Design needs to be simple and clear. Links need to be obvious. We know some colors have strong cultural meanings. Therefore, these colors should probably be avoided on our pages. Images may help people navigate.
Access time is also important to people in remote places.
It is the right thing to do There are 48 million Americans with disabilities that can't currently navigate our sites. We are not reaching a large audience. As a public institution everyone has the right to access our sites, if we exclude certain groups we are not only discriminating but doing the university a disfavor. Many of our clientele are located in the Appalachian areas of the state. This region of the state has limited access to high bandwidth access and poorer quality phone lines.