George Mason is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive learning environment with equal access to educational opportunities for all students. Students seeking accommodations should be advised to complete the Registration Process.
The Disability Services office will notify faculty of any student accommodations as needed relevant to your courses.
When creating materials for your courses, we recommend using Microsoft 365's built-in accessibility checker which is available in Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. To use it, select the "Review" tab and then click "Check Accessibility" in any document, spreadsheet, presentation, or new message.
ADA Title II requires state and local government entities, including George Mason, ensure their websites and mobile apps meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA by April 24, 2026. That includes documents, like syllabi, posted to our website.
We recommend using the Syllabus Accessibility Checklist linked below to review your syllabus for accessibility. We've also included an infographic from the Portland Community College Web Accessibility Handbook to illustrate these principles.
Source: Portland Community College Web Accessibility Handbook. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
George Mason's Assistive Technology Initiative offers a wide range of services to assist faculty in creating accessible classrooms and materials, including:
You can also submit requests to ATI for training, document accessibility review, AT assessment, or to add captions, transcripts, or audio descriptions to your media content, or use the same link to report an accessibility barrier.
