[New-york-news] New NYU Accessibility Policy

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Great news. Now if we can get other institutions to follow suit .

 




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Memorandum


Date: February 22, 2018


To: The NYU Community


From: Lisa Coleman, Senior Vice President for Global Inclusion, Diversity,
and Strategic Innovation and Len Peters, Vice President, Information
Technology and Chief Information Officer


Re: NYU Website Accessibility Policy

 


Effective February 15, 2018, NYU has adopted a
<https://www.nyu.edu/about/policies-guidelines-compliance/policies-and-guide
lines/website-accessibility.html> Website Accessibility Policy that requires
NYU websites and content to be accessible to everyone, including people with
disabilities. This aligns with NYU's commitment to inclusion, and with
federal regulations and standards.

NYU is committed to supporting an information technology environment that
provides individuals who have a diverse range of hearing, movement, sight or
cognitive abilities the opportunity to participate in University programs,
benefits and services. NYU's commitment to digital accessibility is grounded
not only in principles of equity and inclusion, but also with the knowledge
that accessible digital content generally enhances usability for everyone.

The Website Accessibility Policy covers websites and content across NYU:
www.nyu.edu <http://www.nyu.edu> , schools/departments, libraries,
administrative units, and institutes/centers - any website that is used to
conduct University business, scholarship, education, and research. For more
information about the policy and about accessibility more generally at NYU,
visit the  <https://www.nyu.edu/it/accessibility> NYU Digital Accessibility
site for details including:

o   FAQs for web developers, content creators, and faculty 

o   A checklist of Top 10 Accessibility considerations 

o   Background information on accessibility 

o   Training opportunities 

o   Step-by-step instructions for making documents accessible 

o   Procedures with timelines, responsibilities, and procurement assistance 

The Digital Accessibility Program team is working closely with Schools,
Libraries, and other units - as well as Public Affairs for the main NYU
website - and is conducting accessibility audits to provide information to
the distributed web developers and authors across NYU. The team is available
to speak at department, faculty, or special interest group meetings. Please
contact them at:  <mailto:digital-accessibility at nyu.edu>
digital-accessibility at nyu.edu.





 

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