Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI)

Success Statements: CSU Pomona

We have achieved every ATI deadline, so far.

100 faculty and staff trained in creating accessible documents within 1 year.

Collaboration between DRC and bookstore that improved earlier identification of textbooks.

Strong Academic Senate support for ATI.

President’s Cabinet providing first year financial support.

Campus home pages fully accessible since 2006.

80% of organizational web pages use the campus templates.

Campus templates continually improved since 2004.

Since DRC/Bookstore partnership inception, timely alternate media production increased from 67% to 89%.

Collaboration allowed alternate media real-time access to Bookstore database.

Bookstore loans/donates textbooks for timely start of alternative media production process.

Bookstore/DRC co-presentation at the California Association of College Stores conference in November.

Full time ATI coordinator hired.

ATI showcased at campus fall conference with highest attendance of all sessions.

Ten faculty implemented planned courses around UDL principles.

Music faculty member and I&IT creating a digital case story about UDL.

Five faculty participating in EnACT funded learning community on UDL.

Four STEM faculty participating in Access by Design UDL project.

Presentations to each division, Research Office, Library on E&IT procurement.

The CSU’s first 4-color ATI brochure distributed at fall quarter opening breakfast.

In addition to purchases of $50,000+ we rigorously review contracts for training and for web development.

We counsel people buying “the small stuff” to start talking to the vendors now about accessibility.

Accessibility sessions incorporated into campus conference: Success Stories in e-Learning.

Senate chair and two other faculty served on an ATI panel at Success Stories in e-Learning.

We overachieved in web accessibility: we defined a top 35 and made them accessible.

ASI website is accessible.

We purchased a new high-tech Braille Printer.

We transcribed our first 4 hours of on-line course video in less than 4 days.

We captioned and transcribed our first 4 hours of on-line course video in less than 4 days.

We caption all video stream remarks by our campus President.

Staff from each division have attended CSU accessible technology and procurement conferences, CALWAC, CSUN conference, accessibility sessions at CATS, and more.

Disability Resource Center, Faculty Center for Professional Development, and I&IT Learning share responsibility for accessible instructional materials through a very strong partnership.

Interdisciplinary General Education has converted all of its course packs to accessible format.

Our Executive Sponsor serves on an ATI advisory committee for CSU ATI.

Accessible Format Production Specialist consulted with 26 faculty & 8 staff members on how to create individuals’ materials accessibly.