2018-2020 Accessibility Corrective Action Plan
Created February 2018, Accepted by OCR March 2018, Last Updated May 2018
Table of Contents
- Purpose
- Context for this Corrective Action Plan
- Applicable Accessibility Regulations, Policies & Standards
- Technology Systems Covered
- Organizational Impact
- Digital Accessibility Policy Artifacts
- Accessibility Roles and Responsibilities
- Accessibility Procurement & Contracting Procedure
- Remediation of Digital Assets
- Corrective Action Plan
- Accessibility Training Plan
- ICT Accessibility Implementation Plan Section
- Monitor for Accessibility Compliance
- Community Outreach
- Addendum
Purpose
This Corrective Action Plan documents and defines a high-level, multi-year Plan for developing, rolling out and scaling up the digital accessibility program at Βι¶ΉΣ³» (“University”).
This Corrective Action Plan and the resulting digital accessibility program will help the University comply with applicable accessibility regulations that cover a variety of technology systems offered or managed by the University.
This Corrective Action Plan was developed after performing discovery activities that allowed the University to gain an understanding of (i) the systems that fall under the scope of the accessibility requirements; (ii) the current level of compliance of those systems with key accessibility standards; and (iii) the relative value of addressing individual systems, components and web pages for compliance based on traffic and system use.
The audience for this Corrective Action Plan includes the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights and all members of the Βι¶ΉΣ³» community.
Context for this Corrective Action Plan
Applicable Accessibility Regulations, Policies & Standards
Below is a list of the relevant regulations, rule-making activities and source statutes that are applicable to the University's business and operations.
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- ADA Title II applies to State and local government entities and educational institutions, and, in subtitle A, protects qualified individuals with disabilities from discrimination on the basis of disability in services, programs, and activities provided by State and local government entities and public entities, including universities. Title II extends the prohibition on discrimination established by section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 794, to all activities of State and local governments as well as educational institutions regardless of whether these entities receive Federal financial assistance. Reference is .
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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Title III - ADA Title III prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in the activities of places of public accommodations (businesses that are generally open to the public which include institutions of higher education.
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Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Section 508) - Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires any electronic information that is developed, procured, maintained or used by the federal government, and by extension, entities that receive Federal financial assistance, to be accessible to persons with disabilities. Additionally, the Section 508 refresh standards, C301- 302 (Chapter 3 Functional Performance Criteria) is tied to Functional Performance Criteria. Federal Information and Communication Technology Standards and Guidelines (ICT Refresh) are codified in the Code of Federal Regulations. ( ).
There are also several other acts and governing accessibility guidelines that need to be considered including:
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- The CVAA updates federal communications law to increase the access of persons with disabilities to modern communications. The CVAA makes sure that accessibility laws enacted in the 1980s and 1990s are brought up to date with 21st century technologies, including new digital, broadband, and mobile innovations.
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- The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), are the most widely known and adopted web accessibility standards. While the WCAG applies to web based content such as HTML pages, SVG, Flash, PDF, Silverlight, mobile websites and other web technologies — the standards are applied, in the ICT Refresh (36 CFR 1194) to other technologies including software, native mobile apps, videos and electronic documents. Informative documentation provides guidance on applying
Technology Systems Covered
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is defined as technology, any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment that is used in the creation, conversion, or duplication of data or information employed in support of the .
ICT includes, but is not limited to, the internet and intranet websites, content delivered in digital form, electronic books and electronic book reading systems, search engines and databases, learning management systems, classroom technology, instructional materials, student response systems ("clickers"), and equipment such as classroom podiums, copiers and fax machines. ICT also includes, but is not limited to, telecommunications products (such as telephones), information kiosks, Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), transaction machines (such as payment terminals), computers, ancillary equipment, software, services (including support services), equipment maintained and services operated by third-party vendors, and related resources.
Organizational Impact
Based on the systems referenced above, all of the University is impacted and it must implement processes to ensure compliance with the applicable accessibility regulations.
Digital Accessibility Policy Artifacts
Accessibility Policy
The University has developed, finalized and communicated a policy to address accessibility that defines the core components of its approach to digital accessibility. This overarching Βι¶ΉΣ³» ICT Accessibility Policy establishes the central direction of the institution and is referenced in other Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plans, policies and procedures.
