Accessible Information and Communication Technology

Policy Draft

Digital Environment CommitteePCC Accessibility Council

Who we are

In Fall 2015, Portland Community College embraced a revised structure for our Accessibility Committees, bringing a greater level of organization and shared responsibility to

the forefront and confirming an expectation for stakeholders to play active roles.

Steering Committee + Built Environment + Digital Environment + AT Committee = PCC Accessibility

Council

ChargePCC is committed to providing equal access for people with disabilities to our programs, goods, services, and activities.

The charge of the Digital Environment Committee is to provide a structure to ensure delivery, through information and communication technologies (ICT), is accessible for the students, faculty, staff and community utilizing them.

MEMBERSHIP

Karen Sorensen, Distance Learning (Lead)Jennifer Gossett, Disability Services (Lead)Luis Menchu, Web Manager, Technology Support Services Rep (Lead)Gabriel Nagmay, Web TeamSarah Tillery, Division DeanMichael Moss, Instructional Support Kim Copley, Procurement/Purchasing  Tanya Littrell, FacultyJohn Hinman, Student RepresentativeBrian McGuirk, LibraryPhyllis Petteys, AT Committee leadKen Brown, Bookstore MgrChris Ells, Safety and Risk Manager

Why are we here?

A recently published EDUCAUSE Statement lays out key areas in which institutions are at risk when it comes to accessibility, and backs those claims with evidence. Examples of the risk categories include, but are not limited to:

• Failure to provide an accessibility policy that demonstrates the college’s commitment to EIT (Electronic Information Tech) accessibility.

• Failure to assign a person or entity to coordinate institution-wide accessibility.

• Failure to provide regular ongoing training, instruction, and support at all levels.

It is clear from legal decisions made over the last several years that when it comes to access, the “individual accommodation” response is not enough. Public colleges need a plan for “program access” and the structures to carry out and monitor the plan.

Why are we here?

It’s the right thing to do.

1 in 5 Americans (according to US Census) 1 in 10 Postsecondary Students (according to NCES) 1 in 30 PCC Students self-report 52% of Respondents to the 2015 Climate Survey

reported having a Disability

The Policy

Portland Community College information and communication technology (ICT) must be accessible to and usable by the college community, including people with disabilities.

The College will enforce established standards and will provide guidelines, training, and technical assistance.

The Scope

Applications and Core Content (Required to meet standards)Institutional websites as well as all adopted digital and electronic applications and services used to conduct business

Instructional Content (Required to meet standards)Digital and electronic instructional materials, tools, and resources from any source for fully online, hybrid, and classroom-based courses (credit and non-credit)

Non-business, non-instructional (Recommended but not required)Non-instructional personal pages, archival materials, and student work. Materials not meeting the standard, as recommended, should have an accessibility statement specifying how to make an accommodation request which will include a link to the Accommodation Policy. 

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The Standard

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 AA and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act

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Policy Implementation

• Gather stakeholder input• Policy approval• Refine evaluation criteria for Instructional

Content • Define compliance, exclusion, and exception

criteria and processes• Expand training opportunities Create guidelines

for purchasing or adopting accessible ICT• Develop review and reporting processes and

tools for Applications and Core Content

Policy Implementation (cont)

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