{"id":1750,"date":"2026-03-31T13:13:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/digital-accessibility\/?post_type=documentation_guides&#038;p=1750"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:57:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:57:59","slug":"dubbot","status":"publish","type":"documentation_guides","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/digital-accessibility\/documentation-guides\/dubbot\/","title":{"rendered":"Using\u00a0DubBot\u00a0to Check and Improve\u00a0Web\u00a0Accessibility\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p class=\"lead-in\">DubBot is 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s enterprise web accessibility scanning tool. DubBot&nbsp;helps 51ÁÔÆæ web editors and people who manage web-based tools&nbsp;identify&nbsp;and fix accessibility issues across 51ÁÔÆæ.edu, supplemental web platforms and web applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-how-nbsp-dubbot-nbsp-works-nbsp\" data-level=\"2\">How\u00a0DubBot\u00a0Works\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-who-can-use-nbsp-dubbot-nbsp\" data-level=\"2\">Who Can Use\u00a0DubBot?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-what-can-nbsp-dubbot-nbsp-check-nbsp\" data-level=\"2\">What Can\u00a0DubBot\u00a0Check\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-using-dubbot-when-creating-new-subsites-or-redesigning-existing-subsites\" data-level=\"2\">Using DubBot When Creating New Subsites or Redesigning Existing Subsites<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-important-considerations-when-nbsp-using-nbsp-dubbot-nbsp\" data-level=\"2\">Important Considerations When\u00a0Using\u00a0DubBot\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-learning-more-about-nbsp-dubbot-nbsp\" data-level=\"2\">Learning More About\u00a0DubBot\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-start-using-nbsp-dubbot-nbsp\" data-level=\"2\">Start Using\u00a0DubBot\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-nbsp-dubbot-nbsp-works-nbsp\">How&nbsp;DubBot&nbsp;Works&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>DubBot&nbsp;automatically scans 51ÁÔÆæ.edu and other key university web platforms and web applications. It checks pages for common accessibility issues using the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA standard. WCAG 2.1 Level AA is 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s baseline for making sure our websites are usable for people with disabilities and meet federal accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as well as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uw-policies\/uw-system-administrative-policies\/accessibility-of-web-content-and-mobile-applications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UW policy<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-common-digital-accessibility-issues-nbsp-dubot-nbsp-checks-for-include-nbsp\">Common Digital Accessibility Issues&nbsp;DuBot&nbsp;Checks for Include:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Images without alt text&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Links without clean, descriptive text&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improper heading hierarchy&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PDFs and documents lacking accessibility tags&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Iframes&nbsp;(Google map embeds, etc.) without accessible names&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dubbot-nbsp-also-checks-for-nbsp\">DubBot&nbsp;Also Checks For:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Broken links&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spelling errors&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search engine optimization (SEO) best practices.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-can-use-nbsp-dubbot-nbsp\">Who Can Use&nbsp;DubBot?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>DubBot&nbsp;is free for 51ÁÔÆæ.edu web editors and anyone who manages widely used university supported supplemental web platforms or web applications.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-can-nbsp-dubbot-nbsp-check-nbsp\">What Can&nbsp;DubBot&nbsp;Check&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>DubBot&nbsp;can only check web content it can access, so pages behind logins or web platforms and web applications that load content dynamically may not be fully evaluated.&nbsp;DubBot&nbsp;also&nbsp;cannot check mobile apps.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-using-dubbot-when-creating-new-subsites-or-redesigning-existing-subsites\">Using DubBot When Creating New Subsites or Redesigning Existing Subsites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes. You can use DubBot as part of the process to create a new subsite or to redesign or restructure an existing subsite. It is highly recommended because it allows you to identify and fix accessibility issues before they go live on 51ÁÔÆæ.edu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subsite creation and redesign work takes place on the internal development version of the 51ÁÔÆæ.edu website. If you need DubBot configured to scan the development version of your subsite, <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/web\/support\/support-request\/?subject=DubBot%20Development%20Switch%20Request\">submit a web support request<\/a> and your web support team will assist you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-important-considerations-when-nbsp-using-nbsp-dubbot-nbsp\">Important Considerations When&nbsp;Using&nbsp;DubBot&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DubBot&nbsp;is a powerful tool for finding and helping fix accessibility and other web quality issues. However, it cannot catch&nbsp;everything. Automated tools like&nbsp;DubBot&nbsp;should be used to support, not replace, manual review by people who understand accessibility.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is best practice to create accessible content from the start, rather than relying on&nbsp;DubBot&nbsp;to find and report issues later.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DubBot&nbsp;reports issues and provides guidance on the type of issue and how to fix it, but it does not fix issues automatically. A web editor or IT professional needs to make the corrections.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DubBot&nbsp;may report an issue that a web editor does not know how to fix or cannot fix. In those&nbsp;instances,&nbsp;you should&nbsp;submit&nbsp;a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/web\/support\/support-request\/\">web support request<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If&nbsp;DubBot&nbsp;identifies&nbsp;issues with supplemental web platforms provided by vendors (i.e.&nbsp;cloud services),&nbsp;the&nbsp;vendor may need to fix the issue.&nbsp;If you need guidance on reporting issues to vendors or holding vendors accountable for digital accessibility,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/information-technology\/help\/\">contact your&nbsp;IT team via 51ÁÔÆæ Help Desk<\/a>&nbsp;or submit a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/web\/support\/support-request\/\">web support request<\/a>&nbsp;(either route creates&nbsp;a Help Desk incident for you).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-learning-more-about-nbsp-dubbot-nbsp\">Learning More About&nbsp;DubBot&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dubbot.thinkific.com\/\">DubBot Learning Center<\/a>&nbsp;is a resource made available to members of 51ÁÔÆæ who use&nbsp;DubBot&nbsp;(registration&nbsp;required).&nbsp;The training topic Introduction to&nbsp;DubBot&nbsp;provides an overview of what&nbsp;DubBot&nbsp;does and a walkthrough of the&nbsp;tool.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-start-using-nbsp-dubbot-nbsp\">Start Using&nbsp;DubBot&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do not have&nbsp;DubBot&nbsp;access,&nbsp;submit&nbsp;a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/web\/support\/support-request\/?subject=DubBot%20Access%20Request\">web support request.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"tags":[],"documentation_guides_category":[],"class_list":["post-1750","documentation_guides","type-documentation_guides","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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