Accessibility Statement
The University has published a public-facing Commitment to Accessibility on www.unr.edu statement on its website regarding its non-discrimination and ICT accessibility practices, and includes methods to contact the University's web team, the University's Equal Opportunity and Title IX Office and the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights with questions, complaints or other requests.
Accessibility Roles and Responsibilities
The Office of the Provost oversees the implementation of and compliance with the ICT Accessibility Policy. The Executive Vice President & Provost, or designee, has appointed a standing ICT Accessibility Committee to coordinate those efforts. Technology accessibility is an institution-wide responsibility.
Each college, administrative unit, faculty member, and employee is responsible to ensure compliance and, if notified of non-compliance, is required to remediate.
Accessibility Procurement & Contracting Procedure
The University has developed an Accessibility Procurement Policy to ensure the Accessibility Policy is followed throughout the procurement process. This policy includes guidance on how roles involved in procurement and contracting should do the following:
- Provide accessibility requirements in requests for proposals (RFPs) and other solicitations, and inform vendors of the University's Accessibility Policy and accessibility-related requirements.
- Collect claims of compliance and other documents from vendor as part of acquisition process.
- Perform analysis of vendor solutions for accessibility, as included in vendor responses and proposals.
Remediation of Digital Assets
The University will remediate their inaccessible content and functionality by the dates outlined in the Βι¶ΉΣ³» ICT Accessibility Policy
The University will conduct another audit of web content and functionality to validate the violations were properly remediated.
Pursuant to the Resolution Agreement, the University has developed the following Information Communications Technology (ICT) Corrective Action Plan based on input from stakeholders and an analysis by Level Access. This Corrective Action Plan includes priorities and a schedule for making ICT accessible, training programs and communication initiative.
The plan below represents the University's priorities, strategies and schedule, according to the Resolution Agreement between the Βι¶ΉΣ³» and the Office for Civil Rights.
Digital Asset Remediation Plan Background
Assurances of Nondiscrimination. The university hereby reaffirms its commitment to ensure that people with disabilities have an opportunity equal to that of their nondisabled peers to participate in the university's programs, benefits, and services, including those delivered through electronic and information technology, except where doing so would impose an undue burden or create a fundamental alteration.
Proposed Corrective Action Plan. Simultaneously with the submission of the Audit, the university will submit to OCR for its review and approval a proposed Corrective Action Plan to address all inaccessible content and functionality identified during the university's Audit. The proposed Corrective Action Plan will set out a detailed schedule for addressing problems, with all corrective actions to be completed within 24 months of the date OCR approved the Corrective Action Plan. a) In its Corrective Action Plan, the university will acknowledge that if all inaccessible content and functionality identified during the Audit is not removed or made accessible on a timely basis, the university will be in violation of this agreement, Section 504, and Title II, and OCR may initiate administrative enforcement or judicial proceedings to enforce the specific terms and obligations of this agreement. b) Within 30 calendar days of receiving OCR's approval of the proposed Corrective Action Plan, the university will officially adopt and implement the Corrective Action Plan.
The University has undertaken drafting of this proposed Corrective Action Plan in good faith and with full intention of complying promptly and completely with the Resolution Agreement reached with OCR, including time limitations contained therein. Given the complexity of this project, the University reserves the right to request additional time from OCR, should full and complete compliance require any additional time to fully implement the planned redesign and rebuilding of the website.
Document Glossary
The following definitions describe the individuals, units, offices, and committees responsible for executing the Corrective Action Plan.
