Policies & Procedures - Goals & Accomplishments by Year

2023-24

Continue to explore permanent centralized funding for accommodations for employees and visitors.
Explore the need for policies on accessibility in the physical, digital, and events environments.
Develop a seamless onboarding process for employees with disabilities.
Collaborate with University Process Improvement to ensure accessibility is a central consideration.

Continue to advocate for a permanent budget line for accommodations for employees and visitors.
Develop a website for the University Accessibility Committee so that it is more prominent than its current location.
Explore the onboarding process for employees with disabilities.
Ensure an efficient process for serving students when title IX and the ADA overlap.

Developed the University Accessibility Website to centralize and more prominently display accessibility information to our campus community and visitors.
Advocated for central funding for high-cost accommodations for employees and visitors.
Reviewed 10 University policies to ensure accessibility.

Identify web location for campus-wide accessibility information.
Develop a protocol for university faculty, staff, students, and visitors to report accessibility concerns.
Implement a process for reviewing existing campus policies through an accessibility lens.
Develop recommendations for a process by which high-cost accommodations for university programs and activities can be paid without draining department/organization resources.

Identified and established a central web location where all campus accessibility information could be located or linked.
Developed and implemented a mechanism for any campus community member or visitor to report disability access concern through Maxient.
- Please see Report a Disability Access Concern under the TAKE ACTION menu on this page.
Created a fund to support the accommodation requests of guests and employees. The fund was set aside in February 2022. The fund is currently temporary funds set aside for the remainder of FY 22. However, it will be presented to the SRI committee for approval as a permanent fund.
Implemented a process through which the Disability Resources for Students Director reviews all existing campus policies up for review to ensure that they do not create barriers for individuals with disabilities.