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Students, faculty, and staff can create accessible websites or remediate inaccessible websites.

There are four basic principles for accessible web design:

1. **Perceivable:** Ensuring that all aspects of your site can be viewed by people with disabilities. This includes aspects such as captioning and alternate text for images. [Learn more about perceivable web design here.](https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/people-use-web/principles#perceivable)
2. **Operable:** Ensuring that any user controls can be operated by those who do not use a mouse. This includes aspects such as keyboard accessibility and focus. [Learn more about operable web design here.](https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/people-use-web/principles#operable)
3. **Understandable:** Ensuring that content is consistently and clearly described. This includes aspects such as navigation, error messages, and identifying languages used in the webpage. [Learn more about understandable web design here. ](https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/people-use-web/principles#understandable)
4. **Robust:** Ensuring that content acts similarly, regardless of browser or assistive technology. This includes aspects such as accurate and complete HTML. [Learn more about robust web design here.](https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/people-use-web/principles#robust)

> ℹ️ <span style="color: #333333">Additional information can be found on the </span>[IT Accessibility Website](https://accessibility.its.uconn.edu/websites/)<span style="color: #333333">.</span>

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