Accessibility

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Website Accessibility

berkshirecc.edu

Remediation progress report created: Sept. 16, 2022; last modified: Feb. 13, 2026

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), which is produced by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.

BCC's main website, berkshirecc.edu, partially conforms with WCAG 2.2 levels A and AA. Partial conformance means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Remediation: In Progress

  • 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
    • Keyboard "focus"
    • Keyboard-only navigation

  • 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
    • Update HTML5 landmarks and roles

  • Page-by-page Remediation

    Metadata

    • Add or improve meta descriptions
    • Write consistent, meaningful meta titles and descriptions

    Layout

    • Complete: Rebuild tables not used for data

    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

    Video Embeds

    • Recommendation: Add auto descriptions to YouTube videos

    PDF Files

    • Replace PDF files with HTML pages, if possible
    • Complete: Remove embedded PDF files

    Manual Conformance Testing

    • Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
    • Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
    • The page has a logical tab order
    • Visual order on the page follows DOM order
    • User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
    • The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
    • HTML landmark elements are used to improve navigation
    • Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
    • Custom controls have associated labels
    • Custom controls have ARIA roles
    • Remove new window target links or add "opens in a new window" text (best practice)

BCC WCAG Committee

  • Members

    BCC formed its WCAG Committee in June 2025.

    • Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Community Engagement
    • Dean of Teaching and Learning Innovation
    • Director of Compliance and Advocacy
    • Director of IT
    • Director of Marketing and Communications
    • Director of Auxiliary Services and Procurement
    • Director of Payroll and Budget Management
    • Coordinator of Disability Services
    • Administrative Assistant II, Strategic Initiatives and Community Engagement
    • Web Designer

In-house Training

  • Feb. 27, 2026: "How to Create an Accessible Email" Workshop lead by BCC Marketing and Communications department

Digital Accessibility Resources

Introduction

Law

Testing Tools

Documents

Videos

Guidelines and Training