Resolution
on Draft
Web
Accessibility Policy -
Senate Executive Committee
Adopted by the University Senate January 2016
Whereas,
the Rutgers University Senate Executive Committee has discussed
the Draft
Web
Accessibility Policy; and
Whereas,
the Rutgers University Senate, at its meeting on November 13, 2015,
conducted a committee-of-the-whole discussion on the policy; and
Whereas,
the Senate and Executive Committee have benefited from presentations
by, and responses to questions from, Gayle
Stein, Associate Director for
Instructional Technology,
OIT-Office of
Instructional and Research Technology; Christian Aziz, Manager of
Information Technology; and William Welsh, Executive
Director, Office of Disability Services; and
Whereas,
the University Senate recognizes the need for the policy, and finds it
appropriate and in the best interests of Rutgers University;
Therefore,
Be It Resolved, that the Rutgers University Senate endorses the Web
Accessibility Policy in principle, and recommends its implementation.