Web Services Accessibility – LR 207.3

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Policy Name: Web Services Accessibility
Policy Number: LR 207.3
Effective Date: June 12, 2008
Revised Dates: September 29, 1998; July 15, 2004; July 12, 2008
Most Recent Review Date: –

Policy:

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (1990) and the Rehabilitation Act Section 504 (173), it is the policy of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to make UA Little Rock web page information and online course material (hereafter “Internet content”) accessible to persons with disabilities in order to provide them with effective communication through the Internet.

Communication should be, to the extent possible, as effective for persons with disabilities as it is for persons without disabilities. This includes information that departments, programs, faculty, or staff present over the Internet. The UA Little Rock policy is designed to ensure that the communication available to Internet users with disabilities is effective and useful. With that in mind, Internet content will follow the guidelines as promulgated by the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Accessibility Initiative (W3C/WAI).

The policy does not cover the accessibility of sites outside of UA Little Rock to which a UA Little Rock page may be linked. However, UA Little Rock encourages other providers to make their content accessible. An exception: if outside links are required course content, this content must be accessible.

It is required that designers of UA Little Rock Internet content comply with the Priority 1 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines from the W3C/WAI (hereafter “Priority 1 Guidelines”) in order to make Internet content minimally accessible. Compliance with Priority 1 Guidelines means that UA Little Rock Internet content must receive an approval rating from a self-assessment tool as recommended by Information Technology Services.

Department chairs and directors are responsible for communicating the information to full- and part-time faculty and staff that new Internet content and modifications to existing Internet content should be made in accordance with this policy.


Source: Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Provost web page
Status: Active
Approved By: Provost
Originator:
Custodian: Office of the Provost