Accessibility Liaisons: A faculty or staff member designated as the accessibility content person within their division, college, department or unit
Business Purchasing Center: The office that serves the purchasing and contracting needs of the University
Content Creators: Any individual that creates content on behalf of the University
Content Management System (CMS): The system used to create, edit, and publish content on www.unr.edu/
Disability Resource Center (DRC): The office that ensures students with disabilities have equal access to participate in, contribute to, and benefit from all University programs
Domain Owners: Individuals from colleges, units, offices, or departments that maintain web content outside the University's Content Management System
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Committee: A committee of academic and administrative faculty, staff, and students that monitors and manages accessibility processes for the University
ICT Audit Sub-Committee: A committee comprised of administrative faculty and staff that conducts internal audits and reviews progress toward accessibility compliance
ICT Scholarly Communication Sub-Committee: A committee comprised of academic faculty members that participates in accessibility conversations and issues related to scholarly communications and research and works to identify processes to ensure the accessibility of this content
ICT Software Accessibility Review Sub-Committee: A committee that reviews and manages accessibility processes for software acquisition for the University
Office of Information Technology (OIT): The department that maintains the University's information technology systems, such as networking, applications, and information security
Office of Marketing & Communications (MarCom): The department that serves as the primary owners of the University's Content Management System, and central marketing and communications efforts for the University
Office of Digital Learning (ODL): The department that provides support for instructional design, classroom technology, and instructional technologies, including the Learning Management System (LMS)
Corrective Action Plan
*Activities & Tasks with a planned completion date in BOLD have been completed
1.0 - General: Policies, Procedures, Communication, and Training
Activities and Tasks | Start Date | Planned Completion Date | Responsible Parties |
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Develop accessibility policies and procedures |
7/1/2015 |
7/1/2017 |
ICT Committee |
Publish commitment to accessibility statement on website |
3/1/2017 |
3/1/2017 |
ICT Committee |
Publish accessibility policies and procedures on website |
7/1/2017 |
7/1/2017 |
ICT Committee |
Activities and Tasks | Start Date | Planned Completion Date | Responsible Parties |
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Meet with UNR Communication Team to develop a communication plan to inform constituents of the intent, scope and progress regarding the Universities accessibility initiatives. |
5/10/2017 |
Ongoing |
MarCom OIT |
Meet with OIT, ODL and ICT representatives to discuss details for campus-wide communications plan |
5/12/2017 |
5/12/2017 |
MarCom |
Hold President's council briefing on accessibility |
5/30/2017 |
5/30/2017 |
President's Council OIT MarCom |
Visit Faculty Senate to discuss accessibility & captioning |
8/31/2017 |
3/16/2017 8/31/2017 9/21/2017 10/19/2017 Ongoing |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) OIT |
Send Provost letter to President's Council, Dean's and Academic Leadership Council |
11/1/2017 |
11/13/2017 1/6/2017 |
MarCom |
Send campus-wide accessibility letter |
12/17/2017 |
6/26/2017 11/13/2017 1/16/2018 Ongoing |
OIT MarCom |
Deliver annual correspondence to remind campus about ICT accessibility policy |
6/1/2017 |
Ongoing |
MarCom |
Send accessibility liaison letter |
2/16/2018 |
Ongoing |
MarCom |
Host annual campus forum |
4/30/2018 |
Ongoing |
ICT Committee MarCom Provost |
Activities and Tasks | Start Date | Planned Completion Date | Responsible Parties |
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Develop a training plan and course material for basic web accessibility training for all appropriate personnel |
2/9/2017 |
3/1/2017 |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) |
Training sessions are offered |
3/20/2017 |
Ongoing |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) |
Reporting to OCR regarding training activities |
3/14/17 |
3/14/17 12/31/17 Ongoing |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) |
2.0 - Web Accessibility
Using automated accessibility tools such as the SiteImprove Intelligence Platform, the Level Access AMP application, as well as manual testing, the University identified many of the commonly made accessibility issues. Based on the nature of the barriers, the outdated web governance, and the Benchmarks for Accessibility requirements, the University has determined a complete redesign and rebuild of the website, www.unr.edu, would be more cost effective and result in the most accessible website.
