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Digital accessibility at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø

Making our digital spaces accessible

At 51³Ô¹ÏÍøwe aim to create an accessible, diverse, and inclusive campus, and thisÌýincludes our digital spaces. 51³Ô¹ÏÍø adheres to the .

This is one way we are addressing equity at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøand ensuring that faculty, staff and students with disabilities can rely on accessible digital resources. Accessibility is an ever evolving field and we continue to learn and implement inclusive best practices.

Resources for content creators

Guidelines and resources to make your content accessible.

Resources
for faculty

Tools for providing accessible course content.

Resources
for developers

Best practices for building accessible applications and tools.

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Is your site accessible?

Evaluation tools

Validation tools

51³Ô¹ÏÍø websites are tested using the following technologies:

  • Google Chrome WAVE Evaluation Tool, version 3.0.9
  • Google Chrome WCAG Color contrast checker, version 3.5.4
  • VoiceOver for macOS Catalina

Icons

We're evolving the design of our websites. During this period, two different icons may be used to indicate the same content or action. The following icons are used on 51³Ô¹ÏÍøwebsites:

  • Alert iconÌýAlert or warning
  • Calendar iconÌýDate
  • Expand drop-down menu iconÌýSee more options
  • Hide drop-down menuÌýHide options
  • Left arrow iconÌýSee previous media
  • Right arrow iconÌýSee next media
  • Close iconÌýClose the menu, window, or dialog
  • Mail iconÌýContact or email address
  • Error iconÌýErrorÌý
  • Home iconÌýHomepage
  • Info iconÌýInformation
  • Map pin iconÌýLocation
  • Lock iconÌýSign in, login form, or secure connection
  • Menu iconÌýMobile navigation menu
  • Plus iconÌýShow accordion content
  • Minus or less iconÌýHide accordion content
  • Play iconÌýPlay media
  • RSS iconÌýRSS feed
  • Success icon Success
  • Bluesky social media iconÌýBluesky
  • Facebook social media iconÌýFacebook
  • Instagram social media logoÌýInstagram
  • LinkedIn social media iconÌýLinkedIn
  • Threads social media iconÌýThreads
  • X social media iconÌýX
  • YouTube social media iconÌýYouTube
  • Search iconÌýorMagnifying glass search iconÌýSearch
  • Up arrow iconÌýTop of page
  • Plus iconÌýOpen a section
  • Minus iconÌýClose a section
  • Previous month left arrow iconÌýPrevious month
  • Next month right arrow iconÌýNext month
  • Highlight i iconÌýHighlight
  • PDF file iconÌýPDF file
  • Document iconÌýDocument

Report an accessibility issue

Contact us by web.accessibility [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Digital%20accessibility%20at%20McGill%20University) (email) if you have difficulty navigating our websites.

Messages that are not related to will not be responded to. If you have questions concerning admissions, please contact 51³Ô¹ÏÍøService Point. If you require help with an IT-related issue go to the .

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