As a public institution, we are legally obliged to make our digital services accessible. We have put together some tips to help you create accessible websites and documents.
What does accessibility mean?
Digital accessibility means that websites and their content are accessible in particular for people with visual, auditory, mental or motor impairments.
Digital barriers are, for example, missing text alternatives for multimedia content or tables that are used as design grids.
Accessible templates
The Department of University Communication offers templates for print products and presentations (only accessible within the university). These are currently being redesigned to be barrier-free.
The corporate web design of the Drupal CMS has been tested for legal accessibility. If you adhere to the editorial guidelines (only accessible within the university), you will receive largely barrier-free websites.
What you can do
Accessible templates do not release you from responsible content creation. It is essentially up to you as the editor to ensure that the end result is an accessible document. You should therefore adhere to editorial guidelines and think along with them.
Unfortunately no counselling
There is no office at TU Bergakademie Freiberg that is responsible for accessible communication. As an editor, you can therefore also not make use of any advice or technical support.
Further training
We are currently building up a continuous training programme. We organise training courses for employees who frequently create Word or PDF files. If you have a need, please contact us by email.