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Creating accessible admissions portal improves experience for all
Author(s) -
Sutton Halley
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
recruiting and retaining adult learners
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2155-6458
pISSN - 2155-644X
DOI - 10.1002/nsr.30253
Subject(s) - session (web analytics) , compliance (psychology) , institution , face (sociological concept) , economic justice , medical education , psychology , medicine , computer science , political science , world wide web , sociology , law , social psychology , social science
MINNEAPOLIS — In 2015, the University of Colorado at Boulder received a letter from the Department of Justice stating the institution was out of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and citing a list of items to be adjusted, or the institution would face consequences. It was a huge wake‐up call for the university and forced some much‐needed change. In a session at the annual American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers conference, Dustin Moody, assistant director of communications and technology at CU Boulder, shared lessons learned from the experience of updating the institution's technology to achieve ADA compliance. Read on for ways to determine whether your admissions and recruiting webpages are in compliance with the ADA.