{"id":2835,"date":"2025-11-17T15:09:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T20:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/digital-accessibility\/?page_id=2835"},"modified":"2026-01-06T15:42:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:42:05","slug":"where-do-i-start","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/digital-accessibility\/accessible-web-content\/where-do-i-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessible Content: Where Do I Start?"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-basic  hero-basic color-light-gray\">\n\n<div class=\"c--component c--hero-basic\">\n        \n<div class=\"outer-wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--page-title \"><h1>Accessible Content: Where Do I Start?<\/h1>\n\n<\/div><!-- f--field f--page-title -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--text \"><\/div><!-- f--field f--text -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><!-- c--component c--hero-basic -->\n\n    <\/section><!-- cc--component-container cc--section -->\n\n\n    <section class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text  rich-text\">\n\n<div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\">\n        \n    <div class=\"f--field f--rich-text \"><p>Start by reviewing the sections in this checklist to identify areas of improvement for your content, websites, and digital tools. Then, follow the steps below to begin planning.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Review your website information<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Log in to our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rutgers.box.com\/s\/zf43ssokfrya51oei51qr6jwpfd2cs4e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website Database<\/a>\u00a0(Box account required) to review your site information. Please note: A Box preview will appear by default. Click \u201cOpen in Excel online\u201d to access the database. A few key points on how to use this database:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When entering your URL, please omit the \u201chttps:\/\/www.\u201d (i.e., sas.rutgers.edu).<\/li>\n<li>If you are reviewing a \u201csites.rutgers.edu\u201d URL please enter the entire URL (i.e., sites.rutgers.edu\/abbott-leadership).<\/li>\n<li>Please only edit your own information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Start strategic planning for your web content<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Our office can help you develop a plan for addressing all of your web content. To set up a meeting with us, please use our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=IystuTVNcEST_2mspmMv_qSd-yezokxOv-1SsQuQ30VUM1pBQjJZVjI4TVRJWktVQTBJOVQwNVozSCQlQCN0PWcu&amp;route=shorturl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website and Department Support Form.\u00a0<\/a>On this form you can select\u00a0<strong>department support<\/strong>, where we can begin a conversation about your website, the tools you use for email\/marketing efforts, social media accounts, product purchases, and more. We can also aid in identifying trainings or scheduling local trainings as needed (as our schedule allows).<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Suggested trainings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Below are a few suggested trainings to get started. You can find a full list on our\u00a0<a href=\"\/digital-accessibility\/learning-paths\/\">Learning Paths<\/a>\u00a0page, which groups trainings together by your role.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dequeuniversity.com\/class\/fast-track-for-web-developers-core-concepts\/?lang=en\">Fast Track for Web Developers, Part 1: Core Techniques\u00a0<\/a>(Deque University)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dequeuniversity.com\/class\/fast-track-for-web-developers-advanced\/?lang=en\">Fast Track for Web Developers, Part 2: Advanced Techniques<\/a>\u00a0(Deque University)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rutgersconnect.sharepoint.com\/sites\/oit-digitalaccessibilitynetwork\/_layouts\/15\/stream.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2Foit%2Ddigitalaccessibilitynetwork%2FShared%20Documents%2FTrainings%2F2024%2D0319%2DAccessible%5FWeb%5FContent%2FTraining%5FRecording%2FMaking%20Accessible%20Content%2Emp4&#038;referrer=StreamWebApp%2EWeb&#038;referrerScenario=AddressBarCopied%2Eview%2E18f29849%2Deb11%2D43d5%2Da0e1%2D5ee6a512093c\">Making accessible content<\/a>\u00a0(DAN): Training on making accessible content. This training also includes best practices for accessible design and style choices.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rutgersconnect.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/r\/sites\/oit-digitalaccessibilitynetwork\/Shared%20Documents\/Trainings\/2024-06-17-%20Image%20Guidelines\/ImageTraining%20-%20SD%20480p.mov?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=TuVJJY\">Image guidelines<\/a>\u00a0(DAN): Training on what makes good alternative text (alt text) and what to do when an application doesn\u2019t allow you to create alt text for images.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rutgersconnect.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/r\/sites\/oit-digitalaccessibilitynetwork\/Shared%20Documents\/Trainings\/2024-07-10-%20Social%20Media%20Acccessibility\/GMT20240709-135945_Recording_1760x900.mp4?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=XazemJ\">Making your social media accessible<\/a>\u00a0(DAN): Training on how to make your content accessible on Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><!-- f--field f--rich-text -->\n\n    <\/div><!-- c--component c--rich-text -->\n\n    <\/section><!-- cc--component-container cc--section -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":257,"featured_media":0,"parent":2827,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-mini-site.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"page-category":[],"class_list":["post-2835","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Accessible Content: Where Do I Start? 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