Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Old Main 408
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-6672
Email: diversity@uwyo.edu
If you are having difficulty accessing the information on this page, please call 307-766-6672.
Purchases of information technology services and products by the University, including but not limited to use of hardware and software products and web pages design or maintenance should be accessible to individuals with disabilities.
Accessibility Policy for Technology Purchases- FAQ's
When hiring a vendor to help create, update or maintain a University website, University staff should:
Questions regarding web accessibility should be directed to the ADA Coordinator, Employment Practices at 307-766-5608.
The unit or department purchasing the technology products or services should ask the
vendor whether its products or services are accessible.
The unit or department may also consider:
Questions regarding evaluating the accessibility of technology products or services should be directed to the ADA Coordinator, Employment Practices at 307-766-5608.
When using a competitive process for information technology or services such as an RFP or bid process, the unit or department should:
In certain circumstances it may be impracticable to comply with this policy. This policy does not apply to the following situations:
For purposes of this policy, technology services or products, e.g. computers, peripherals, software, etc., are considered accessible if they comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Part 1194. Some examples of this type of compliance include software not using flashing or blinking texts, making sure electronic forms used allow people using assistive technologies access to the information, requiring keyboard access to the software so that a person unable to use a mouse or other pointing device may use the software, and many other standards that can be found at the United States Access Board website as follows: http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-section-508-standards/guide-to-the-section-508-standards.
Websites or web-based content are accessible if they comply with the Web Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 level AA standards, which is the commonly used standard developed by the World Wide Web Consortium group for website design in order to comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Some examples of this are ensuring that there is a text equivalent for every non-text element, web pages are designed so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, pages are designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker, and many other standards that can be found at the United States Access Board website.
This policy shall be administered by the University’s ADA Coordinator or designee. Questions regarding this policy should be directed to the ADA Coordinator, Employment Practices at 307-766-5608.
Effective date: February 15, 2016
Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Old Main 408
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-6672
Email: diversity@uwyo.edu