Organizational Change via Resolution Agreement Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Complaint
Complaint Filed
Scary situation Our common response - fear
Catching Up Disability offices have been leading this for ages. It’s time for the rest of our organizations to get there, too.
Shifting from accommodations to accessibility Individually determined Barrier-based Activated by the user About compliance Accessibility Designed for populations Choice-based Available to everyone About inclusion
Shifting perspective
Accepting the Challenge
Southern Oregon University
We are not alone Other decisions
Common components
Point people Accessibility Coordinator Assistive Technology Specialist
Policies
Nondiscrimination Specifically called out accessibility standards for EIT and assistive technology
EIT Procurement “Purchased, licensed for, or deployed to students or prospective students”
Accommodations Responsiveness Centrality of disability office as liaison
Complaint resolution process Includes self-reporting of “failure to resolve”
Other common components
Training mandatory orientation for incoming students mandatory training for employees general ADA (all) specific EIT accessibility standards and practices (selected)
EIT Audit Website LMS Certain hardware - copiers, ATMs, etc. Software
Accessible instructional materials plan all created by SOU must be accessible all adopted by SOU must be accessible at same time as available to other students interim accommodations
Website Accessibility WCAG 2.0, level AA All student-facing, SOU domain sites Exception for third-party content with duty to inform
Equal Access to Accommodations
Reporting
Reframing avenues of accessibility at SOU SiteImprove software Policy implications Assistance animal Adjustments to existing nondiscrimination policy Email communication policy Incorporation of UD into strategic planning process PDF and document accessibility training assumed by IT Discussions- Web governance policy Syllabus software Universal testing center
In closing