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Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Accessibility Policy for Electronic Information and Technology (Board of Regents Policy 5.12): WCAG 2.1 Level AA, captioning and accessible procurement
CSCU Policy 5.12 (Accessibility Policy for Electronic Information and Technology)
In force.
An accessibility requirements rule binding government bodies.
- Obligation class
- Governance, Contract terms
- Conformance standard
- WCAG 2.1 AA
What it requires
- If you are a CSCU institution or the System Office, meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA as the minimum standard for web-based electronic information and technology, and the WCAG2ICT guidance for non-web technology (Policy 5.12, technical standards).
- Caption video you create and post on an external-facing CSCU website at the time of posting, to 99% accuracy, synchronous, complete and properly placed, and transcribe audio to 99% accuracy; caption older posted audio or video within five business days of a public request (Policy 5.12, section 1.2.2).
- Buy only accessible electronic information and technology, including required course materials, and put the policy's accessibility clause in every purchase order and contract for it (Policy 5.12, section 5.2.1).
- In a request for proposals, ask the vendor to confirm WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance and to show how it was verified with a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (Policy 5.12, section 5.2.2).
- Where an exception is required, document how you will provide effective access, with substantially equivalent ease of use, in a timely manner (Policy 5.12, section 8.1).
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What this law does
The Board of Regents for Higher Education adopted its Accessibility Policy for Electronic Information and Technology, Policy 5.12, on , by resolution 20-123. Section 10a-89(a) directs that board of trustees, subject to the state-wide policy and guidelines the Board establishes, to make rules for the government of the Connecticut State University System and determine its general policies.
Section 10a-72(b)(1) directs the board of trustees for the regional community-technical colleges, subject to the same state-wide policy and guidelines, to make rules for the governance of the colleges and determine their general policies. The policy reaches the CSCU System Office, the four Connecticut State Universities, Charter Oak State College and Connecticut State Community College.
Its minimum technical standards are WCAG 2.1 Level AA for web-based electronic information and technology and the WCAG2ICT guidance for non-web technology. Video content created and produced by CSCU and posted on an external-facing CSCU website must carry captioning that is 99% accurate, synchronous, complete and properly placed at the time of posting, and audio resources must be transcribed to 99% accuracy.
On request from any member of the public, audio or video content posted on a CSCU website before the policy took effect must be captioned within five business days. Electronic information and technology a CSCU institution purchases, including required course materials, must be accessible, and purchase orders and contracts for it must include an accessibility clause the policy sets out.
Requests for proposals must ask the vendor to confirm conformance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA and to show how it was verified with a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template. Where an exception is required, the college or university must document how it will provide effective access, with substantially equivalent ease of use, in a timely manner.
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