9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:00:01.480,0:00:05.260[br](Michael Young) We are committed to the notion[br]that everyone should have an opportunity to 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:00:05.260,0:00:09.959[br]participate in higher education, whether it[br]be from the learning perspective, or the research 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:00:09.959,0:00:14.820[br]perspective, or an opportunity to work here[br]at this institution. We benefit from that 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:00:14.820,0:00:20.519[br]because we get to enjoy the talents and the[br]skills of those people who come in, and also 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:00:20.519,0:00:24.599[br]their perspective, which in many cases will[br]be different from the perspective of others 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:00:24.599,0:00:31.560[br]on campus. So accessibility becomes a very[br]important value at the university. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:00:31.560,0:00:38.560[br](Tracy Mitrano) We're a leading university[br]globally. We want the best talent in the world 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:00:48.930,0:00:54.800[br]for our students, our staff, and our faculty.[br]And we want to be sure if that talent has 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:00:54.800,0:00:57.879[br]a disability that they know that we are a[br]welcoming community. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:00:57.879,0:01:03.760[br](Pablo Molino) We're competing with other[br]prestigious and highly accomplished institutions. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:01:03.760,0:01:10.760[br]We want to make sure that we can target the[br]right candidates to join our community regardless 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:01:10.910,0:01:13.750[br]of their disability status.[br](Pete Siegel) We want to do everything we 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:01:13.750,0:01:20.750[br]can to insure that they have the same access[br]to smart faculty, to fellow students, and 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:01:21.090,0:01:25.630[br]to the resources at UC Davis.[br](Ed Ray) In fact, we genuinely believe that 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:01:25.630,0:01:32.630[br]excellence is achieved through diversity and[br]that a commitment to equity and inclusion 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:01:32.700,0:01:38.400[br]really enriches each of our lives.[br](Linda Cahill) It would be inconceivable not 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:01:38.400,0:01:45.400[br]to have a social conscience, at least, and[br]be completely committed to making our resources 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:01:45.880,0:01:49.250[br]at Barry University accessible to all students. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:01:49.250,0:01:55.750[br](Ed Ray) We believe that the use of technology[br]can be very powerful. It connects people to 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:01:55.750,0:02:02.170[br]each other, but it also enhances their learning[br]capabilities; it increases what they can do 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:02:02.170,0:02:08.879[br]through their research and creative work;[br]it really makes it possible for them to have 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:02:08.879,0:02:15.430[br]a more powerful impact in the world and that's[br]basically what we're all about. And we want 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:02:15.430,0:02:22.430[br]that to be true for every member of our community[br]regardless of limitations, of physical, spacial, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:02:23.489,0:02:30.489[br]time or other dimension.[br](Hernan Londono) As an IT professional, sometimes 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:02:30.659,0:02:37.239[br]some of us concentrate in the technical side[br]of the house only and we forget that finally 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:02:37.239,0:02:41.159[br]the technology is to serve the people.[br](Michael Young) What the university offers 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:02:41.159,0:02:46.390[br]and makes available has to be offered to everybody.[br]We can't afford to waste the talents or 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:02:46.390,0:02:52.140[br]the brilliance or the minds of anybody and[br]making things accessible allows everybody 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:02:52.140,0:02:57.219[br]to engage in the university. Equal opportunity[br]is a part of our value system, but it's 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:02:57.219,0:03:00.889[br]also required by law.[br](Pete Siegel) Compliance is extremely important. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:03:00.889,0:03:06.959[br]And compliance is the law. But that isn't[br]the motivator for most of us at universities. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:03:06.959,0:03:13.959[br]Our motivation has always been to provide[br]easily accessible tools, excellent experiences 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:03:14.499,0:03:19.189[br]for our students and really to give them the[br]sense that this is a place they want to be, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:03:19.189,0:03:24.659[br]a place they want to learn, a place where[br]they can thrive. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:03:24.659,0:03:31.659[br](Michael Young) Universal design is a very[br]powerful concept because what it means is 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:03:34.379,0:03:40.439[br]we look at the issue of accessibility at the[br]outset rather than buying something or engaging 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:03:40.439,0:03:43.870[br]something, or developing something that we[br]have to retrofit. Which not only makes it 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:03:43.870,0:03:49.639[br]cheaper and more efficient, it likely makes[br]it much better in terms of both the quality 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:03:49.639,0:03:53.579[br]of the product and the accessibility to those[br]-- all the people that we want to be able 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:03:53.579,0:03:56.299[br]to use it.