Responsibilities

The Office of Institutional Equity is the first point of contact for Web Accessibility at IPFW. Our roles and responsibilities include:

• Review of, and revisions to, the Web Accessibility policy at least once every two years
• Review of campus status reports for compliance
• Review of requests for exception to the policy, on a case-by-case basis

Web Authors are those individuals who create, edit, or maintain IPFW institutional Web pages. Their responsibilities include:

• Publishing new or redesigned Web pages in compliance with this policy
• Revising any legacy Web pages according to the time frames outlined in this policy
• Submiting annual status reports to the campus Equal Opportunity Officer
• Responding to requests by disabled individuals for access to a legacy or archived Web page
• Completing self-guided training and asking questions about accessibility to clarify their understanding of the policy
• Ensuring that Web content is compliant
• Publishing of a text-only page(s) for complex multimedia, scripts, and plug-ins when accessibility methods cannot be achieved. This text-only page must contain equivalent information and the same functionality as the primary page
• Communicate with the Web accessibility contact immediately upon receiving an accessibility request
• Request extension of an anticipated accommodation deadline
• Contact Mariah Butler for assistance with student related questions

Web Authors are those individuals who create, edit, or maintain IPFW institutional Web pages. Their responsibilities include:

• Training
• Provide publishers with tools and knowledge
• Set up sessions to give overview
• Answering questions about accessibility issues
• Ensure template compliance
• Status reporting to OIE
• Provide access to IPFW Web accessibility Web site (housed on OIE with links from other sites)