For Web Contributors

If you manage content on a Rowan website through Cascade CMS, you're responsible for keeping your pages accessible. Images need alt text, links must remain active, headings need structure, and PDFs must have tags.

Start with our Cascade training and guide to learn the system’s tools, brush up on digital accessibility best practices, and submit a ticket if you have questions. Web Services supports you with training, resources, and direct assistance.

• Get started with Cascade training
• Read the Digital Accessibility Blog
• Visit the Cascade Editor Guide
• Submit a support ticket
• Share feedback on our resources

For Faculty and Instructors

Accessibility in your work means students who use assistive technology can access your content as readily as students who don’t. Your responsibilities include course materials, syllabi, documents, and sometimes research websites.

Common starting points: use headings in your documents (not just bold text), add alt text to images, ensure your PDFs are tagged for screen readers, and check that your Canvas courses pass the UDOIT accessibility scan.

• Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
• Run a UDOIT scan on your Canvas course
• Document Accessibility Starter Kit Word and PowerPoint accessibility evaluation guide

The Faculty Center works primarily with Google Docs. That said, we recommend authoring any docs that will be shared as files in Microsoft Word and using its built-in Accessibility Checker before exporting those files. To create an accessible PDF, always use Save As → PDF. Never use Print → Save as PDF, as that strips the accessibility tags that screen readers rely on.

If you manage a research website in Cascade, your responsibilities overlap with those of web contributors. Visit our Cascade training page to get started, or contact Web Services for a walkthrough tailored to research sites.

For Social Media Creators