{"id":55,"date":"2021-05-19T15:32:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T15:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/accessibility\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2025-03-14T12:32:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T12:32:54","slug":"implementation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/accessibility\/accessibility-committee\/implementation\/","title":{"rendered":"EIT Policy Implementation Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"CompleteComplete<\/strong><\/div>\n
\"InIn Progress<\/strong><\/div>\n
\"OngoingOngoing<\/strong><\/div>\n
\"PendingPending<\/strong><\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/b><\/span><\/th>\nStatus<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/b><\/th>\n		Action<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/th>\nLeaders<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2020<\/td>\n \"Complete\"<\/span><\/td>\nCSCU Accessibility Policy for Electronic Information and Technology(EIT) <\/a>approved and\u00a0enacted<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • CSCU Accessibility Council<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2020\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\"Complete\"<\/span><\/td>\nThe\u00a0university has developed a university-wide\u00a0Digital Accessibility Compliance (DAC)<\/strong>\u00a0committee charged by the\u00a0Provost\u00a0to develop an implementation plan and implement CSCU Accessibility Policy for EIT.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Co-Chairs\u00a0Digital Accessibility Compliance\u00a0(DAC)\u00a0Committee\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

February 2021<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \"Complete\"
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Digital Accessibility Compliance <\/b>committee charged by the Provost to implement a plan for auditing, remediation, and reporting of Web accessibility, accessible technology, accessible instructional materials and information, and procurement practices. The DAC committee officially met on February 17, 2021, and continued to meet monthly to develop an implementation plan by August 2021. DAC committee will disseminate this plan to the university and publish it on\u202fAccessibility at WCSU<\/b>.<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Co-Chairs\u00a0DAC<\/span><\/li>\n
  • DAC\u00a0Committee<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2021<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\"Complete\"<\/span><\/td>\nThe DAC committee established several\u202fsub-committees in order to provide university-wide collaboration and efforts on web accessibility and accessible technology. Established sub-committees include Awareness & Training, Self-Assessment & Procurement, and Website.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Co-chairs of\u00a0DAC<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

April 2021<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\"Complete\"<\/span><\/td>\nSelf-Assessment & Procurement Sub-Committee recommended the purchasing from system office of an\u00a0automation software tool for validation of web sites that will be utilized to complete an accessibility audit of all University Web sites to meet standards outlined in\u00a0EIT\u00a0Policy.<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • CSCU System Office<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2021<\/span><\/td>\n \"Complete\"<\/span><\/td>\nAwareness & Training Sub-Committee\u00a0recommended the\u00a0purchasing from system office of EIT training programs<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • CSCU System Office<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2021 \u2013 August 2022\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

(Updated within WCSU, awaiting System office updating purchasing manual)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Ongoing<\/td>\nDevelop procurement\u00a0process\u00a0to ensure accessibility language is included within proposals\u00a0and contract agreements.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

\n
    \n
  • CSCU System Office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2021 – August 2022
\n(Piloting training Spring 2022)
\n<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n		 \"Ongoing
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Training:\u00a0A series of Web accessibility and accessible instructional material\u00a0trainings\u00a0to be purchased or developed and planned\u00a0university-wide and a training schedule for\u00a0Fall 2021 to be established.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A plan for ongoing training for accessibility will be established to include synchronous and asynchronous webinars and trainings. Training will be ongoing and reflect the current needs of University personnel on the accessibility of information and technology in order to comply with the current policies and procedures of the university and ensure consistent and effective compliance. <\/span><\/p>\n

A log of trainings and events to be created to monitor required staff member’s completion\/attendance.<\/span><\/td>\n

\n
    \n
  • DAC Committee<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2021- October 2022
\n(contingent on system office review of shared software\/technology\/hardware\/platforms among campuses)<\/span><\/td>\n		 \"Pending
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Audit tools: develop a self-assessment checklist for content owners to use to audit software\/technology\/hardware\/platforms.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n

\n
    \n
  • Self-Assessment\/Procurement DAC Sub-Committee<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2021<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \"Complete\"<\/span><\/td>\nUniversity will establish an Accessibility website that contains information and resources on developing and using accessible EIT.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Website DAC Sub-Committee<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2021<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n
\n\"Complete\"
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		University will\u00a0establish an electronic mechanism for collecting accessibility concerns.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Website DAC Sub-Committee<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2021<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n
\n\"Complete\"
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Development of accessible syllabus template to be included on the accessible website.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Awareness & Training DAC Sub-Committee<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 2021<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \"Complete\"<\/span><\/td>\nDevelopment of a\u00a0review committee to review VPATs, publisher content accessibility, etc.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • DAC Self-Assessment Sub-Committee<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

Year 2 June 2022-June 2023\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Fall 2022<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \"Ongoing<\/span><\/td>\nITI \/ media Services\u00a0develop a corrective action strategy to address all inaccessible\u00a0software, hardware, platforms.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Content Owners<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spring 2023<\/td>\n \"Ongoing<\/span><\/td>\nAdministrative and Academic Departments to participate in training program to be able to self-assess Department specific websites.<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Administrative Departments<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Academic Departments<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • DAC Committee, as needed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spring 2023<\/td>\n \"Ongoing<\/span><\/td>\nLibrary to self-assess library resources<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Library<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • DAC Committee, as needed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spring 2023<\/td>\n \"Ongoing<\/span><\/td>\nFully online programs to participate in training program to be able to self-assess instructional material publicly available<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Online Program Departments<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • DAC Committee, as needed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2023<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \"Ongoing<\/span><\/td>\nEnsure\u00a0all necessary staff have received accessibility training<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • DAC Committee<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

Year 3 (June 2023 \u2013 June 2024)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

June 2024<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\"Ongoing<\/span><\/td>\nNo later than\u00a0June 1, 2024,\u00a0all pages hosted on the University\u2019s websites that have been published or updated on or after\u00a0October 2021\u00a0shall be accessible to blind users. Any other pages will be promptly made accessible upon request.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • University-wide<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

Year 4 and beyond (June 2024)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

June \u2013 October\u00a02024<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\"Ongoing<\/span><\/td>\nEstablish an annual self-assessment process to ensure policy standards are met<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • DAC Committee<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Complete In Progress Ongoing Pending Time Status Action\u00a0 Leaders\u00a0 October 2020 CSCU Accessibility Policy for Electronic Information and Technology(EIT) approved and\u00a0enacted CSCU Accessibility Council\u00a0 December 2020\u00a0\u00a0 The\u00a0university has developed a university-wide\u00a0Digital Accessibility Compliance (DAC)\u00a0committee charged by the\u00a0Provost\u00a0to develop an implementation …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":0,"parent":53,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-55","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/accessibility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/accessibility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/accessibility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/accessibility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/accessibility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/accessibility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/accessibility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/accessibility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}