[Athen] suggestions for university web accessibility guidelines/policy

[Howard Kramer]

Hi Greg,

Can you indicate on list if you're planning to use 508 as the basis for
technical requirements?

Looking at some other policies, I've noticed most use 508 as their technical
standards, some, such as Ohio State, supplement it with some of the WCAG
guidelines.

For anyone interested, I found Ohio State's policy to be a useful model:
http://ada.osu.edu/resources/WebPolicies.htm,
http://wac.osu.edu/standards/index.html.
Some other policies and sites folks might want to check out include:
Purdue: http://www.purdue.edu/webaccessibility/Policy/
Colorado State: http://accessibility.colostate.edu/accessweb.htm
University of Texas at Austin:
http://www.utexas.edu/web/guidelines/accessibility.html

Also, WebAIM has two excellent resources. One article on their evaluation of
web accessibility policies at various universities:
http://webaim.org/articles/policies/policies_pilot/
and another an extensive list of campus web accessibility policies:
http://webaim.org/articles/policies/postsec/ (just came across this while I
was looking for url for the one above).

-Howard

On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Greg Kraus <greg_kraus at ncsu.edu> wrote:


> I hope to be able to share our updated Web accessibility policy

> shortly. Our IT Accessibility Advisory Working Group just sent our

> recommended changes to our Office of General Counsel. We are hoping to

> have it approved by mid-August. In the meantime, if you have specific

> questions I can probably answer them off list.

>

> Greg

>

> --

> Greg Kraus

> University IT Accessibility Coordinator

> Office of Information Technology

> North Carolina State University

> 919.513.4087

>

>

> On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 1:03 PM, Teresa Haven <Teresa.Haven at asu.edu>

> wrote:

> > Please respond to the list; we are in the same process here.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Teresa

> >

> >

> >

> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

> >

> > Teresa LW Haven, Ph.D.

> >

> > Supervisor, Alternative Format Services

> >

> > Disability Resource Center

> >

> > Arizona State University

> >

> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu

> > [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of

> Howard

> > Kramer

> > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 10:02 AM

> > To: athen-list at u.washington.edu

> > Subject: [Athen] suggestions for university web accessibility

> > guidelines/policy

> >

> >

> >

> > Hello All:

> >

> >

> >

> > We're in the process of working with our campus web communications on

> > revamping and updating our (very old) campus web accessibility guidelines

> > (with the aim of eventually making these into campus policy).

> >

> >

> >

> > Michigan State University looks like it has a good policy and associated

> > website. Anyone know of any particularly good universities to emulate?

> >

> >

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Howard

> >

> > --

> > Howard Kramer

> > AHG Conference Coordinator

> > Access Specialist

> > 303-492-8672

> > fax: 492-5601

> > Disability Services

> > Division of ODECE- achieving excellence through diversity and inclusion

> >

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-- 
Howard Kramer
AHG Conference Coordinator
Access Specialist
303-492-8672
fax: 492-5601
Disability Services
Division of ODECE- achieving excellence through diversity and inclusion
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