The University of Montana values diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to providing equal opportunities in education, employment, programs, activities and services to everyone, including those with disabilities. The UM community works together to embrace the University's values by:

• Making University-related meetings, courses, performances and other events accessible. 
• Ensuring digital content and information technology are accessible and usable.
• Responding to all accommodation and modification requests in a timely manner.

By adopting University-wide Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility (EITA) policy, UM ensures its digital accessibility and usability of information technology. 

• Documents
• Websites
• Media
• Purchasing/procurement

It's always important to remember the importance of accessibility across the University's websites. Be sure to keep these things in mind:

• Always include alt text/image description. Include instructions on how to add alt text.
• Videos must be captioned before being put online. Please submit your videos to the video captioning services provided by Accessible Technology Services.

Why?

Accessible web content is part of UM's policy and a legal requirement for pages published by the University.

Please take a moment to read UM's policy on accessible web content.

Accessible content is not only required by University policy it is a competitive advantage in recruitment and search rankings. Accessible design increases search engine ranking, makes sites easier to navigate and increases compatibility with different web browsers and devices.

Accessible design, then, helps people with disabilities and improves the experience for all users.