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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.05,0:00:05.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Michael K. Young) We are committed to the notion\Nthat everyone should have an opportunity to
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.07,0:00:10.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,participate in higher education, whether it\Nbe from the learning perspective or the research perspective
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.04,0:00:13.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or an opportunity to work here at this institution.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.56,0:00:20.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We benefit from that because we get to enjoy the talents and the skills of those people who come in,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.37,0:00:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also their perspective, which in many cases will\Nbe different from the perspective of others on campus.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.64,0:00:29.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So accessibility becomes a very important value at the university.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.43,0:00:48.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tracy Mitrano) We're a leading university\Nglobally. We want the best talent in the world
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.54,0:00:51.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for our students, our staff, and our faculty.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.89,0:00:55.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we want to be sure if that talent has a disability
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.64,0:00:58.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they know that we are a welcoming community.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.66,0:01:04.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Pablo Molino) We're competing with other\Nprestigious and highly accomplished institutions.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.06,0:01:09.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want to make sure that we can target the\Nright candidates to join our community
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.54,0:01:13.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regardless of their disability status.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.08,0:01:17.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Pete Siegel) We want to do everything we can to ensure that they have the same access
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.78,0:01:22.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to smart faculty, to fellow students, and to the resources at UC Davis.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.75,0:01:28.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Edward Ray) In fact, we genuinely believe that excellence is achieved through diversity
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.69,0:01:34.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that a commitment to equity and inclusion really enriches each of our lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.84,0:01:41.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Linda Cahill) It would be inconceivable not to have a social conscience at least,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.76,0:01:49.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and be completely committed to making our resources at Barry University accessible to all students.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.06,0:01:55.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Edward Ray) We believe that the use of technology\Ncan be very powerful.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.08,0:02:00.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It connects people to each other, but it also enhances their learning capabilities;
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.72,0:02:06.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it increases what they can do through their research and creative work;
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.51,0:02:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it really makes it possible for them to have a more powerful impact
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.61,0:02:15.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the world and that's basically what we're all about.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.17,0:02:18.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we want that to be true for every member of our community,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.02,0:02:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regardless of limitations, of physical, spacial, time or other dimension.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.53,0:02:28.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Hernan Londono) As an IT professional,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.28,0:02:34.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes some of us concentrate in the technical side\Nof the house only
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.98,0:02:39.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we forget that finally the technology is to serve the people.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.30,0:02:43.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Michael K. Young) What the university offers and makes available has to be offered to everybody.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.73,0:02:48.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can't afford to waste the talents or the brilliance or the minds of anybody
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.71,0:02:54.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and making things accessible allows everybody to engage in the university.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.04,0:02:59.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Equal opportunity is a part of our value system, but it's also required by law.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.99,0:03:03.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Pete Siegel) Compliance is extremely important. Compliance is the law.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.30,0:03:06.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that isn't the motivator for most of us at universities.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.92,0:03:12.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our motivation has always been to provide\Neasily accessible tools,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.86,0:03:15.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,excellent experiences for our students,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.76,0:03:19.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and really to give them the sense that this is a place they want to be,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.26,0:03:22.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a place they want to learn, a place where\Nthey can thrive.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.01,0:03:34.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Michael K. Young) Universal design is a very\Npowerful concept because what it means is
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.47,0:03:38.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we look at the issue of accessibility at the\Noutset rather than
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.33,0:03:43.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,buying something or engaging something or developing something that we have to retrofit
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.09,0:03:48.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which not only makes it cheaper and more efficient, it likely makes it much better
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.06,0:03:51.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in terms of both the quality of the product and the accessibility to those...
