I NFORMATION T ECHNOLOGY A CCESSIBILITY G UIDELINES
II.01; VII.04
Policy Reference(s):
ITS
Responsible Department(s):
09/01/2018
Approval Date: Revision Date(s):
P URPOSE The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to College departments and employees for fulfilling the College’s commitment to provide equal access to Information Technology Resources (IT) and complying with Board Policy VII.04. Following these guidelines will help to ensure that people with disabilities have access to the same services and content that are available to people without disabilities, including services and content made available through the use of IT. IT procured, developed, maintained, and used by the College should provide substantially similar functionality, experience, and information access to individuals with disabilities as it provides to others. D EFINITIONS “Accessible” means a person with a disability is “afforded the opportunity to acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same services as a person without a disability in an equally effective and equally integrated manner, with substantially equivalent ease of use. The person with a disability must be able to obtain the information as fully, equally and independently as a person without a disability. Although this might not result in identical ease of use compared to that of persons without disabilities, it still must ensure equal opportunity to the educational benefits and opportunities afforded by the technology and equal treatment in the use of such technology.” (source: Resolution Agreement: South Carolina Technical College System, OCR Compliance Review No. 11-11-6002). S COPE These guidelines apply to IT utilized for administrative, research and academic applications, including the following: • Websites • Video and audio content • Electronic documents
• Desktop, mobile, and cloud-based applications • Content and learning management systems • Email and calendars • Library resources • Computers and peripherals • Information kiosks, telephones, digital signs, and other electronic equipment • Classroom technologies
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