Law / United States / 
Ohio
Youngstown State University, digital accessibility standard
In force since .
An accessibility requirements rule binding government bodies.
- Instrument type
- a regulation made under an act
- Conformance standard
- US Section 508 standards
What it requires
- This binds Youngstown State University, its administrative units, departments and offices, and the content editors and faculty it authorizes; it reaches a vendor through the requirement that all software and IT systems the university purchases or uses produce accessible products and documents or be compatible with assistive technology (rule 3356-4-22(C) and (E)(1)).
- If you are Youngstown State University, make all digital content, other than content intended for private use only, accessible to university constituents and adherent to the digital accessibility standards (rule 3356-4-22(B) and (C)).
- If you are Youngstown State University, ensure that all software and IT systems, free or purchased, produce accessible products and documents or are compatible with assistive technology (rule 3356-4-22(E)(1)).
- If you are an administrative unit, department or office of Youngstown State University, ensure, through an authorized content editor, that your digital content is accessible (rule 3356-4-22(E)(1)).
- If you are the university's digital accessibility coordinator, develop and implement a plan to monitor all university digital content for adherence to the digital accessibility standards; you may disable content found to violate them (rule 3356-4-22(E)(2)(d)).
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What this law does
Under rule 3356-4-22 of the Ohio Administrative Code, Youngstown State University is committed to ensuring that all communication with university constituents with disabilities, including students, prospective students, employees, guests and visitors, is as effective as communication with those without disabilities. All digital content must be accessible to university constituents and must adhere to the university's digital accessibility standards.
The policy applies to all digital content, excluding digital content intended for private use only. The university's digital accessibility standards are drawn from the W3C web accessibility initiative, the section 508 standards and the most current web content accessibility guidelines. All software and IT systems, free or purchased, must produce accessible products and documents or be compatible with assistive technology.
The digital accessibility coordinator is authorized to disable any digital content found to be in violation of the digital accessibility standards. The current version of the rule took effect .
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