Web accessibility is an important user experience measurement for all websites.
In the past five years, an increase in legislation passed and applied to the public sector, including post-secondary websites, has contributed to an education industry benchmark accessibility score of 82.7/100.
Accessibility scores are an indication of how accessible a site is based on four main criteria outlined by Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)*:
- Perceivability - information and user interface components must be perceivable to all users.
- Operability - Users must be able to navigate your site and operate its interface.
- Understandability - the site must be readable and understandable, with a predictable user experience.
- Robustness – the content within the website must be compatible with assistive technology and robust enough to remain accessible over time.
With this in mind, at SAIT, we strive to have all web pages, images, documents, and videos accessible to all users and visitors of sait.ca. Improvements to site accessibility and score, measured through the SiteImprove tool, are ongoing and are addressed in conjunction with efforts by the Digital Strategy and Experience teams.
*WCAG criteria and guideline information sourced from Site Improve.
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.