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Accessibility at Sac State

Sacramento State recognizes the importance of making its physical facilities as well as its information technology resources and services accessible, to serve the largest possible audience and to ensure that the campus is accessible by all students, faculty, staff, and the general public regardless of disability status.

The California State University (CSU) system launched a system-wide Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) in order to develop the work plan, guidance, and resources to assist campuses in carrying out the accessible technology provisions of Executive Order 926 (EO):

"It is the policy of the CSU to make information technology resources and services accessible to all CSU students, faculty, staff, and the general public regardless of disability."

The Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) Project at Sacramento State is a reflection of the University’s ongoing commitment to accessible technology. As part of the ATI, this webpage has been developed to provide you with accessibility resources and information.

Accessibility Training

ATI Newsletter

Check out the latest ATI "Fast Facts for Accessibility" newsletter (http://www.csus.edu/accessibility/newsletter/). This newsletter is published each year, and is aimed at providing information and events relevant to the implementation of the Accessible Technology Initiative, tips for how to design accessible instructional materials and web pages, steps for meeting requirements for purchasing IT products and other strategies to achieve compliance with federal and state laws to ensure universal accessibility. Check it out and let us know what you think!

Information Accessibility Training in Faculty/Staff Resource Center

Trainings offered in the Academic Information Resource Center on creating accessible Word documents, creating accessible PDF documents, introduction to web accessibility, and creating accessible PowerPoint presentations. For more info and to register, please email training@csus.edu or visit www.csus.edu/training.

Web Accessibility Training - Online Training for CSU Staff/Faculty Now Available

Information on this free training, designed for CSU faculty/staff who author or develop web pages, can be found at: http://www.calstate.edu/accessibility/tutorials/lynda/index.shtml

Video on CSU Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI)

This video provided byCal Poly San Luis Obispo provides a brief overview of the Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI):

508 Universe Accessibility Training:

Free web-based training by the federal government offered on compliance with Section 508 and buying accessible E&IT, including a discussion of voluntary product accessibility templates (VPAT): http://www.section508.gov.

Stay tuned for further information on ATI Procurement training opportunities or contact ATI Compliance-Procurement Specialist.

Quote from the President on the Accessible Technology Initiative:

"At its heart, this initiative is about fairness and about doing what the CSU does best – offering the greatest possible access to higher education. Under this initiative, the CSU is committed to making information technology and resources available to everyone, regardless of ability or challenge. It is a large effort, and many of you will be involved. I would ask that we all work to live up to the spirit of this work – to do all we can in our individual work to make the campus more accessible."

President's Fall Address
August 30, 2007
Alexander Gonzalez
Sacramento State

Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) Forum:

This campuswide forum, co-sponsored by Academic Affairs and Faculty Senate, was designed to brief the University community on the details and impact of the ATI.

ATI forum contents:

Please contact ati@csus.edu if you encounter any problems accessing the Accessible Technology Initiative web site or need to request this information in alternate formats.

Accessibility News/Events

ATI Forms/Guides

ATI Timeline

Sept 1, 2007:
Ensure that all new administrative websites, web applications and web content conform to baseline accessibility standards. Incorporate accessibility into Electronic & Information Technology purchases over $50,000.

Spring 2008:
Implement provisions related to timeliness of alternate formats for print-based instructional materials, including timely adoption of textbooks (for Fall 2008 materials).

Fall 2008:
Ensure accessibility is incorporated into new courses and new course content, including instructional materials and instructional websites. Existing course content will be made accessible at the point of course redesign or when a student with a disability enrolls in the course.

September 1, 2008:
Implement accessible procurement process for all E&IT acquisitions greater than $15,000 (except procurement card purchases).

May 15, 2009:
Ensure that all administrative websites that are critical to institutional access conform to baseline accessibility standards.

September 1, 2009
Implement accessible procurement process for all E&IT acquisitions greater than $2,500 (except procurement card purchases).

September 1, 2010:
CSU determines date to implement accessible procurement process for all E&IT acquisitions less than or equal to $2,500.

May 15, 2012:
Ensure Section 508 accessibility conformity for all campus websites.

Fall 2012:
Incorporate accessibility into course development and course content authoring process for all technology-enabled courses.