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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The early bird registration has been extended for the “Growing an IT Accessibility Program on your Campus” 3-day class which is part of the AHEAD Master Class program. This workshop is open for everyone and takes place in Atlanta, GA May
17-19, 2018.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">More information, along with registration information can be found at
<a href="https://www.ahead.org/events-programming/conferences/next-chapter#MC3">https://www.ahead.org/events-programming/conferences/next-chapter#MC3</a> (description is included below as well).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please feel free to contact Rob, Rachel or I with any questions!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dawn<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">MC#3: Growing an IT Accessibility Program on your Campus<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rob Eveleigh, Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rachel Thompson, University of Alabama<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dawn Hunziker, University of Arizona <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Higher education institutions are under increased scrutiny as to their institutional approach for ensuring accessibility in Web and information technology. While the Department of Justice and the Department of Education's Office for Civil
Rights have issued guidance regarding institutional obligations for ensuring access for students with disabilities, colleges and universities still struggle with how to address such obligations within the context of policy, procedure, and implementation. A
benefit of recent compliance reviews, resolution agreements, and consent decrees is that they serve as a blueprint for developing and refining policy and practice. Building an accessible electronic and information technology (EIT) environment requires engagement
by a wide variety of institutional stakeholders, including those within IT departments, disability services, faculty, libraries, procurement, and other campus units.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This dynamic, interactive workshop is presented by members of the Access Technology Higher Education Network (ATHEN) and includes foundational legal information offered by guest presenter Paul Grossman, an analysis of federal agreements,
and presentation and discussion of best practice approaches. In addition to on-site presenters, the session will include live, remote national experts sharing perspectives and best practices on specific topics. Together, this information will prepare IT staff,
disability service providers, managers, and other campus stakeholders to work through institutional challenges to create a strategic, and comprehensive approach for creating an accessible EIT environment. Session leaders will provide models for decision-making
and communication, guidance on policy and procedure development, and strategies for growing campus-wide involvement.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The face-to-face workshop includes:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Review of relevant disability laws, federal resolution agreements and consent decrees and their application to institutional access to EIT<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Policies and procedures that support institutional obligations, including the building of an EIT Accessibility Program to best address individual campus goals and strategies<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Review of current EIT accessibility standards and the scope of such standards to EIT products and services<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Self-evaluation protocols to help determine and prioritize individual campus goals and strategies.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Strategies for building campus accessibility teams to create and implement an EIT Accessibility Roadmap.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Communication Plans to promote and support a campus-wide EIT Accessibility Program<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Goals and strategies for ensuring accessible documents, communications and media<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Implementation of campus-wide solutions for web accessibility assessment and training<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Procurement and Development of Accessible EIT Products & Services<o:p></o:p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3">Procurement policy and procedures for including accessibility as part of information technology acquisition and development<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3">Accessibility testing methodologies for review of electronic content and information technology systems<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3">Strategies for engaging with vendors to address EIT product accessibility<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3">Equally Effective Alternative Access Plans (EEAAPs)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
</li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">~~<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dawn Hunziker<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">IT Accessibility Consultant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Disability Resource Center<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">520-626-9409<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:hunziker@email.arizona.edu"><span style="color:blue">hunziker@email.arizona.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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