Accessibility

The Wildcat Shop aims to welcome all customers in the store and online. Students, prospective students, employees, and other visitors may have visual, hearing, cognitive, or other disabilities and may use screen readers or other assistive technology to access the site.

The U.S. Department of Justice’s ADA Title II web and mobile app rule identifies WCAG 2.1 Level AA as the technical standard for public universities. We are working toward that standard across this site and services provided on our behalf. This statement is a commitment to improvement, not a claim that the entire store has been audited or already conforms.

• Check page markup with the W3C validator and review headings, lists, labels, and form errors with assistive technology.
• Test text and interface contrast with the WebAIM Contrast Checker and confirm links are recognizable without relying only on color.
• Provide text alternatives for meaningful images and captions or other required alternatives for video and audio.
• Navigate pages, forms, checkout, and embedded services with a keyboard, including visible focus and usable controls.
• Check that screen readers can identify content and updates and that pages remain usable when enlarged, reflowed, or viewed in different orientations.
• Review vendor-provided services against the full WCAG 2.1 Level AA criteria, including input methods, hover and focus content, and status messages.

For the complete technical requirements, see the DOJ Title II rule fact sheet, WCAG 2.1, and the criteria added in WCAG 2.1.

• The University of Washington accessibility resources
• Penn State website accessibility guidance
• The A11Y Project checklist
• WebAIM guidance and tools

The Wildcat Shop works with CWU’s Central Access program and Disability Services to provide accessible course materials. Central Access converts printed materials into formats students can use. Contact the team at 509-963-1373 or centralaccess@cwu.edu; see Central Access information.

Please tell us about barriers on a page, document, checkout step, or feedback form so we can investigate. Use the form below, email wildcatshop@cwu.edu, or call 509-963-1311. You can also ask for information in an accessible format or help completing a purchase. A direct link to the feedback form is provided above the embed.