S TANDARDS For guidance in meeting its IT accessibility commitments, the College will benchmark its IT against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA, developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). WCAG 2.0 provides success criteria for measuring web accessibility, as well as provides useful metrics for products and services that are not specifically web-based. Employees responsible for designing, developing or maintaining IT Resources should ensure the resources are accessible under this standard. Employees selecting IT resources, including textbooks or other instructional tools that students will use, should ensure that the resources are accessible under this standard. If unable to locate or use an IT resource (whether created or acquired) that is accessible, or where an existing resource cannot be made accessible under this standard, the applicable employee, department or unit will be responsible for providing an individual with equivalent access through alternative means. P ROCUREMENT OF IT R ESOURCES Requests to procure or acquire new IT resources, including but not limited to hardware, software, software as a service or other cloud-based services, mobile applications, computer systems, and networking or telecommunications equipment, must be submitted to and approved by the College’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) or his or her designee prior to proceeding with any purchase, competitive solicitations, contract negotiations or contract award. The CIO will review the proposed acquisition to assess its impact on the accessibility of the College’s IT resources and its ability to meet the College’s IT accessibility guidelines and policy. R EPORTING AND C ORRECTIVE A CTION The Civil Rights Compliance Officer (CRCO) and the Chief Information Officer (CIO) are responsible for notifying responsible parties of issues with the accessibility of their IT resources and overseeing the resolution of these issues. Any person experiencing accessibility issues with an IT Resource should notify the CRCO or CIO for assistance in resolving the issue. If the CRCO becomes aware of or is notified of an issue, the CRCO will notify the CIO, who will be responsible for notifying the relevant College employee about the issue and assist the employee to correct it in a timely fashion or identify an alternative reasonable accommodation that provides equivalent access. If an employee or unit believes that modifying a particular IT resource would create an undue hardship or result in a fundamental alteration of a program, service or activity, that employee or department shall be required to provide a written justification to the CIO and the CRCO for that position. R ESOURCES Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.O
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