Activities and Tasks | Start Date | Planned Completion Date | Responsible Parties |
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All web content created by or on behalf of the University will be accessible according to WCAG 2.0 level AA |
7/1/2017 |
Within 24 months from CAP acceptance by OCR |
Domain Owners Accessibility Liaisons MarCom |
Identify and develop web property (URL) registry of all known University domains and subdomains |
11/1/2017 |
3/31/2018 |
MarCom Accessibility Liaisons OIT |
Activities and Tasks | Start Date | Planned Completion Date | Responsible Parties |
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Identify HTML content to carry forward in new site build and prioritize remediation efforts prior to migration |
11/1/2017 |
6/30/2018 |
MarCom Accessibility Liaisons |
Remove content from the site that will not be carried forward into new design |
6/30/2018 |
6/30/2019 |
MarCom |
Create inventory of documents related to each web property in the domain registry |
2/1/2018 |
6/30/2018 |
Accessibility Liaisons MarCom |
Identify documents to remediate and carry forward into the new web design |
2/1/2018 |
6/30/2018 |
Accessibility Liaisons |
Remove documents from the site that will not be carried forward into new design |
7/1/2018 |
6/30/2019 |
MarCom |
Remediate CMS-based documents that have accessibility issues |
7/1/2018 |
6/30/2019 |
Accessibility Liaisons |
Create inventory of CMS-based embedded multimedia (e.g. videos) |
3/1/2018 |
5/31/2018 |
MarCom |
Identify CMS-based embedded multimedia to remediate and carry forward into new website build |
6/1/2018 |
6/30/2018 |
MarCom |
Remove non-accessible embedded multimedia that will not be carried into the new web design |
7/1/2018 |
6/30/2019 |
MarCom |
Remediate CMS-based embedded multimedia that have accessibility issues |
7/1/2018 |
6/30/2019 |
MarCom |
Activities and Tasks | Start Date | Planned Completion Date | Responsible Parties |
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Accessibility Liaisons submit new sites to be scanned by SiteImprove |
11/1/2017 |
Ongoing |
Domain Owners Accessibility Liaisons MarCom |
Identify inaccessible HTML content |
11/1/2017 |
6/30/2018 |
Domain Owners Accessibility Liaisons |
Remediate or remove inaccessible HTML content |
7/1/2016 |
Within 24 months from CAP acceptance by OCR |
Domain Owners Accessibility Liaisons |
Create inventory of documents |
2/1/2018 |
6/30/2018 |
Accessibility Liaisons MarCom |
Identify documents with accessibility issues |
2/1/2018 |
6/30/2018 |
Domain Owners Accessibility Liaisons |
Remediate, replace, or remove documents with accessibility issues |
7/1/2018 |
Within 24 months from CAP acceptance by OCR |
Domain Owners Accessibility Liaisons |
Identify embedded multimedia (e.g. videos) |
3/1/2018 |
6/30/2018 |
Domain Owners Accessibility Liaisons |
Remediate, replace, or remove inaccessible embedded media |
6/1/2018 |
Within 24 months from CAP acceptance by OCR |
Domain Owners Accessibility Liaisons |
3.0 - Instructional Materials
Activities and Tasks | Start Date | Planned Completion Date | Responsible Parties |
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Establish accessibility requirements for the LMS; These requirements were established when our LMS was adopted in 2015. The requirements reflect WCAG 2.0 standards. |
4/2/2015 |
7/1/2017 |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) |
Ensure accessible class assignments and materials on the learning management systems. |
3/7/2016 |
1/1/2019 |
Academic Faculty Office of Digital Learning (ODL) |
Adopt and implement policy that requires all new instructional materials to be accessible are to be accessible starting January 1, 2018 |
7/1/2017 |
1/1/2019 |
Provost Academic Faculty ICT Committee |
Offer training sessions on how to create accessible course materials. (See Addendum: General Accessibility Trainings) |
8/13/2015 |
Ongoing |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) |
Additional accessibility training sessions were offered by Office of Digital Learning (ODL) (See Addendum: General Accessibility Trainings) |
2/2/2017 |
Ongoing |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) |
Accessibility training sessions were expanded, redesigned, and offered with increased frequency. Materials were created to support faculty creation of accessible materials as well in 2017. (See Addendum: General Accessibility Trainings) |
3/20/2017 |
Ongoing |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) |
Require faculty to attend Basic Web Accessibility training, annually |
3/20/2017 |
Ongoing |
Provost Academic Faculty Office of Digital Learning (ODL) |
Implement Blackboard's Ally software to ensure more accessible course content is available to students, offer additional feedback to faculty regarding their materials, and provide analytics to administration |
11/1/2017 |
