Compiled annually by Jon Gunderson of the University of Illinois, the “Sweet 16” of the annual “Athletic Rivalries and Web Accessibility: Who is in the Sweet 16 this Year” list compares websites of 152 members in 14 NCAA Division I basketball conferences. The survey is presented at the national conference of Educause, the world’s largest information technology organization for higher education.
The 2020 results mark the fourth year in a row that Nebraska has placed in the top 16 of the survey, one of only two schools to do so. Other Big Ten institutions included in the “Sweet 16” list include Indiana and Illinois.
Gunderson is coordinator of the accessible information technology group at the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana. Data collected in his annual survey helps universities develop and monitor progress of website accessibility plans. Results can be used to understand which campus units are in compliance with accessibility standards; identifying the types of accessibility features being implemented; and discovering areas where training/upgrades are needed.