Ensuring Equal Access: SJSU’s ADA Compliance Office website a presentation featuring the ATI Compliance website @SJSU a presentation featuring the ATI Compliance website @SJSU
purpose: ensuring equal access ─ We are committed to providing an We are committed to pro iding an inclusive environment ─ The goal is accessibility for all persons with disabilities persons with disabilities ─ San Jose State University San Jose State University Presidential Directive 2007-02 2
screenshot of ADA Compliance Office website 3
screenshot of ADA Compliance Office website, continued 4
background of the ADA Compliance Office – Established in 2007 – Supports the Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) Technology Initiative (ATI) – Provides compliance information on: • ADA • ATI • Section 508 • Section 508 • CA Government Code 11135 5
information provided on the website – Explains how ADA interacts with ATI: • The differences between Sections 508 and 504 Th diff b t S ti 508 d 504 – Resources & information to constituents on Resources & information to constituents on discrimination laws established to ensure equal access q – Links to Disability Resource Center Resource Center − Newsroom 6
ADA: having physical access problems? – Use the Access Report Form – ADA Compliance Office partners with SJSU Facilities (FD&O) – Reported problems are tracked in a database 7
screenshot of Access Report form 8
objectives of the ATI section of website – To communicate to campus about $15K and impact requirements for E&IT purchases i t f E&IT h – To provide definitions of E&IT products p p – To provide quick links to the process and the tools needed to make E&IT purchases the tools needed to make E&IT purchases 9
screenshot of ATI website 10
background of the ATI section – Created from lessons learned from the Pilot Process of February-June 2008 – Developed during the summer of 2008 using SJSU’s accessible web content management system t – Fully accessible, with electronically fillable forms 11
screenshot of Section 508 page 12
screenshot of Section 508 page, continued 13
screenshot of E&IT Purchases page 14
accessible forms – Accessible forms: • SJSU E&IT Procurement Checklist SJSU E&IT Procurement Checklist • Accessible Technology Complaint Form • E&IT Exceptions Documentation p • Request for Undue Burden Exception • Voluntary Product Accessibility Template 15
accessible documents – Accessible documents: • Accessible E&IT Procurement Plan • Access Report Form • ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan • DRC staff Organization Chart (under “About Us”) 16
“End User/Department - Getting Started with E&IT Purchases” – Guides end users and departments through the procurement process – Provides instructions for the four necessary steps and the one steps and the one optional step (research) 17
screenshot of “End User/Department - Getting Started with E&IT Purchases” 18
“Vendors - Doing Business with SJSU” – Q&A format provides instructions and Q&A format provides instructions and information – Delineates their responsibilities – Describes and links – Describes and links to the VPAT 19
screenshot of “Vendors - Doing Business with SJSU” 20
“VPAT: Voluntary Product Accessibility Template” – SJSU Procurement process described SJSU Procurement process described – In a several-month process, the form was made fully accessible—it now works well with d f ll ibl i k ll i h screen readers for the blind and vision- impaired impaired – Drop-down menu for ease and consistency 21
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unanticipated obstacles: conceptual – ADA and ATI are different laws with some overlap; combining concepts was challenging – The current need to “put out fires” is separate from the long-term need to streamline the g process and incorporate accessibility needs into doing business – 504 vs. 508: where is the connect and the disconnect? disconnect? 23
unanticipated obstacles: technical – Adobe’s LiveCycle, the program used to design the forms, provided many to design the forms, provided many unanticipated obstacles • Tendency to crash • Inability to add hyperlinks until we upgraded to Adobe 9.0 • Form read out of order by screen readers F d t f d b d until we discovered the “hierarchy,” which is separate from how things appear on the screen – The html-based Access Report Form also broke down several times l b k d l ti 24
unanticipated obstacles: interpersonal – ATI adds to the existing workload of staff and faculty – Change arouses resistance and the Change arouses resistance, and the requirements can change daily • Moving to $15K, changes campus End Users g , g p • People want their E&IT product – Vendors who have their own VPATs question completing SJSU VPAT 25
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please visit our website http://www.adacompliance.sjsu.edu/ 27
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