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Tim Offenstein, lead information design specialist and campus accessibility liaison at the University of Illinois, shows a page he is checking for accessibility in his office at the Digital Computing Lab in Urbana on May 16, 2017.

Despite reputation, University of Illinois struggles with web accessibility

Post author:Steffie Drucker / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:June 27, 2017
Post category:Education

If Tim Offenstein had to grade the University of Illinois in terms of web accessibility, he said he would give a B or C+.

A copy of the notification of a civil rights investigation launched by the Department of Education sent to Chancellor Robert Jones.

Federal civil rights investigation into University of Illinois web accessibility launched

Post author:Steffie Drucker / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:June 27, 2017
Post category:Education

The University of Illinois is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights because many university web pages are allegedly inaccessible to those with disabilities, according to an official notification sent to Chancellor Robert Jones on April 10.