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.74,0:03:55.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the people that we want to be able to use it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.41,0:03:59.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tracy Mitrano) I think the other direction that colleges and universities could and should take
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.51,0:04:06.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to think about accommodation as really the beginning of the conversation about disability.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.34,0:04:12.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was the appropriate measure that was taken in the Americans with Disabilities Act that was passed in 1990
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.99,0:04:16.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's well over a generation ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.01,0:04:20.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think now we really have to think less about how we're going to measure
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.89,0:04:24.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,specifically this accommodation or that accommodation
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.16,0:04:28.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and recognize that we can make accessibility open and available
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.71,0:04:34.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that individual staff, faculty or students do not have to go to get an accommodation.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.07,0:04:39.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It will be automatically available in the webpage that they visit, in the device that they use.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.76,0:04:47.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Brady Deaton) We envision a campus that has a concept of universal design in all aspects of information technology,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.47,0:04:50.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that a student is not impeded in any way,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.05,0:04:54.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in fact, that technology is utilized not only directly by those who benefit
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.15,0:04:58.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of certain challenges they may have,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.28,0:05:04.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also is illustrative to the broader student body and to the faculty and to alums
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.42,0:05:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about what an inclusive learning environment is.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.50,0:05:11.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Pete Seigel) We have some things we have to learn in order to move into accessibility space,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.29,0:05:15.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the basic goals and the basic values are things we already know and love.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.55,0:05:22.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then we bring in things like universal design, the notion that if we design things well right from the start,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.70,0:05:25.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they actually aren't more expensive.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.07,0:05:29.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is something that we can fit into even our very, very tight budgets.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.34,0:05:44.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Eileen McDonough) We make a great effort\Nin our graduate and our undergraduate counsel
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.25,0:05:53.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make sure that faculty and deans are aware\Nthat in program design, in offering a new major,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.47,0:05:58.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they take into account that they might have to have specialized software available
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.56,0:06:03.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they have to build that into their program\Ndevelopment.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.03,0:06:10.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then to certainly just be aware of all the different ways that students can learn,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.65,0:06:16.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help faculty and deans understand the concept of universal design.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.40,0:06:22.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Gerry Hanley) The first step really needs to be an assessment of where we are
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.07,0:06:28.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we can then inform our planning process, develop plans, implement a project,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.51,0:06:32.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then really assess the results of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.06,0:06:37.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Pablo Molino) Key to our approach to making\Nsure that our campus and our technology is
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.02,0:06:41.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,accessible to people with disabilities, is\Nto ensure we do this by design.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.07,0:06:46.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is not an afterthought that we do after we have implemented a new classroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.75,0:06:52.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead, this is something that we do from the initial conception of a new project or idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.90,0:06:58.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The same way we do this for privacy and security, we do this for accessibility.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.23,0:07:06.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Bruce Maas) It is less costly, in the long\Nrun, to be thinking through the issues of accessibility comprehensively.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.05,0:07:11.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, having a plan for accessibility ensures that from the beginning
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.01,0:07:16.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we think through our issues with regard to the delivery of our services.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.05,0:07:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Doing so in a strategic way means that we\Ncan hold down costs over the long haul and
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.00,0:07:27.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually deliver better services in the bargain.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.62,0:07:33.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Brady Deaton) It is very important that a university follows a policy and a process\N
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.58,0:07:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is a can-do kind of process.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.00,0:07:39.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It assumes that we are going to undertake the investments that we need,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.54,0:07:42.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're going to demonstrate the value that we need,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.02,0:07:47.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that not only address the needs of students who may be challenged with vision or hearing or other disabilities,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.85,0:07:55.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also draw on the technology that is not only exciting for those people who are developing\Nthe technology,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.28,0:08:02.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's intellectually exciting, it provides new jobs for that matter and it stimulates learning in so many parts of the university.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.62,0:08:09.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that attitude of the university administration, as well as faculty and staff and students,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.93,0:08:14.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,becomes very, very important because everyone gains from this. It's a win-win situation.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.74,0:08:17.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tracy Mitrano) A policy really is an important way to go
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.66,0:08:23.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it will focus everyone's attention. It's also probably the way that you have to go
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.45,0:08:27.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,now that there are legal pressures on higher education in this area.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.08,0:08:33.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second thing I would say about policy is there are\Nreally two types in general.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.06,0:08:40.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One is a policy that you have because you have a law, for example the Family Education Rights Privacy Act Policy,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.42,0:08:45.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you want to be clear and sure that you're going to have compliance on your campus.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.03,0:08:52.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's another kind of policy that I would call aspirational policy and maybe accessibility fits a little bit in both
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.38,0:08:56.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you most certainly can err on the aspirational side.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.64,0:09:03.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An aspirational policy is something you establish for your institution as a path moving towards something, moving forward.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.94,0:09:07.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It does not have to have one hundred percent compliance
