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Digital accessibility at McGill University

Making our digital spaces accessible

At McGill we aim to create an accessible, diverse, and inclusive campus, and this includes our digital spaces. McGill University adheres to the Standard sur l'accessibilité des sites Web (SGQRI 008 3.0).

This is one way we are addressing equity at McGill and ensuring that faculty, staff and students with disabilities can rely on accessible digital resources. Accessibility is an ever evolving field and we continue to learn and implement inclusive best practices.

Do your part to make McGill accessible

Links for people with disabilities

Two women, one using a wheelchair sitting in front of a laptop

Students

Deaf man having a conversation online

Faculty & staff

Wheelchair basketball players

Visitors

Resources for content creators

Guidelines and resources to make your content accessible.

Content resources

Resources
for faculty

Tools for providing accessible course content.

Faculty resources

Resources
for developers

Best practices for building accessible applications and tools.

Developer resources

 

Create accessible content

Accessibility resources from the Office of Sustainability

 

Is your site accessible?

Evaluation tools

Validation tools

McGill University websites are tested using the following technologies:

  • Google Chrome WAVE Evaluation Tool, version 3.0.9
  • Google Chrome WCAG Color contrast checker, version 3.5.4
  • VoiceOver for macOS Catalina

Icons

We're evolving the design of our websites. During this period, two different icons may be used to indicate the same content or action. The following icons are used on McGill websites:

  • Alert icon Alert or warning
  • Calendar icon Date
  • Expand drop-down menu icon See more options
  • Hide drop-down menu Hide options
  • Left arrow icon See previous media
  • Right arrow icon See next media
  • Close icon Close the menu, window, or dialog
  • Mail icon Contact or email address
  • Error icon Error 
  • Home icon Homepage
  • Info icon Information
  • Map pin icon Location
  • Lock icon Sign in, login form, or secure connection
  • Menu icon Mobile navigation menu
  • Plus icon Show accordion content
  • Minus or less icon Hide accordion content
  • Play icon Play media
  • RSS icon RSS feed
  • Success icon Success
  • Bluesky social media icon Bluesky
  • Facebook social media icon Facebook
  • Instagram social media logo Instagram
  • LinkedIn social media icon LinkedIn
  • Threads social media icon Threads
  • X social media icon X
  • YouTube social media icon YouTube
  • Search icon orMagnifying glass search icon Search
  • Up arrow icon Top of page
  • Plus icon Open a section
  • Minus icon Close a section
  • Previous month left arrow icon Previous month
  • Next month right arrow icon Next month
  • Highlight i icon Highlight
  • PDF file icon PDF file
  • Document icon Document

Report an accessibility issue

Contact us by web.accessibility [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Digital%20accessibility%20at%20McGill%20University) (email) if you have difficulty navigating our websites.

Messages that are not related to web accessibility will not be responded to. If you have questions concerning admissions, please contact McGill Service Point. If you require help with an IT-related issue go to the IT support site.

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