Success Statements: CSU Office of the Chancellor

The Chancellor’s Office negotiated a system-wide contract for Common Look, a program that helps the user make a PDF document accessible.

The Chancellor’s Office successfully worked with Apple to make iTunes more accessible, and obtained a commitment to continue to work together on accessibility.

The Chancellor’s Office co-hosted CalWAC, a web accessibility conference, that was sold out in 2008 with over 200 attendees.

The Chancellor’s Office has received a grant from the California Emerging Technology Fund to establish an independent product testing capacity.

The Central Management System team at the Chancellor’s Office has issued an RFP for an independent accessibility evaluation of its PeopleSoft software.

The Central Management System at the Chancellor’s Office has trained all of its developers in accessibility.

The RFP for system-wide purchasing of Learning Management Systems included specific accessibility criteria for all vendors to meet and to demonstrate in person.

The CSU Chancellor has issued clear and detailed policy and instructions to all the campuses for implementation of the Accessible Technology Initiative.

The CSU web master has received web accessibility training and regularly assists in implementation of the ATI.

The Chancellor’s Office negotiated a system-wide contract for HiSoftware web accessibility checking tools.

The Chancellor’s Office has held system-wide conferences on the 508 Procurement Process.

The Chancellor’s Office reviewed web accessibility plans from the campuses and issued a report on Year 1 web access implementation.

The Chancellor’s Office reviewed Instructional Materials Accessibility Plans from the campuses and has sent letters with guidance for further steps to be taken to the campuses.

The Chancellor’s Office hosts the Center for Accessible Media, a refertory of instructional materials that exist on all the campuses in alternative formats, that is available system-wide.

The Digital Marketplace, a new initiative of the Chancellor’s Office, has been independently evaluated for accessibility and is by and large accessible.

The Digital Marketplace is being designed to make it easier for faculty to select instructional materials that are already in accessible formats, among other things.