[br](Tracy Mitrano) I think the other direction 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:03:56.299,0:04:02.999[br]that colleges and universities could and should[br]take is to think about accommodation as really 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:04:02.999,0:04:08.359[br]the beginning of the conversation about disability[br]. It was the appropriate measure that was 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:04:08.359,0:04:13.939[br]taken in the Americans with Disabilities Act[br]that was passed in 1990 and that's well over 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:04:13.939,0:04:20.840[br]a generation ago. I think now we really have[br]to think less about how we're going to measure 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:04:20.840,0:04:27.090[br]specifically this accommodation or that accommodation[br]and recognize that we can make accessibility 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:04:27.090,0:04:32.700[br]open and available so that individual staff,[br]faculty or students do not have to go to get 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:04:32.700,0:04:38.040[br]an accommodation. It will be automatically[br]available in the webpage that they visit, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:04:38.040,0:04:42.390[br]in the device that they use.[br](Brady Deaton) We envision a campus that has 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:04:42.390,0:04:48.140[br]a concept of universal design in all aspects[br]of information technology, that a student 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:04:48.140,0:04:52.910[br]is not impeded in any way, but in fact, that[br]technology is utilized not only directly by 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:04:52.910,0:04:59.910[br]those who benefit because of certain challenges[br]they may have, but also is illustrative to 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:04:59.950,0:05:05.900[br]the broader student body and to the faculty[br]and to alums about what an inclusive learning 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:05:05.900,0:05:08.270[br]environment is.[br](Pete Seigel) We have some things we have 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:05:08.270,0:05:13.740[br]to learn in order to move into accessibility[br]space, but the basic goals and the basic values 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:05:13.740,0:05:18.370[br]are things we already know and love. Then[br]we bring in things like universal design: 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:05:18.370,0:05:24.280[br]the notion that if we design things well right[br]from the start, they actually aren't more 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:05:24.280,0:05:31.280[br]expensive. This is something that we can fit[br]into even our very, very tight budgets. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:05:31.930,0:05:38.930[br](Eileen McDonough) We make a great effort[br]in our graduate and our undergraduate counsel 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:05:43.960,0:05:50.960[br]to make sure that faculty and deans are aware[br]that in program design, in offering a new 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:05:52.410,0:05:58.590[br]major, that they take into account that they[br]might have to have specialized software available, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:05:58.590,0:06:05.590[br]and they have to build that into their program[br]development. And then to certainly just be 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:06:06.250,0:06:13.250[br]aware of all the different ways that students[br]can learn, to help faculty and deans understand 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:06:13.750,0:06:17.720[br]the concept of universal design.[br](Gerry Hanley) The first step really needs 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:06:17.720,0:06:24.720[br]to be an assessment of where we are, so we[br]can then inform our planning process, develop 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:06:26.080,0:06:31.190[br]plans, implement a project, and then really[br]assess the results of it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:06:31.190,0:06:36.410[br](Pablo Molino) Key to our approach to making[br]sure that our campus and our technology is 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:06:36.410,0:06:41.740[br]accessible to people with disabilities, is[br]to ensure we do this by design. This is not 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:06:41.740,0:06:48.000[br]an afterthought that we do after we have implemented[br]a new classroom. Instead, this is something 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:06:48.000,0:06:54.020[br]that we do from the initial conception of[br]new project or idea. The same we would do 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:06:54.020,0:06:57.400[br]this for privacy and security, we do this[br]for accessibility. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:06:57.400,0:07:02.950[br](Bruce Maas) It is less costly, in the long[br]run, to be thinking through the issues of 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:07:02.950,0:07:09.570[br]accessibility comprehensively. Therefore,[br]having a plan for accessibility insures that 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:07:09.570,0:07:16.480[br]from the beginning we think through our issues[br]with regard to the delivery of our services. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:07:16.480,0:07:23.010[br]Doing so in a strategic way means that we[br]can hold down costs over the long haul and 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:07:23.010,0:07:28.600[br]actually deliver better services in the bargain.