Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme

Since 2013, the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer and the Equal Opportunities Commission have joined hands to organize an annual Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme to encourage local organizations to adopt accessibility design in their websites and mobile apps, recognize the efforts and accomplishments of organizations that have adopted accessibility design in their websites and mobile apps and provide advisory support to help participating organizations make their websites and mobile apps accessible.

2018/19 Scheme

PolyU received three Triple Gold Award (Web Stream)

(Photo source: Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme,
available at https://www.web-accessibility.hk/)

The "Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme" 18/19 1^st Award Presentation Ceremony was held on 26 June 2018 and presented Triple Gold Awards to organizations and enterprises with websites winning ‘Gold Award (Website Stream)’ for consecutively three years. PolyU was one among these winners and its award-winning websites include:

The 2^nd Award Presentation Ceremony was held on 16 January 2019. PolyU received three Gold Awards (Website Stream) and its award-winning websites include:

PolyU also received one Mobile Friendly Award (Mobile App Stream) and its award-winning app is GreenMap@PolyU.

News and Reportage

Past Awards

Year	Awards
2016	Triple Gold Award (Web Stream) PolyU Green Concepts Health, Safety and Environment Office, PolyU Office of Careers and Placement Services, PolyU Gold Award (Web Stream) PolyU Homepage Department of English, PolyU Information Technology Services Office, PolyU Pao Yue-kong Library, PolyU
2015	Triple Gold Award (Web Stream) Health, Safety and Environment Office, PolyU Gold Award (Web Stream) PolyU Green Concepts PolyU Homepage Office of Careers and Placement Services, PolyU Office of Information Technology Services, PolyU News and Reportage GreenNet@PolyU (Issue 3, May 2015) Excel@PolyU (Issue 70, April 2015) ITS e-Newsletter (April 2015)
2014	Gold Award (Web Stream) PolyU Green Concepts Health, Safety and Environment Office, PolyU Office of Careers and Placement Services, PolyU Student Affairs Office, PolyU News and Reportage Excel@PolyU (Issue 58, April 2014)
2013	Gold Award (Web Stream) Health, Safety and Environment Office, PolyU News and Reportage ITS e-Newsletter (April 2013)

You can find more information about the Scheme from the dedicated website at https://www.web-accessibility.hk/.

Get Connected, ITS e-Newsletter (Jun 2018 Issue) - PolyU Websites Received ‘Triple Gold Award’ in Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme 18/19