Louisiana State University in Shreveport (LSUS) strives to ensure that all digital resources and content created by LSUS are accessible to all persons, regardless of ability. This includes content available through the LSUS Website (https://www.lsus.edu).

Measures to support accessibility

Web accessibility requires effort throughout an organization. The LSUS Website has been made more accessible through campuswide accessibility initiatives.

Louisiana State University in Shreveport has taken the following measures to ensure accessibility of the LSUS Website:

  • Included accessibility throughout our internal Policy Statements.
  • Assigned clear accessibility goals and responsibilities among faculty and staff.
  • Employed formal accessibility quality assurance methods and utilized monitoring tools to continuously improve overall compliance.

Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.

The LSUS Website is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Progress toward full compliance

Web accessibility compliance is an ongoing process with no finite conclusion. The LSUS Website is continuously being improved upon to ensure equal access for all.

Louisiana State University in Shreveport is taking the following steps to improve overall accessibility of the LSUS Website:

  • Auditing documents to be uploaded on the LSUS Website for accessibility.
  • Improving structure of web pages on the LSUS Website to improve usability, navigability, and readability.
  • Improving compatibility of the LSUS Website with other digital formats, such as mobile devices.
  • Remediating documents uploaded on the LSUS Website prior to the implementation of our Web Accessibility Policy Statement (P.S. 1.27.00).
  • Creating and compiling trainings and other accessibility resources for faculty and staff to increase campus-wide knowledge and understanding of accessibility best practices.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the LSUS Website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on the LSUS Website so that we can work to remediate the issue quickly.

Limitations and alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of the LSUS Website, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.
Known limitations for the LSUS Website:

  1. Documents and other downloadable files: Documents and other files uploaded to the LSUS Website may not be fully accessible. Louisiana State University in Shreveport continues to audit new documents uploaded to the LSUS Website for accessibility, as well as retroactively remediate documents uploaded to the LSUS Website prior to the implementation of our Web Accessibility Policy Statement (P.S. 1.27.00). Please contact its@lsus.edu to report the document or file that is inaccessible or requires an accessible alternative, and we will work to provide you with a solution.
  2. Mobile devices: Web pages and other assets on the LSUS Website may not be fully compatible with all mobile devices. Louisiana State University in Shreveport continues to work with the content management software (CMS) provider to ensure mobile compatibility across various devices and build mobile-first web pages. Please contact its@lsus.edu to report the web page or element that is not compatible with a mobile device, and we will work to provide you with a solution.

Date

This statement was created on March 31, 2026.

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