{"id":42,"date":"2020-11-13T11:51:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/digital-accessibility\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-11-05T12:04:56","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T18:04:56","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/digital-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Accessibility at UWM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-banner\"><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/digital-accessibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/706\/2024\/10\/uwm-campus-aerial.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial photo of the UWM campus with downtown Milwaukee in the background.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"400\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-pt-80 uwm-u-pb-0 uwm-u-pb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">Digital Accessibility at UWM<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-creating-an-accessible-experience-for-all\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating an accessible experience for all<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-lg wp-block-paragraph\">Digital accessibility ensures that all individuals can fully engage with UWM resources. Everyone at UWM shares responsibility in making UWM accessible to all. Digital accessibility creates an accessible learning and working environment that advances student success, closes equity gaps and promotes employee well-being.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card-grid uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--equal-y uwm-l-grid--2\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--white uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--shadow\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<div class=\"uwm-c-icon\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-clock fa-fw\"><\/i><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center size-h3 uwm-u-my-20 heading-separator-short uwm-u-text--center\" id=\"h-uw-all-spring-2027-courses-deadline\">UW All Spring 2027 Courses Deadline<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-lg uwm-u-mb-0 uwm-u-mt-0 uwm-u-text--center\"><span class=\"countdown-days\">74<\/span> days remaining<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a 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