Background
MISD’s web site provides important information to the students, parents, teachers, staff and administrators of the school districts across Macomb County. The site also services people in education and other fields across the State of Michigan and is visited by people across the United States and many other countries.
One of our organization’s primary objectives is to educate and assist people with disabilities. As such, one of the goals of our web site is to ensure that all of our constituents, and the other users of our site, are able to access all of the information we provide.
Accessibility
Making a web site accessible strives to provide equal access for those with visual, motor, auditory, and/or cognitive disabilities. While 19% of the US population has a disability (US Census), approximately 8.5% has a disability that affects computer and Internet use.
The MISD works hard to ensure that digital communication, products, services, and resources are accessible to people with disabilities. For a web site, that means making sure the site is structured so that:
- people with visual impairments can use screen readers to hear the content of our site
- people with hearing impairments can read the closed captioning included with our videos
- people with mobility issues can navigate the site even if they are unable to use a mouse
Accessibility Plan at MISD
MISD has created a Web Accessibility Project Team that is working to optimize the accessibility and usability of our web site. To guide our accessibility efforts MISD has created the following documents:
- Web Accessibility Procedure Document
- Web Accessibility Plan
- Grievance Procedure
- Web Accessibility Training Materials
Reporting Accessibility Concerns
If, because of a disability, you are unable to access content on the MISD web site, have questions about the accessibility of content, and/or would like to report barriers to accessing information on the MISD web site, please contact our web accessibility coordinator:
Kristina Martin
Web Accessibility Coordinator
44001 Garfield Road
Clinton Township, MI 48038
Phone: 586-228-3300
Email: accessibility@misd.net