11/1/2017 |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) OIT |
Ensure accessible live chat and discussion board functions in the LMS
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4/2/2015 |
10/3/2017 |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) |
Develop accommodations for the web conferencing platform built into the LMS |
9/7/2016 |
1/5/2017 |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) DRC |
Develop and conduct training on how to create and use accessible material in the LMS |
3/7/2016 |
Ongoing |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) |
Activities and Tasks | Start Date | Planned Completion Date | Responsible Parties |
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All instructional materials located outside of the LMS will be accessible in accordance with University policy. |
1/1/2018 |
12/31/2018 |
Academic Faculty |
Instructional software applications used in courses will be accessible in accordance with university policy. |
1/1/2018 |
12/31/2018 |
Academic Faculty |
Procedures have been established for faculty to request accessibility review of instructional software applications. |
4/1/2015 |
4/1/2015 4/1/2017 (Updated) |
ICT Software Accessibility Review Subcommittee OIT |
University Libraries
Using automated accessibility tools such as SiteImprove Intelligence Platform, the University Libraries identified many of the commonly made accessibility issues. The University Libraries has determined a complete redesign and rebuild of the Libraries' web presence (e.g. library.unr.edu; guides.library.unr.edu) would be the most efficient way to achieve a more usable and accessible web presence.
Activities and Tasks | Start Date | Planned Completion Date | Responsible Parties |
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Accessibility Liaison submit new sites to be scanned by SiteImprove |
2/14/2018 |
Ongoing |
University Libraries |
The University Libraries' websites, documents and electronic media will be accessible according to WCAG 2.0 Level AA |
2/14/2018 |
Within 24 months from CAP acceptance by OCR |
University Libraries |
Identify HTML content to carry forward in new site build and prioritize remediation efforts prior to migration |
2/14/2018 |
Within 24 months from CAP acceptance by OCR |
University Libraries |
Remove content from the site that will not be carried forward into new design |
2/14/2018 |
Within 24 months from CAP acceptance by OCR |
University Libraries |
Create inventory of documents |
2/14/2018 |
Within 24 months from CAP acceptance by OCR |
University Libraries |
Identify documents to remediate and carry forward into the new web design |
2/14/2018 |
Within 24 months from CAP acceptance by OCR |
University Libraries |
Remove documents from the site that will not be carried forward into new design |
2/14/2018 |
Within 24 months from CAP acceptance by OCR |
University Libraries |
Remediate documents that have accessibility issues |
2/14/2018 |
Within 24 months from CAP acceptance by OCR |
University Libraries |
Create inventory of embedded multimedia (e.g. videos) |
2/14/2018 |
Within 24 months from CAP acceptance by OCR |
University Libraries |
Identify embedded multimedia to remediate and carry forward into new website build |
2/14/2018 |
Within 24 months from CAP acceptance by OCR |
University Libraries |
Remove non-accessible embedded multimedia that will not be carried into the new web design |
2/14/2018 |
Within 24 months from CAP acceptance by OCR |
University Libraries |
Remediate embedded multimedia that have accessibility issues |
2/14/2018 |
Within 24 months from CAP acceptance by OCR |
University Libraries |
Work with Libraries staff to ensure that scholarly databases are accessible |
8/1/2015 |
Ongoing |
University Libraries |
4.0 - Documents
Activities and Tasks | Start Date | Planned Completion Date | Responsible Parties |
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Create and publish instructional materials on how to create accessible documents. These materials will be reviewed and revised as standards and file formats evolve. |
10/16/2017 |
Ongoing |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) |
Establish and publish best practices on accessible PDF documents used for instruction. These materials will be reviewed and revised as standards and file formats evolve. |
10/16/2017 |
Ongoing |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) |
Develop and implement training sessions on how to create accessible PDF documents. |
10/16/2017 |
Ongoing |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) |
Develop and implement strategies for producing accessible scientific and mathematical documents. Office of Digital Learning (ODL) will continue to work with the DRC to establish best practices for these documents. |
10/1/2017 |
Ongoing |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) DRC |
