Law / United States / 
Oklahoma
State Regents distance education policy: online course design standards must meet accessibility standards
In force.
An accessibility requirements rule binding government bodies.
- Instrument type
- a regulation made under an act
- Obligation class
- Governance
- Conformance standard
- US Section 508 standards
What it requires
- If you are an institution of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education offering distance education or blended courses and programs, have defined standards for the quality of online course design that meet accessibility standards (Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, etc.), and offer instructional design support to faculty for developing or revising courses (State Regents Policy and Procedures Manual, Sec. 3.17.3(A)(1)).
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What this law does
Section 3.17.3 of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education's Academic Affairs policy on distance education applies to distance education and blended courses and programs. Under section 3.17.3, distance education programs must meet quality standards.
For online course development, institutions must have defined standards for quality of online course design and offer instructional design support to faculty, and the standards must meet accessibility standards, with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act named. Section 3206 of Title 70 provides that the State Regents shall prescribe standards of higher education applicable to each institution.
Section 3.17.1 states that the policy establishes standards and procedures for offering distance education and traditional off-campus courses and programs. Section 250.4 of Title 75 exempts the State Regents from Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act with respect to prescribing standards of higher education, and section 250.4a of Title 75 requires an agency so exempt to make its exempt rules available for public inspection on any website associated with the agency.
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