The University of Oregon's ICT Accessibility Committee created three Accessibility Advisory Collaboratives (A2Cs) to help guide critical decisions that will impact people throughout the institution.
Instructional and Administrative Content Accessibility Advisory Collaborative (IACA2C)
Leadership
Co-Chairs: Chloe Barnett and Grey L. Pierce
Basic Information
The Instructional and Administrative Content Accessibility Advisory Collaborative (IACA2C) is composed of instructors and administrative staff and makes recommendations on trainings, resource needs, tools, awareness campaigns, and procedures to ensure that all instructional and administrative content created by employees is fully accessible to people with disabilities. Members of the IACA2C aren't expected to be experts in digital accessibility, technology, or disabilities issues (subject-matter experts help guide the group) - the purpose of the IACA2C is to ensure that decisions that impact instructors and administrative staff are informed and guided by input and feedback from instructors and administrative staff. The group was responsible for the creation of the university's Digital Content Accessibility Training. The IACA2C meets monthly, and members are expected to participate for at least 6 months. For more information, please email Grey L. Pierce (UO Digital Accessibility Architect) at ictaccess@uoregon.edu
Official Charge
The Instructional and Administrative Content Accessibility Advisory Collaborative (IACA2C) provides guidance and makes formal planning, policy, budget, and timeline recommendations to enable University faculty and staff to make all instructional and administrative digital content fully accessible to people with disabilities, meeting current W3C WCAG standards. Recommendations are made to the ICT Accessibility Committee, and topics are anticipated to include training, reference materials, software/tools, awareness campaigns, evaluation/auditing, policies, procedures, funding, staffing needs, and other services and resources. The IACA2C reports to the ICT Accessibility Committee and will include representation from key stakeholders and groups, including target audiences of trainings and recommendations (faculty, administrative staff), units likely to provide or implement support services, and subject-matter experts. The ICT Accessibility Committee will be responsible for ensuring that IACA2C recommendations it approves are brought to appropriate University executives.
Web Accessibility Advisory Collaborative (WA2C)
Leadership
Co-Chairs: Paul Kozik and Grey L. Pierce
Basic Information
The Web Accessibility Advisory Collaborative (WA2C) is composed of web developers, web designers, web administrators, CMS content editors, graphic designers, and front-office staff who create or edit web content and makes recommendations on trainings, resource needs, tools, awareness campaigns, and procedures to ensure that all web pages, mobile apps, and web content at UO is fully accessible to people with disabilities. Members of the WA2C aren't expected to be experts in digital accessibility or disabilities issues (subject-matter experts help guide the group) - the purpose of the WA2C is to ensure that decisions that impact staff creating and editing web content are informed and guided by staff creating and editing web content. The group was responsible for the creation of the university's Web Accessibility Training. The WA2C meets biweekly, and members are expected to participate for at least 6 months. For more information, please email Grey L. Pierce (UO Digital Accessibility Architect) at ictaccess@uoregon.edu
Official Charge
The Web Accessibility Advisory Collaborative (WA2C) provides guidance and makes formal planning, policy, budget, and timeline recommendations to enable University employees to make web pages, mobile apps, and web content fully accessible to people with disabilities, meeting current W3C WCAG standards. Recommendations are made to the ICT Accessibility Committee, and topics are anticipated to include training, reference materials, software/tools, awareness campaigns, evaluation/auditing, policies, procedures, funding, staffing needs, and other services and resources. The WA2C reports to the ICT Accessibility Committee and will include representation from key stakeholders and groups, including target audiences of trainings and recommendations (web developers, designers, and administrators; CMS content editors; front-office staff creating or editing web content; graphic designers), units likely to provide or implement support services, and subject-matter experts. The ICT Accessibility Committee will be responsible for ensuring that WA2C recommendations it approves are brought to appropriate University executives.
Digital Procurement Accessibility Advisory Collaborative (DPA2C)
Leadership
Chair: Grey L. Pierce
Basic Information
The Digital Procurement Accessibility Advisory Collaborative (DPA2C) will make recommendations on policies and processes to ensure that all ICT and digital products/services procured at the university (regardless of whether they go through PCS or have a financial cost) are fully accessible to people with disabilities. Members of the DPA2C aren't expected to be experts in digital accessibility, technology, disabilities issues, or contracting (subject-matter experts will help guide the group) - the purpose of the DPA2C is to ensure that decisions that impact people procuring digital products and services are informed and guided by input and feedback from people who will be involved in or impacted by procurement process changes. The group led the creation of new accessibility procurement intake processes (including simplified instruction forms) and helped create the Product Information Form and the updated EEAAP form. The DPA2C meets biweekly, and members are expected to participate for at least 6 months. For more information, please email Grey L. Pierce (UO Digital Accessibility Architect) at ictaccess@uoregon.edu
Official Charge
The Digital Procurement Accessibility Advisory Collaborative (DPA2C) provides guidance and makes formal planning, policy, budget, and timeline recommendations to ensure that all digital products and services that are procured for use in conducting University business, regardless of whether they go through formal procurement processes or have a financial cost, are fully accessible to people with disabilities. Recommendations are made to the ICT Accessibility Committee, and topics are anticipated to include training, evaluation/auditing, policies, procedures, funding, staffing needs, inter-university collaboration, group purchasing organizations, awareness campaigns, and other services and resources. The DPA2C reports to the ICT Accessibility Committee and will include representation from key stakeholders and groups, including target audiences of trainings and recommendations (PCS, non-PCS staff and faculty who procure or (use) third-party digital content and services), units likely to provide or implement support services, and subject-matter experts. The ICT Accessibility Committee will be responsible for ensuring that DPA2C recommendations it approves are brought to appropriate University executives.