Summer Sweep

Inspired by a similar project at North Carolina State University, since adopted by more than 50 colleges and universities, CSUN will take targeted steps over four weeks this summer to make our web content, specifically public-facing PDF documents, more accessible.

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Schedule

Week 1 – The List (July 6 to 10)

The Universal Design Center will distribute a list of PDFs on division and college websites. Go through your list and remove from the site any PDFs that are internal, outdated, or unnecessary. Of the remaining PDFs, start to identify which of your PDFs could be a web page or a web form instead, and which need to remain public-facing PDFs. 

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Week 2 – Web Pages (July 13 to 17)

Using your list from week 1, begin to convert some of your PDFs to web pages on your division, college, or department website. 

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Week 3 – Forms (July 20 to 24)

Using your list from week 1, begin to convert your PDF forms to one of CSUN's many options for forms. 

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Week 4 – PDF Remediation (July 27 to 31)

Finally, some content does belong on our public websites as PDF files. For the PDFs that qualify for the "archive" exception under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), ensure those PDFs are presented as archived files. For the remaining PDFs, ensure they are accessible. 

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Universal Design Center Offers

Want to learn more? Have questions? Need advice? email udc@csun.edu or call us at 818.677.5898