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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We have a digital accessibility office (DAO) that is housed within the Strategic Resources division (newly formed in the last year). That same division houses Health and Wellness, where Disability
Services falls under. It also houses ADA, compliance, and IT. I am the alternate format production program manager, and I am in DS, and supervised by DS, and my role is to directly serve students with alternate format as an accommodation. But all other
accessibility issues – that of online platforms, Canvas accessibility, websites, software, etc. fall under the DAO and by extension, IT. The DAO was formed after we were tagged by the Department of Justice for accessibility issues 9 or so years ago. Before
that, it was pretty ad hoc how things were handled.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In my previous role at a community college in Missouri, I was housed under IT, but doing the same job I am doing now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Susan Kelmer
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Alternate Format Production Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#CFB87C;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices"><span style="color:#CFB87C">www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 21, 2024 5:38 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] IT Accessibility roles - how are you structured?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello ATHEN Community,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are interested in finding out a bit about how institutions are organizing IT Accessibility roles within your educational institutions. Are they housed within your IT infrastructure? Are they a part of compliance teams? If any of you
would be willing to share we would love to hear.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jeff Bishop<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">IT Accessibility Consultant, University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Jeff Bishop<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://drc.arizona.edu/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Disability Resource Center</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://accessibility.arizona.edu/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">IT Accessibility</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://fantastical.app/JeffBishop/WildCatAccessibility"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Schedule a meeting with the Digital Accessibility Team from DRC</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Phone: 520-626-9797<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Fax : 520-626-5500<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Email Address: </span><a href="mailto:jeffbis@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">jeffbis@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Address:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Building 95<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Room #: D202<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">1224 E Lowell St.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tucson, AZ 85721-0095<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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