Colorado State University’s College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) had a big challenge on its hands: how to create visually appealing and accessible content that met the needs of their diverse audience without burning out their team.
But their current tools—like Canva, Microsoft Visio and Adobe Creative Suite—just weren’t cutting it. Designs took forever to finalize, accessibility compliance was inconsistent and their team spent way too much time on manual adjustments.
That’s when they decided to try Venngage and it changed everything. With accessibility-first features and an intuitive design platform, CHHS revolutionized their workflows and made inclusivity a seamless part of their content creation process.
Here’s how they made it happen.
The challenges
1. Time-consuming workflows
Simple tasks like creating organizational charts or event flyers took days. The reason? The team had to go back and manually tweak designs to meet accessibility standards—a process that was frustrating and ate up hours.
2. Inconsistent accessibility compliance
Accessibility wasn’t baked into the process—it had to be added later. This led to inconsistencies across different content pieces, exposing CHHS to potential compliance risks and making the entire workflow inefficient.
3. Limited resources
To make matters worse, only a few team members had the skills to tackle complex accessibility issues. This created bottlenecks and left the team stretched thin.
Sound familiar? These are challenges many organizations face when accessibility isn’t integrated into their design process.
Related: Ensuring Online Accessibility for Educational Institutions
How Venngage solved it
When CHHS adopted Venngage, their content creation process got a complete makeover.
1. Accessibility-first templates
Venngage came with pre-designed templates that were already optimized for accessibility. This meant the team no longer had to spend hours manually fixing issues like font readability or color contrast.
2. Built-in accessibility checker
Venngage’s real-time accessibility checker was a game changer for the team. It flagged potential issues while they were designing, like problematic font sizes or poor contrast ratios and offered suggestions to fix them.
This meant accessibility was no longer an afterthought and CHHS could focus on creating meaningful content while Venngage ook care of compliance.
Related: Enhancing PDF Accessibility: A Guide to Accessibility Checkers
3. Simple, intuitive design tools
Here’s the best part: Venngage is so easy to use that even team members without a design background could jump in and create professional content. The drag-and-drop editor made it simple for everyone to contribute, freeing up the more experienced designers to focus on other priorities.
Have a PDF you’re unsure meets accessibility standards? Use Venngage’s PDF Accessibility Checker to quickly identify and fix issues like poor color contrast, missing alt text, or unreadable fonts.
The results
The switch to Venngage wasn’t just about making life easier for the CHHS team—it fundamentally changed how they worked.
95% faster organizational charts
What used to take days now takes just hours. On average, the team saves 2–3 hours per project, giving them more time to focus on strategic priorities.
Empowered non-designers
With Venngage, even those without a design background could confidently create professional, accessible content. Flyers and reports that used to be a hassle were now being completed in less than an hour.
Campus-wide cultural shift
Perhaps the most profound impact was how Venngage helped CHHS embed accessibility into their workflows. This wasn’t just about saving time—it was about fostering a culture of inclusivity and meeting the university’s broader goals for equity and accessibility.
What CHHS had to say
Ready to make your team’s life easier?
If your team is spending too much time on manual adjustments or struggling to keep up with accessibility standards, Venngage could be the solution you’ve been looking for. It’s easy to use, designed with accessibility in mind and helps teams work faster and smarter.
Curious to learn more? Book a demo today and see how Venngage can transform your workflows.
