Digital accessibility means designing websites, learning platforms and course content so that all students—across a wide range of abilities, devices and learning environments—can access, navigate, and benefit from them. The World Wide Web Consortium outlines this approach through the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, which are built around four principles: content should be perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust. When content is built to display clearly and consistently across platforms, students can focus on learning—not troubleshooting. Today’s learners bring a wide range of experiences, schedules and responsibilities to the classroom. One-size-fits-all assessments can limit how they demonstrate what they’ve learned.
