Authored/Posted by: Katherine Knowles
What is Information Technology?
MSU’s Information Technology (IT) Department oversees all technology-related initiatives on campus and attempts to stay on top of trends in technology. They provide support for technology used in the pursuit of education, research, and engagement.
What role does IT play in digital accessibility on campus?
IT understands digital accessibility as “how our users access digital goods and services, and how students, faculty, and staff can ensure that web pages and web-delivered content can function with assistive technology used by persons with disabilities.”
To do this, IT provides support for web and course accessibility, creative design and production, and evaluation and purchasing. As part of their support for web and course accessibility, IT teaches a variety of courses and workshops Additionally, they have created a number of guides and tutorials, including the Accessibility Captioning Resource Guide, Course Accessibility Review, Web Accessibility Policy, Guide for Spartan Ally, and the Digital Accessibility Support Cookbook.
Who should I contact about digital accessibility in IT?
For general inquiries about tutorials, workshops, and policies related to digital accessibility, you can email webaccess@msu.edu. However, you may find the answers you are looking for on the Web Access Digital Accessibility site.
Each college and administrative unit has its own digital accessibility liaison. You can find yours on the Digital Accessibility Liasons directory.
This article is part of the Digital Accessibility Toolkit.