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.43,0:09:11.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's really a direction that you're setting strategically for your institution.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.61,0:09:19.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Gerry Hanley) I'd say another critical aspect around our strategy is a shared governance strategy.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.75,0:09:30.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because education is a shared responsibility across faculty, staff, students, venders,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.62,0:09:36.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of us working together have to share in that responsibility.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.50,0:09:43.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, a shared governance process means if you are responsible in delivering the service,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.62,0:09:51.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then you have an opportunity to share in governing how we're going to manage the implementation of these services.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.10,0:09:56.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Brady Deaton) The administrators of the university must reflect the values that demonstrate the importance of this
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.16,0:10:01.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the learning environment and it has to be built in then to every aspect of what we do.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.73,0:10:05.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Michael K. Young) Right now we have a number\Nof projects and initiatives underway at the UW
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.45,0:10:07.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which we're testing new technologies.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.39,0:10:11.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Accessibility is an important consideration in these evaluations.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.04,0:10:16.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many of the vendors we work with have completed Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates\Nor VPATs,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.69,0:10:23.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which offer a checklist of accessibility criteria and vendors' self-assessment as to how well they meet those criteria.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.47,0:10:28.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a good starting point, but we go beyond that\Nto ask a vendor specific questions and to
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.67,0:10:31.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,test their products with respect to accessibility.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.03,0:10:37.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Gerry Hanley) We begin with our vendors saying (a) this is not only important,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.80,0:10:41.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that this is required for working with the CSU.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.93,0:10:50.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every student who comes into our institution, we\Nhave to provide equally effective access to those services
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.59,0:10:54.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you are a partner in delivering those services to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.18,0:11:03.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we will tell you what we need and then we will help you inform your staff, educate your staff,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.09,0:11:08.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,provide them some consultation and guidance in partnership with us,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.29,0:11:11.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you can deliver the successful service for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.76,0:11:17.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Pat Burns) So we work with our vendors to try to put pressure on them to make things accessible.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.86,0:11:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We actually have a purchasing process where we work through and ask the issues about accessibility
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.16,0:11:29.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for software and hardware that we buy as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.32,0:11:33.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Bruce Maas) Individual efforts really need to be able to scale well.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.82,0:11:39.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we go about things in an ad hoc approach, one by one, we're not likely to get the same results
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.92,0:11:43.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as if we work together as a community in higher education,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.86,0:11:49.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to work with vendors to improve accessibility\Nfor everyone with regard to the products that are offered.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.93,0:11:55.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a much more pragmatic approach rather than institution by institution.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.27,0:12:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Gerry Hanley) Making accessibility a priority\Nin their development roadmap
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.00,0:12:05.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is going to be driven by the market demand.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.61,0:12:13.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if an institution never says a word, the vendor isn't going to do anything about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.46,0:12:21.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if we begin to communicate our demands collectively, then the vendor will recognize the market value of accessibility.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.76,0:12:26.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Joel Hartman) As we acquire IT resources, we have to embed accessibility in our contracts.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.90,0:12:31.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As we develop resources, we have to employ\Nuniversal design in our thinking about how
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.59,0:12:36.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make these resources available and we have\Nto continue to monitor students to see if
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.83,0:12:41.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're really delivering to them the resources\Nin a form that they can actually use.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.29,0:12:55.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Michael K. Young) Accessibility requires effort\Non the part of everyone in the higher education community...
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.12,0:12:56.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,faculty, staff, technology vendors.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.71,0:13:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we all do our part, our institutions can provide everyone
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.48,0:13:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with an equal opportunity to participate. And we all benefit from the perspectives of a diverse group.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.50,0:13:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Hernan Londonono) Having that peace of mind that we are doing all we can to provide an accessible campus is...
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.98,0:13:18.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gives us a lot of pride and we feel very happy about what, what we do.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:18.01,0:13:23.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Linda Cahill) Why wouldn't we make our campus\Naccessible to students with disabilities and
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.06,0:13:28.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why wouldn't we do everything we could to\Nsee the technology is accessible to our students?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:28.32,0:13:34.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tracy Mitrano) The spirit of what has made\Nhigher education the jewel in the crown of American society
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.32,0:13:38.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is part and parcel of the message of accessibility.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.12,0:13:43.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Edward Ray) Every way in which we touch the lives\Nof others, whether it's in the classroom,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:43.14,0:13:49.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the laboratory, through live performances,\Nthrough events on campus,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.36,0:13:56.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we want everyone who comes here and creates those experiences to be as fully engaged
Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.28,0:14:02.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as fully benefited by the activity as possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:02.68,0:14:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that simply can't be done if people have artificial challenges or barriers to try to overcome.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.64,0:14:14.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would say to those out there who are just getting started
Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.73,0:14:22.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or maybe struggling to figure out how to use technology to advance accessibility on their campuses
Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.59,0:14:26.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that there's no such thing as a bad time to start.