Could problems with your website put your school or district at risk of losing Federal funding? If your district has received an OCR complaint for website accessibility, you may be at risk of losing funding if issues are not addressed in a timely manner—even during the pandemic. Here’s what you should know.
In 2018, Powhatan County Schools faced a formal Office of Civil Rights (OCR) complaint for school website accessibility. After working for months to try to clear the issues identified in the complaint on their existing website platform, they realized that they needed to move to a CMS that gave them better control over website accessibility. They chose eChalk. Here’s why.
Mt. Pleasant Central School District relies on their eChalk websites to get important information out to their community. So when they realized that some content was not accessible for users with disabilities, they knew that fixing the problem had to become a priority. They are using eChalk GUIDE to find and fix existing accessibility errors on their websites and make sure new content that is posted is accessible for all.
PS 115M – The Alexander Humboldt Magnet Academy of Art and Science Exploration wanted a new website that would help them meet their recruiting goals. They also wanted a CMS that would be less labor-intensive to maintain and help them address website accessibility concerns. eChalk helped them rebrand their school with a beautiful, accessible new website design and fresh language for their key pages.
The Walt Disney Magnet STEAM School decided to refresh their school website to reflect their new magnet identity. They turned to the branding and design team at eChalk to help them bring their school to life online.
Transitioning a school website to a new platform can be a daunting process…but it doesn’t have to be. eChalk helped Emma Lazarus High School for English Language Scholars transition their content and launch a brand-new accessible website in less than two and a half weeks, with no hassle or headaches for their team. Now, they have a website that is beautiful, easy to update and maintain, and fully accessible and translatable for their school community.