Develop and publish strategies for producing accessible scientific and scholarly documents. |
4/1/2018 |
10/31/2018 |
ICT Scholarly Communication Sub-Committee |
5.0 - Electronic Media Accessibility
Activities and Tasks | Start Date | Planned Completion Date | Responsible Parties |
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All videos (professionally or internally produced) used in courses and shared on campus websites or video storage sites will be captioned according to recommended Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) standards |
12/8/2015 |
1/1/2019 |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) MarCom Faculty Members |
Implement policy, effective January 1, 2018, requiring all new instructional videos to be captioned. |
6/1/2017 |
12/31/2018 |
Provost OIT Academic Faculty ICT Committee |
Caption instructional videos in accordance with University policy. |
6/1/2017 |
Ongoing |
Faculty Members Office of Digital Learning (ODL) |
Establish and implement procedures for in-house captioning of instructional materials and adjust as- needed |
10/24/2016 |
Ongoing |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) |
Refine in-house captioning standards to align with DCMP standards |
2/8/2018 |
2/8/2018 |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) |
Develop funding for a sustainable captioning model |
12/8/2015 |
Ongoing |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) DRC Provost OIT |
Students may request that recordings of course sessions and presentations created for and during a course, and in use only during that course, be captioned |
Prior to 2012 |
Ongoing |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) DRC |
Establish procedures for students to request that course recording videos be captioned NOTE: Videos for courses that have been identified by the DRC are automatically captioned. Office of Digital Learning (ODL) also can process more immediate requests that might come through the DRC as well. This process was established in 2015 and has been refined in 2017. |
12/8/2015 |
Ongoing |
Office of Digital Learning (ODL) DRC |
Share this information each semester with students with disabilities through Disability Resource Center (DRC) |
Prior to 2012 |
Ongoing |
DRC |
6.0 - Accessibility Reviews
Activities and Tasks | Start Date | Planned Completion Date | Responsible Parties |
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Obtain SiteImprove license for unlimited sites and pages. |
4/1/2017 |
11/1/2017 |
MarCom OIT |
Conduct reviews and internal audits on quarterly basis. |
3/1/2018 |
Ongoing |
ICT Audit Sub-Committee |
Contact site owners with review details. |
3/1/2018 |
Ongoing |
ICT Audit Sub-Committee |
Review Ally reports to monitor progress on instructional materials in the LMS. |
3/1/2018 |
Ongoing |
ICT Audit Sub-Committee Office of Digital Learning (ODL) |
Review remediated results on a quarterly basis and notify site owners. |
3/1/2018 |
Ongoing |
ICT Audit Sub-Committee |
Report inaccessible content to provost for enforcement quarterly. |
6/1/2018 |
Ongoing |
ICT Audit Sub-Committee |
Accessibility Training Plan
The University has developed a training plan to ensure the ICT Accessibility Policy is put into practice during the digital media creation process. The University will provide regularly scheduled face-to-face training opportunities and develop an online version of the training. The training plan includes the following:
- All employees who create, edit or publish content to the web are expected to attend Basic Web Accessibility Training on an annual basis.
- The training will provide best practices on how to make content accessible in accordance with our standards (WCAG 2.0 AA).
- All training attendance will be documented.
- Training reports will be provided to the Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (OCR) on an annual basis, until such time as the OCR closes its monitoring of our resolution agreement.
ICT Accessibility Implementation Plan
In addition to the specific details for remediation of digital assets identified in the external audit of 2017 provided in the section titled, “Remediation of Digital Assets,” the University is developing an internal, overarching ICT Accessibility Implementation Plan for adoption to address ICT not otherwise covered in the external audit.
The Accessibility Implementation Plan will also include sufficient quality assurance procedures including setting up a system of testing and accountability to maintain the accessibility of all online content and functionality on an ongoing basis. This also applies to online content and functionality developed by, maintained by, or offered through a third party vendor or through the use of open sources, and includes setting up systems of accountability and verifying claims of accessibility by vendors or open sources.
