Section 508 tutorial.

Access Key 1 - Homepage
Access Key 2 - Skip to Content
Access Key 0 - Accessibility Information

Labels

All form fields on this site include the label element. Creating a label/ID relationship assists screen readers with properly reading each form control.

Web Standards

This site also strives to adhere to W3C-recommended web standards. The benefits of using web standards include faster-loading pages, better separation of content and presentation, improved accessibility, and forward compatibility.