Corrective Action Strategy
Pursuant to the Resolution Agreement, the University has developed the following Electronic and Information Technology Corrective Action Strategy based on findings from a survey sent to current and former DSS students in Spring 2014. This Corrective Action Strategy includes priorities and a schedule for making Electronic and Information Technology accessible.
1.0 General
Barriers and remediation (listed in order of priority) | Start date | Planned completion date | Responsible parties |
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1.1 EIT Accessibility Policy |
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2014 |
July 2014 |
Complete |
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July 2014 |
EITA Coordinator |
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August 2014 |
Sept 2014 |
EITA Coordinator; members of EITA Working Group |
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May 2014 |
June 2014 |
EITA Coordinator |
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August each year |
President's Office |
1.2 EIT Communication |
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Misinformation:
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September 2014 |
same |
General and distributed IT |
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August/September 2014 |
First part done |
Web Technology Services |
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September 2014 |
same |
EITA Coordinator |
1.3 Enhanced Efforts to notify students how to request that the University make specific EITs accessible.
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September 2014 |
Ongoing |
Accessibility site web editor; Disability Services for Students; EITA Coordinator |
1.4 Yearly review of ATMs and other EIT involved in student refund process |
March 2015 |
Continuing each March |
EITA Coordinator; EITA Working Group |
2.0 Web
Barriers and remediation (listed in order of priority) | Start date | Planned completion date | Responsible parties |
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2.1 All webpages published or hosted by the University on or after July 30, 2013, will be accessible according to WCAG Level AA. |
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December 31, 2014 |
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2013 |
Ongoing |
Campus web editors |
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August/Sept 2014 |
September 2014 |
EITA Coordinator; Web Technology Services |
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October 2014 |
Ongoing |
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Dec/March 2014 |
March 2014 |
Done |
2.2 Student critical sites must easily be useable and accessible |
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May 1, 2014 |
December 31, 2014 |
Accessible Technology Services, IT |
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July 2014 |
December 31, 2014 |
Accessible Technology Services, IT |
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Fall 2014 |
December 31, 2014 |
Web Technology Services, IT; Accessible Technology Services, IT |
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Summer 2015 |
Continuing |
Web Technology Services, IT; Accessible Technology Services, IT |
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Fall2014 |
Accessibility site web editor; Disability Services for Students; EITA Coordinator |
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Fall 2014 |
December 31, 2014 |
Web Technology Services, IT |
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Ongoing |
Web Technology Services, IT |
3.0 Instructional Materials
Barriers and remediation (listed in order of priority) | Start date | Planned completion date | Responsible parties |
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3.1 The University will identify its strategy to ensure the ongoing accessibility of its learning management systems. |
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March 14, 2014 |
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Fall 2014 |
Ongoing |
all departments (shared campus responsibility) |
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August 2013 |
January 2014 |
Done |
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January 2013 |
Ongoing |
UMOnline |
3.2 Campus labs need to meet the EITA standards for software, hardware and all EITA |
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October 2014 |
December 2014 |
Accessible Technology Services, IT |
3.3 Library |
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Library – search engine
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February 2014 |
July 2014 |
Completed |
Library – website
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January 2014 |
Ongoing |
Completed |
Library Services
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July 2014 |
Ongoing |
Completed |
3.4 Classroom |
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April-May 2014 |
Done |
EITA Coordinator; IT |
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September 2014 |
December 19, 2014 |
Accessible Technology Services, IT |
3.5 Network |
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4.0 Documents
Barriers and remediation (listed in order of priority) | Start date | Planned completion date | Responsible parties |
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4.1 All straight-text documents (including PDF, Word, Excel and Powerpoint files) will be accessible. |
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Fall 2013 |
Ongoing |
EITA, UMOnline, IT |
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February 2014 |
Ongoing |
EITA Web Editor, EITA Working Group, EITA Coordinator |
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Summer 2014 |
Ongoing |
UMOnline |
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Spring 2014 |
Ongoing |
EITA Coordinator |
4.2 Address accessibility in scientific and mathematical documents |
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August 25, 2014 |
Ongoing |
EITA Coordinator; Working Group |
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December 15, 2014 |
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EITA Coordinator; Working Group |
4.3 Address accessibility for campus publications |
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August 25, 2014 |
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EITA Coordinator; Working Group |
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December 15, 2014 |
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EITA Coordinator; Working Group |
4.4 Address campus response to epub/edupub documents and publications |
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January 20, 2015 |
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EITA Coordinator; Working Group |
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May 15, 2015 |
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EITA Coordinator; Working Group |
5.0 Electronic Media Accessibility
Barriers and remediation (listed in order of priority) | Start date | Planned completion date | Responsible parties |
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5.1 All videos (professionally or internally produced) used in courses and shared on campus websites or video storage sites will be captioned according to recommended DCMP standards. |
January 2013 |
January 26, 2015 |
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Several years ago |
Continuing |
Mansfield Library |
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Fall 2014 |
Continuing |
Disability Services for Students |
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Spring 2013 |
Completed and Continuing |
Accessible Technology Services, IT |
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Spring 2013 |
Continuing |
Disability Services for Students |
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August/September 2014 |
Continuing |
EITA Coordinator |
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March 2014 |
Continuing |
Accessible Technology Services, IT; EITA Coordinator |
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February 2014 |
Continuing |
EITA Web Editor; EITA Coordinator; EITA Working Group |
5.2 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. |
January 26, 2015 |
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December 2014 |
Continuing
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IT/Disability Services for Students |
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January 2015 |
Continuing |
Disability Services for Students |
5.3 Purchase and provide videos with audio descriptions |
Fall 2016 |
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Summer 2015 |
EITA Coordinator; Working Group |
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Summer 2015-Spring 2016 |
EITA Coordinator |
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Spring 2016 |
EITA Coordinator; Working Group |
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Spring 2016 |
EITA Coordinator; Working Group |
6.0 Software/Hardware
Barriers and remediation (listed in order of priority) | Start date | Planned completion date | Responsible parties |
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6.1 Only accessible EITA should be used |
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March 2014 |
Ongoing |
EITA Coordinator; Working Group; IT; Procurement |
6.2 Support for accessible instructional software and hardware |
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September 2014 |
Ongoing |
EITA Coordinator; Working Group; IT |
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October 2014 |
Ongoing with different topics – every fall |
EITA Coordinator/Working Group; IT |
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September 2014 |
Ongoing |
Accessible Technology Services, IT |
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September 2014 |
Ongoing |
Accessible Technology Services, IT |
7.0 Procurement
Barriers and remediation (listed in order of priority) | Start date | Planned completion date | Responsible parties |
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7.1 Only accessible software should be acquired |
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May 2014 |
May 2014 |
Done |
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May 2014 |
May 2014 |
Done |
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October 2014 |
Ongoing |
IT; EITA Coordinator |
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November 2014 |
Ongoing |
IT; EITA Coordinator |
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May 2014 |
Complete and Ongoing |
IT; EITA Coordinator |
7.2 Only accessible hardware should be used and acquired |
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May 2014 |
Ongoing |
Done |
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May 2014 |
Ongoing |
Done |
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October 2014 |
Ongoing |
IT; EITA Coordinator |
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November 2014 |
Ongoing |
IT; EITA Coordinator |