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WordPress, and Blackboard, and Wix. Oh My! Which School Website Platform Should You Choose?
Author: Lisa Nielsen
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All public schools must have accessible websites. With so many options, which platform should you choose? To help you figure that out in the alphabetical listing below you can:
Blackboard / Schoolwires
- Visit the site
- Check out the accessibility guidance
- Watch a video clip from each platform as they share information about what they provided in a showcase to New York City school webmasters.
The platforms listed below are ones who demonstrated their commitment to school website accessibility by participating in the Website Accessibility Summit on November 5th in New York City.
This is the whole video and after that you can click on the link to go straight to a particular platform vendor.
Blackboard / Schoolwires
Website Accessibility Summit Showcase video for Blackboard Schoolwires
Presentation: Blackboard / Schoolwires Accessibility Showcase
eChalk
eChalk accessibility guidance
Website Accessibility Summit Showcase video for eChalk
Presentation: eChalk Showcase
Edlio
Edlio accessibility guidance
Website Accessibility Summit Showcase Video for Edlio
Website Accessibility Summit Showcase Video for Edlio
Presentation: Edlio Showcase
Google Sites
Google Sites accessibility guidance
Website Accessibility Showcase Video for Google Sites
Presentation: Google Showcase
SchoolMessenger
SchoolMessenger accessibility guidance
Website Accessibility Summit Showcase Video for School Messenger
Wix
Website Accessibility Summit Showcase Video for Wix
Presentation: Wix Showcase
WordPress
Make WordPress Accessible
Website Accessibility Summit Showcase Video for WordPress
Presentation: WordPress Showcase
Your turn
What do you think? Are you using a platform that supports digital accessibility?
If so, which one? What have been your successes and challenges?