[br](Brady Deaton) It is very important that a 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:07:28.600,0:07:35.600[br]university follows a policy and a process[br]that is a can-do kind of process. It assumes 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:07:36.240,0:07:40.200[br]that we are going to undertake the investments[br]that we need, we're going to demonstrate the 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:07:40.200,0:07:45.030[br]values that we need - that not only address[br]the needs of students who may be challenged 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:07:45.030,0:07:52.030[br]with vision or hearing or other disabilities,[br]but also draw on the technology that is not 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:07:52.360,0:07:56.590[br]only exciting for those people who are developing[br]the technology, it's intellectually exciting, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:07:56.590,0:08:01.690[br]it provides new jobs for that matter and it[br]stimulates learning in so many parts of the 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:08:01.690,0:08:08.370[br]university. So that attitude of the university[br]administration, as well as faculty and staff 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:08:08.370,0:08:13.680[br]and students, becomes very, very important[br]because everyone gains from this. It's a win-win 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:08:13.680,0:08:16.410[br]situation.[br](Tracy Mitrano) A policy really is an important 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:08:16.410,0:08:22.270[br]way to go, because it will focus everyone's[br]attention. It's also probably the way that 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:08:22.270,0:08:27.810[br]you have to go now that there are legal pressures[br]on higher education in this area. The second 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:08:27.810,0:08:33.610[br]thing I would say about policy is there are[br]really two types in general. One is a policy 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:08:33.610,0:08:38.759[br]that you have because you have a law, for[br]example, the Family Education Rights Privacy 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:08:38.759,0:08:45.029[br]Act Policy, so you want to be clear and sure[br]that you're going to have compliance on your 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:08:45.029,0:08:49.899[br]campus. There's another kind of policy that[br]I would call aspirational policy and maybe 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:08:49.899,0:08:55.689[br]accessibility fits a little bit in both but[br]you most certainly can err on the aspirational 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:08:55.689,0:09:01.329[br]side. An aspirational policy is something[br]you establish for your institution as a path 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:09:01.329,0:09:06.040[br]moving towards something, moving forward.[br]It does not have to have one hundred percent 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:09:06.040,0:09:10.319[br]compliance because it's really a direction[br]that you're setting strategically for your 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:09:10.319,0:09:12.779[br]institution.[br](Gerry Hanley) I'd say another critical 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:09:12.779,0:09:19.779[br]aspect around our strategy is a shared governance[br]strategy. Because education is a shared responsibility 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:09:25.980,0:09:32.980[br]across faculty, staff, students, venders,[br]all of us working together have to share in 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:09:34.389,0:09:41.389[br]that responsibility. Now, a shared governance[br]process means if you are responsible in delivering 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:09:42.189,0:09:48.240[br]the service, then you have an opportunity[br]to share in governing how we're going to 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:09:48.240,0:09:52.629[br]manage the implementation of these services.[br](Brady Deaton) The administrators of the university 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:09:52.629,0:09:57.949[br]must reflect the values that demonstrate the[br]importance of this to the learning environment 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:09:57.949,0:10:00.779[br]and it has to be built in then to every aspect[br]of what we do. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:10:00.779,0:10:04.139[br](Michael Young) Right now we have a number[br]of projects and initiatives underway at the 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:10:04.139,0:10:09.269[br]UW in which we're testing new technologies.[br]Accessibility is an important consideration 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:10:09.269,0:10:13.079[br]in these evaluations. Many of the vendors[br]we work with have completed 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:10:13.079,0:10:18.569[br]Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates[br]or VPATs, which offer a checklist of accessibility 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:10:18.569,0:10:23.649[br]criteria and vendors' self-assessment as to[br]how well they meet those criteria. It's a 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:10:23.649,0:10:28.269[br]good starting point, but we go beyond that[br]to ask a vendor specific questions and to 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:10:28.269,0:10:33.569[br]test their products with respect to accessibility.