Monitor for Accessibility Compliance
The University has purchased a license to the SiteImprove Intelligence Platform which allows for the collection of compliance violations, basic reporting and automated weekly scans of all registered web properties. SiteImprove also allows the University to analyze compliance by websites and responsible parties. The Accessibility Issues by Sites report will be used by the ICT Audit Sub-Committee to determine accessibility compliance progress on a quarterly basis. The report can also be used to communicate compliance outcomes to internal stakeholders and regulatory authorities as required.
The University has also purchased a license to the Ally Canvas plugin which allows for the identification and reporting on accessibility compliance of instructional materials located in the LMS.
In addition, the University currently manually tests software with assistive technology for accessibility compliance. The ICT Committee currently has an ad-hoc procedure for manually testing websites and web content.
Community Outreach
University Surveys
The University conducted outreach surveys each semester starting in the Fall of 2015 and spanning through the Spring of 2017. The summary results of those surveys are documented below. Each question that was posed during the survey are followed by statistics summarized from the survey periods:
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I was able to access my coursework posted through the University's Learning Management System (WebCampus).
From the Fall 2015 to the Spring 2017, there has been a 19.5% increase in Strongly Agree responses. There are no disagree or strongly disagree responses where previously there were 3.1% and 2% respectively.
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I was able to use the University's computer labs to complete research and assignments.
From the Fall 2015 to the Spring 2017, there has been a 12% increase in Strongly Agree responses. There are no disagree responses where previously there were 4.1%.
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I was able to successfully participate in my course using Classroom Response Systems (Clickers).
From the Fall 2015 to the Spring 2017, there has been a 6.7% increase in Strongly Agree responses. There are no disagree responses where previously there were 4.1%.
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I was able to effectively participate with my class using on-line classwork systems (My Mathlab, Pearson, etc.).
From the Fall 2015 to the Spring 2017, there has been an 18.5% increase in Strongly Agree responses. There are no disagree or strongly disagree responses where previously there were 5.1% and 3% respectively.
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I was able to successfully participate in all course work through the use of captioned videos (class lecture and WebCampus).
From the Fall 2015 to the Spring 2017, there has been a 19.8% increase in Strongly Agree responses. There are no disagree or strongly disagree responses where previously there were 7.1% and 2% respectively.
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I was able to easily add money to my WolfCard.
From the Fall 2015 through the Spring 2017, there has been a 2.3% increase in Strongly Agree responses.
Addendum
1.0 - Accessibility Workshop Offerings General Accessibility Trainings
Course | Description | Dates Offered |
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Creating Accessible Documents |
Is your course content on WebCampus accessible? In this workshop, you will learn how to create or convert existing documents (images, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint) on your WebCampus course into accessible formats. |
11/18/2014 - 02/13/2017 |
Basic Web Accessibility Training |
Learn why and how to create accessible web-based materials. This workshop will overview the need for accessible content, current regulations related to accessibility, and tips for providing an equitable experience for all users. |
3/1/2017 - Ongoing |
Creating Accessible Office Documents |
This is hands-on follow up to Basic Web Accessibility for people who create content via Office, PowerPoint, Excel, and Publisher. Is your course content in WebCampus accessible? In this workshop, you will learn how to create or convert Microsoft Office documents (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Publisher) into accessible formats. NOTE: Participants should have an understanding of basic web accessibility or should attend a workshop prior to attending this training. |
9/18/2017- Ongoing |
PDF Remediation for Accessibility |
