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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi Howard!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I hear you’ve been getting a lot of
snow out there in Boulder this year. Hope you’re weathering it well!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Here is a link to De Anza’s 508
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athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Howard Kramer<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, January 08, 2007
9:34 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Access Technologists in Higher
Education Network<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Athen] Ensuring 508
compliance of university IT products</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hello All & Happy New Year (isn't it great to be back!):<br>
<br>
I'm working with our office of Provost for Technology to possibly implement a
508 check at the procurement level for any system-wide IT purchases - i.e.
webmail, calendaring, etc. I'm wondering if any other campuses have implemented
some type of 508 stipulation at the procurement level, or if not, do you have
any other type of mechanism in play to ensure 508 compliance of campus-wide IT
- besides simply the campus education & outreach approach.<br>
<br>
This all follows a frustrating experience last year when ITS purchased a new
inaccessible Webmail/calendaring product after we gave them feedback that the
product was not accessible. Our ITS dept. has usually been cooperative with
trying to comply with 508. However, in this case they proceeded with the
purchase with the argument that using a different interface - i.e. Outlook -
screenreader users could still access the product. Not a view I agree with.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Howard<br>
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<p></x-sigsep><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Howard
Kramer<br>
Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator<br>
AT Conference Coordinator<br>
Disability Services<br>
CU-Boulder, 107 UCB<br>
Boulder, Co 80309<br>
303-492-8672<br>
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