[br](Gerry Hanley) We begin with our vendors saying 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:10:33.569,0:10:40.569[br](a) this is not only important, that this[br]is required for working with the CSU. Every 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:10:42.309,0:10:48.990[br]student who comes into our institution, we[br]have to provide equally effective access to 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:10:48.990,0:10:55.860[br]those services and you are a partner in delivering[br]those services to us. So we will tell you 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:10:55.860,0:11:02.860[br]what we need and then we will help you inform[br]your staff, educate your staff, provide them 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:11:03.930,0:11:10.699[br]some consultation and guidance in partnership[br]with us, so you can deliver the successful 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:11:10.699,0:11:13.370[br]service for us.[br](Pat Burns) So we work with our vendors to 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:11:13.370,0:11:19.180[br]try to put pressure on them to make things[br]accessible. We actually have a purchasing 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:11:19.180,0:11:26.180[br]process where we work through and ask the[br]issues about accessibility for software and 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:11:26.490,0:11:31.529[br]hardware that we buy as well.[br](Bruce Maas) Individual efforts really need 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:11:31.529,0:11:37.879[br]to be able to scale well. If we go about things[br]in an ad hoc approach, one by one, we're not 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:11:37.879,0:11:43.910[br]likely to get the same results as if we work[br]together as a community in higher education, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:11:43.910,0:11:48.990[br]to work with vendors to improve accessibility[br]for everyone with regard to the products that 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:11:48.990,0:11:55.269[br]are offered. That's a much more pragmatic[br]approach rather than institution by institution. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:11:55.269,0:12:02.269[br](Gerry Hanley) Making accessibility a priority[br]in their development roadmap is going to be 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:12:02.300,0:12:09.300[br]driven by the market demand. And if an institution[br]never says a word, the vendor isn't going 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:12:11.059,0:12:17.269[br]to do anything about it. So if we begin to[br]communicate our demands collectively, then 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:12:17.269,0:12:20.490[br]the vendor will recognize the market value[br]of accessibility. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:12:20.490,0:12:26.670[br](Joel Hartman) As we acquire IT resources,[br]we have to embed accessibility in our contracts. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:12:26.670,0:12:31.019[br]As we develop resources, we have to employ[br]universal design in our thinking about how 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:12:31.019,0:12:35.930[br]to make these resources available and we have[br]to continue to monitor students to see if 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:12:35.930,0:12:42.930[br]we're really delivering to them the resources[br]in a form that they can actually use. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:12:43.309,0:12:50.309[br](Michael Young) Accessibility requires effort[br]on the part of everyone in the higher education 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:12:53.610,0:12:59.209[br]community - faculty, staff, technology vendors.[br]If we all do our part, our institutions can 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:12:59.209,0:13:04.529[br]provide everyone with an equal opportunity[br]to participate. And we all benefit from the 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:13:04.529,0:13:07.709[br]perspectives of a diverse group.[br](Hernan Londonono) Having that peace of mind 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:13:07.709,0:13:12.959[br]that we are doing all we can to provide an[br]accessible campus is -- gives us a lot of 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:13:12.959,0:13:17.670[br]pride and we feel very happy about what, what[br]we do. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:13:17.670,0:13:22.199[br](Linda Cahill) Why wouldn't we make our campus[br]accessible to students with disabilities and 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:13:22.199,0:13:27.439[br]why wouldn't we do everything we could to[br]see the technology is accessible to our students? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:13:27.439,0:13:32.490[br](Tracy Mitrano) The spirit of what has made[br]higher education the jewel in the crown of 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:13:32.490,0:13:36.939[br]American society is part and parcel of the[br]message of accessibility. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:13:36.939,0:13:43.139[br](Ed Ray) Every way in which we touch the lives[br]of others, whether it's in the classroom, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:13:43.139,0:13:50.139[br]the laboratory, through live performances,[br]through events on campus, we want everyone 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:13:50.170,0:13:57.170[br]who comes here and creates those experiences[br]to be as fully engaged and as fully benefited 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:14:00.290,0:14:07.290[br]by the activity as possible. And that simply[br]can't be done if people have artificial challenges 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:14:08.179,0:14:09.889[br]or barriers to try to overcome. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:14:09.889,0:14:16.319[br](Ed Ray) I would say to those out there who[br]are just getting started or maybe struggling 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:14:16.319,0:14:23.319[br]to figure out how to use technology to advance[br]accessibility on their campuses that there's 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 0:14:23.629,0:14:25.549[br]no such thing as a bad time to start. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000