Berkshirecc.edu
Berkshire Community College (BCC) is committed to making berkshirecc.edu accessible and inclusive to every user regardless of technology or ability.
In 2022, BCC's Marketing and Communications department began an accessibility audit and a page-by-page remediation of the code and content of berkshirecc.edu by following Section 508 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1), which is produced by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
Conformance Status Report
Report created: Sept. 16, 2022
Report modified: Jan. 27, 2023
The WCAG defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. BCC's main website, berkshirecc.edu, partially conforms with WCAG 2.1 levels A and AA. Partial conformance means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.
Key Accessibility Features
- Skip-to-main-content link
- Color contrast
- Legible text that can be increased or decreased in size
- Structural presentation to identify headings and lists
Remediation: In Progress
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Template Remediation
Add skip-to-main-content link.
Add link focus.
Improve text-to-background color contrast for some page elements (contrast between the text and background must be greater than or equal to 4.5:1 for small text and 3:1 for large text).
Fix search feature.
Edit scripts that incorrectly modify HTML output.
Remediate embedded forms.
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Page-by-Page Remediation
Meta Data
Add or improve meta descriptions.
Write consistent, meaningful meta titles.
Links
Rename redundant and/or insufficient link titles.
Headings
Reorder headings in hierarchical importance.
Ensure headings are meaningful and concise.
Images
Add meaningful alternative image attributes.
Write out text contained in images, if necessary.
- Recommendation: Replace images that contain text.
Icons
Fix Fontawesome source code and add WAI-ARIA labels.
Forms
Replace PDF forms with accessible HTML ones, if possible.
Correct forms that have missing or improperly labeled fields.
Video Embeds
- Recommendation: Add auto descriptions to YouTube videos.
PDF Files
Replace PDF files with HTML pages, if possible.
Replace embedded PDF files with links.
Report a Barrier
We welcome your feedback. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers: