Strategic Planning
Meeting the mandate put forth by the CSU’s Accessible Technology Initiative, known as ACCESS at SF State, requires planning for obtaining desired results.
You will find the following information on this page:
SF State Current ACCESS Activities
SF State ACCESS Accomplishments
SF State Current ACCESS Activities
- Summer 2009: Launch redesign of ACCESS website with updated resources
- Summer /Fall 2009: Implement Accessible Syllabus Project College of Business
- Fall 2009: Develop Online Procurement Training
- Fall 2009/Spring 2010: Continue Assessment of Administrative Websites
SF State ACCESS Accomplishments
Spring 2009:
- Trainings offered on accessible E&IT procurement to campus community technical advisors
- Educational outreach provided on web accessibility to developers of critical administrative websites
Winter 2009:
- Training offered at university retreat on accessible instructional materials
- Training offered at university retreat on accessible E&IT procurement
Fall 2008:
- Trainings offered on accessible instructional materials to faculty requesting assistance
- Presentations given on user testing for web accessibility and faculty assessment protocol at the Chancellor’s Office regional meetings about the ATI.
- SF State Web Template launched and awarded the California Digital Inclusion Award for being a model of accessibility
- SF State Web Accessibility Standard
Summer 2008:
- Trainings offered on accessible E&IT procurement to campus technical advisors
- Trainings offered on instructional materials accessibility targeting new faculty and faculty of new courses at the New Faculty Orientation
Summer 2008:
- Expanded ACCESS Support Team in the DPRC to include a Disability Access Compliance Analyst and an Accessible Technology Training Consultant
Spring 2008:
- Training offered on web accessibility to administrative website developers
- Training offered on accessible E&IT procurement to campus technical advisors
- Passage of Policy on Timely Adoption of Textbooks for Students - Academic Senate Policy #S08-249
Fall 2007:
- Passage of Syllabus Disability Statement Policy – Academic Senate Policy #F07-244
- SF State implementation plans developed for the ATI deliverables identified for web accessibility, access instructional materials and procurement of accessible E&IT products and services
Fall 2006:
- SF State President Robert A. Corrigan assembled and charged the university’s first ever President’s Task Force on Accessible Electronic and Information Technology
CSU Chancellor’s Office ATI Timeline
Instructional Materials
- Now: Timely identification and delivery of accessible materials, such as textbooks and course packs
- Now: Instructional materials and websites for new course offerings are accessible, (content of existing course offerings will be made accessible at the point of course redesign or when a student with a disability enrolls in the course)
- Fall 2012: Instructional materials and websites for all course offerings are accessible
Web Accessibility
- Now: All new and significantly redesigned administrative websites and content must be accessible
- February 15, 2010: All administrative websites critical to institutional success are accessible, including college and academic department sites
- Spring 2012: All university websites, services and content are accessible
Accessible Electronic and Information Technology (E&IT) Procurement
- Now: All E&IT acquisitions at or exceeding $15,000 vetted for compliance with 508 accessibility standards
