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Colleges and universities have long been responsible for ensuring that persons with disabilities have equitable access to educational opportunities as well as the campus workplace. Federal and state laws require it. As technology has become ever more central to the development and delivery of institutional programs, resources, and services, the importance of providing an accessible technology environment across a college or university has grown. To the extent that technology is critical to the core functions of the institution, the accessibility of that technology to persons with disabilities has become a key factor in determining whether facilities, programs, and services are accessible to them.
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USA
The U.S. Department of Justice's Americans with Disabilities (ADA) website includes the following information:
- Frequently Asked Questions About the June 29, 2010, Dear Colleague Letter
- A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
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The Australian Human Rights Commission website on World Wide Web and information accessibility includes information on;
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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Accessibility
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Inclusive Teaching and Learning Practices: Applications of Universal Design
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April 1, 2013
Most postsecondary faculty and administrators desire to make teaching and learning opportunities engaging for all students, but many do not feel fully prepared to ensure that their offerings are …
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Successes in Implementing IT Accessibility in Higher Education
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March 19, 2013
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A session at the Midwest Regional Conference
Join this important session to hear key success stories for improving the accessibility of instructional resources to people with disabilities. The panel will include information on crowd sourcin…
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Born Digital - and Accessible
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January 28, 2013
Join Malcolm Brown, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative director, and Veronica Diaz, ELI associate director, as they moderate this webinar with Larry Goldberg and Madeleine Rothberg of WGBH NCAM. The di…
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What We're Learning from eTexts
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December 10, 2012
Presentation given at the CNI fall 2012 membership meeting. Faculty, students, authors, and publishers all have a stake in the evolution of textbooks. As texts and business models are transfor…
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Online Learning with Students, Staff, and Faculty with Disabilities: Knowing the Legal Landscape of Web Accessibility
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December 10, 2012
Join Malcolm Brown, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative director, and Veronica Diaz, ELI associate director, as they moderate this webinar with Cyndi Rowland. Institutions of higher education want to us…
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IT Accessibility
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November 8, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2012 Annual Conference
This group provides a forum for discussing current and emerging issues related to IT accessibility and sharing strategies and best practices for ensuring our institutions' technologies are acc…
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Scalable Solutions for Implementing Accessible Technology in Postsecondary Institutions
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November 8, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2012 Annual Conference
The CSU has established an effective, replicable approach for implementing an Accessible Technology Initiative in postsecondary institutions. This panel of diverse stakeholders will present the ess…
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Solving the Problem of Classroom Accessibility for the Visually Impaired
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November 7, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2012 Annual Conference
As technology becomes increasingly important for classroom instruction, the need to provide a seamless solution to those users with visual impairments becomes paramount. We'll discuss how we…
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Implementing a University-Wide Vision for Accessibility: The Penn State Experience
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November 7, 2012
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2012
The 2011 Penn State/National Federation of the Blind (NFB) agreement identifies strategies for improving the accessibility of the institutional technology environment for persons with visual disa…
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Making Web Accessibility Work for Your Institution Is Everyone's Business
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May 31, 2012
Making sure that all students, faculties, and staffs have access to web content is critical in education today. When those individuals have disabilities, access may well depend on what it is th…