Learn how to use Adobe Acrobat Pro to check PDFs and remediate for accessibility. This 2-hour course will cover the basics of setting up accessibility tools and views, performing accessibility checks, and remediating potential problems by tagging documents to ensure proper reflow and reading order, structuring tables & lists, adding alternative text for images and formulas, identifying hyperlinks, creating bookmarks, and more. |
10/16/2017- Ongoing |
Hands-on with Ally - Canvas Accessibility |
Curious about how Ally works and how to make your course more accessible? Come to the hands-on ally training to learn about features for faculty and students. After an overview, time is allotted for guidance as you work on examples from your specific course materials. |
11/28/2017- Ongoing |
2.0 - Accessibility Liaisons Registry*
*Updated as of June 11, 2018
Division / Department | Division / Department Head | Position |
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ASUN - Associated Students of the University of Βι¶ΉΣ³» |
Sandy Rodriguez |
Director |
CABNR - College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources |
Bill Payne |
Dean |
Cooperative Extension |
Ivory Lyles |
Director |
CHS - School of Community Health Sciences |
Trudy Larson |
Dean |
CLA - College of Liberal Arts |
Debra Moddelmog |
Dean |
School of the Arts |
Tamara Scronce |
Director |
COB - College of Business |
Greg Mosier |
Dean |
COED - College of Education |
Ken Coll |
Dean |
COEN - College of Engineering |
Manos Maragakis |
Dean |
COS - College of Science |
Jeff Thompson |
Dean |
DAF - Division of Administration and Finance |
Vic Redding |
Vice President |
DAR - Division of Development and Alumni Relations |
John Carothers |
Vice President |
DES - Division of Extended Studies |
Fred Holman |
Vice Provost |
DIA - Division of Intercollegiate Athletics |
Doug Knuth |
Director |
DRI - Division of Research and Innovation |
Mridul Gautam |
Vice President |
DSS - Division of Student Services |
Shannon Ellis |
Vice President |
GRAD - The Graduate School |
David Zeh |
Dean |
JOUR - School of Journalism |
Al Stavitsky |
Dean |
LIB - University Libraries |
Kathy Ray |
Dean |
MED - School of Medicine |
Thomas Schwenk |
Dean |
NURS - Orvis School of Nursing |
Vacant (Hiring in progress) |
Dean |
OIT - Office of Information Technology |
Steve Smith |
Vice Provost |
OMC - Office of Marketing and Communications |
Thomas White |
Executive Director |
PRES - Office of the President |
Marc Johnson |
President |
PROV - Office of the Provost |
Kevin Carman |
Provost |
Pearson |
Kevin Carman |
Provost |
SOC - School of Social Work |
Thomas Schwenk |
Dean |
Division / Department | Web Representative / Liaison | Position |
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ASUN - Associated Students of the University of Βι¶ΉΣ³» |
Raul Rodriguez |
Coordinator |
CABNR - College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources |
Robert Moore |
Web Specialist |
Cooperative Extension |
Ashley Andrews |
Communications Specialist |
CHS - School of Community Health Sciences |
Mike Wilhelm |
Media Dept. Manager (CASAT) |
CLA - College of Liberal Arts |
Lisa McDonald |
Marketing & Web Specialist |
School of the Arts |
Yun Ku |
Marketing & Web Specialist |
COB - College of Business |
Jennifer Shelton/Christina Hilfer |
Marketing & Web Specialist |
COED - College of Education |
Will McDonald |
Marketing & Web Specialist |
COEN - College of Engineering |
Kirstin Swagman |
Marketing & Web Specialist |
COS - College of Science |
Jennifer Sande |
Marketing & Web Specialist |
DAF - Division of Administration and Finance |
Jodi Fraser |
Admin Assistant |
DAR - Division of Development and Alumni Relations |
Jonathan Studebaker |
Administrator |
DES - Division of Extended Studies |
Mark Albin |
|
DIA - Division of Intercollegiate Athletics |
Chad Hartley |
|
DRI - Division of Research and Innovation |
Alex Vanderhoff |
Marketing & Web Specialist |
DSS - Division of Student Services |
Molly Beaupre & Ana Fritter |
|
GRAD - The Graduate School |
Jennifer Shelton |
Marketing & Web Specialist |
JOUR - School of Journalism |
Alex Solis |
Marketing & Web Specialist |
LIB - University Libraries |
Shaley Degiorgio |
Library IT Manager |
MED - School of Medicine |
Vacant (Hiring in progress) |
Web Systems Manager |
NURS - Orvis School of Nursing |
Pamela Smith |
Administrative Assistant |
OIT - Office of Information Technology |
Alcira Pastula |
Web Communications Specialist |
OMC - Office of Marketing and Communications |
Michael Brown |
Director |
PRES - Office of the President |
Michael Brown |
Director |
PROV - Office of the Provost |
John Kearney |
Programmer |
Pearson |
Michael Brown |
Director |
SOC - School of Social Work |
Jennifer Pierce |
Instructional Technologist |