N, "Accessible Technology Specialist, Audit, Evaluation, and Corrective Action Plan"). B.21.f – Provide a way to take feedback On the Accessible Educational Resources Portal described in Section K, infra, provide a method by which visitors to Miami's websites can submit feedback (e.g., an accessible form, e-mail address, phone number) on how accessibility can be improved. The feedback will be regularly monitored by Miami. Process … service ticket to either Marketing or OOT As submitted 6/7 Partial B.22.a – Video remediation requirements The following requirements to those Miami websites and subdomains, and web applications, subject to Paragraph 21(a) or (b), supra: Videos. All videos embedded within the home page of each academic division and office, and all videos relating to the completion of critical or important transactions (e.g., registering for classes, paying bills, obtaining transcripts) must comply with WCAG 2.0 AA. All other videos shall be remediated in accordance with Section F, "Inaccessible Digital File Conversion Submission Page," infra. All depts As required 5 Partial B.22.b – Exceptions allowed; how to address exceptions for electronic documents Electronic Documents. Individual Miami offices, divisions, and departments may submit requests to Miami's Accessible Technology Coordinator (see infra Section H) to seek exceptions to the requirement that electronic documents posted to their websites and subdomains, or within their web applications, conform with WCAG 2.0 AA. Miami shall grant exceptions only for electronic documents meeting all of the following requirements: Depts + New Position As required 5
This Decree; The W3C's WCAG 2.0, ATAG 2.0, UAAG 1.0, WAI-ARIA 1.0, MathML, WCAG2ICT, and any successors to those standards that become effective during the term of this Decree; and DAISY and EPUB 3. H.39.b.1-2 – Familiarity required of Accessible Technology Coordinator Be familiar with: Accessible document development and remediation; and The appropriate provision of auxiliary aids and services for students with disabilities in or non-digital formats, such as Braille hard copy, tactile graphics, print hard copy, sign language interpretation, and reasonable modifications to policies, practices, and procedures, such as procuring technologies outside of general policies and making reasonable security exceptions for assistive technologies. upon hire or within two (2) months 2 H.39.c – Job duties of Accessible Technology Coordinator Coordinate compliance with this Decree with respect to digital and non-digital technology. While Student Disability Services will have primary responsibility for Miami's provision of non-digital technology (e.g., tactile graphics, Braille hard copy) to students with disabilities, the Accessible Technology Coordinator will coordinate with Student Disability Services to oversee Miami's upon hire or within two (2) months 2
presented in the classroom); and course equipment and devices (clickers, lab equipment, smart boards, etc.); An overview of accepted accessibility standards, including WCAG 2.0, UAAG 1.0, ATAG 2.0, MathML, WAI-ARIA, WCAG2ICT, DAISY, EPUB3, the BANA Guidelines and Standards for Tactile Graphics (2010) and Guidelines for the Production of Braille Materials through the Use of Braille Production Software (2007), and any successors to the aforementioned accessibility standards that may come into effect during the term of this Decree; and Consideration of the selection of course texts that have available accessible electronic formats, such as DAISY or EPUB3. J.45.a-e – Mandatory accessible technology training to faculty, admins, TAs, etc., and content In addition to the training requirements identified in Paragraphs 43-44, supra, Miami will provide accessible technology training to all faculty and their administrative assistants. Miami will also provide accessible technology training to all: (a) teaching assistants and student assistants in any course in which at least one student who has registered with Student Disability Services is enrolled; and (b) student assistants whom Miami has hired or retained to accommodate students with disabilities (e.g., note takers, assistants who create tactile graphics). Miami will provide accessible technology training to all such individuals within six (6) months of the entry of this Decree, and thereafter to all new faculty, faculty administrative assistants, and student assistants upon hire or retention, and to all teaching assistants upon hire or retention for any course in which at least one TLT within six (6) months 4
conduct a University-wide Accessibility Audit such as LMSs and instructional support applications) that Miami uses for education, web development, admissions, financial aid, registration, or any other critical function related to students or applicants. The technologies subject to the Accessibility Audit include, inter alia, third-party content, websites, or applications that Miami uses to complete critical or important transactions (see Paragraph 21(d), supra), but exclude Miami's Niikha and Canvas LMSs, both of which are addressed in Section C, "Learning Management System and Instructional Support Application Accessibility." The Accessibility Audit will examine the accessibility and usability of digital technologies for students and applicants who have disabilities. N.56 – Accessible Technology Specialist provide written findings Within fourteen (14) months of the entry of this Decree, the Accessible Technology Specialist will provide written findings to the United States on the University-wide Accessibility Audit and recommendations for accessibility improvements. Miami will make these findings available in an accessible format to staff and faculty, and to a student upon request. Within fourteen (14) months 6/7 N.57.a-c – Accessibility Audit Corrective Action Plan Within sixteen (16) months of the entry of this Decree, Miami will: Create an Accessibility Audit Corrective Action Plan that will address, in order of priority, the following findings of the University-wide Accessibility Audit: (1) accessibility issues relating to LMSs and instructional support applications; (2) digital technologies affecting New Position Within sixteen (16) months 7
will specify in the written statement, any other action that would not result in such an alteration or such burdens but would nevertheless ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that qualified individuals with disabilities receive the benefits or services provided by Miami. R. Personal Devices and Services R.64 – Miami not required to provide personal devices Pursuant to Title II and its implementing regulation, Miami is not required to provide qualified individuals with disabilities with personal devices, such as wheelchairs; individually prescribed devices, such as prescription eyeglasses or hearing; or services of a personal nature, such as assistance in eating, toileting, or dressing. n/a