目的

佩珀代因大学 has always been committed to providing equal, or effectively equal, access for all students, faculty 和 staff members, 和 campus visitors to its programs, activities, 和 facilities. The purpose of this Policy is to clarify Pepperdine's commitment to provide equal, or effectively equal, access for all users of its official web resources. Official Pepperdine web resources include, but are not limited to, websites, web applications, 和 digital media delivered through the web to conduct University business or academic activities. Web resources also include those purchased from or delivered by vendors. This Policy does not apply to personal web resources published by faculty, staff, or students, or web resources for non-University organizations hosted on campus, that are not used to conduct University business or academic activities.

本政策符合：

Our commitment, as outlined in the University 战略计划, for a hospitable welcome that affirms the worth of the individual 和 the dignity of the individual;

Goal 1 of the University 战略计划 to advance student learning 和 superior scholarship 和 Goal 4 to increase institutional diversity consistent with our mission; 和

The University's legal obligations under 华体会体育 law, including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 和 Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

标准

Pepperdine utilizes the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) technical st和ards for achieving accessibility under this Policy. Specifically, Pepperdine strives to measure compliance against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA 和 网页可及性 Initiative Accessible Rich Internet Applications Suite (WAI-ARIA) 1.1 techniques for web content. Though not required by law, these guidelines shall be referred to collectively as the "Accessibility 标准" in this Policy.

Information Technology, Integrated Marketing Communications, 和 all academic areas 和 administrative departments shall be required to retroactively improve 和 create sites in compliance with WCAG 2.1, Level AA guidelines. If Pepperdine becomes aware that institutional websites created by vendors, faculty, staff, or students that are maintained outside the official 佩珀代因大学 website, 和 not monitored or controlled by the University, are in violation of this Policy, the website owner will be notified to correct any compliance issues found. The University also maintains a 报告页面 on its website to collect any such accessibility challenges that may be apparent to its community.

实现

All new web resources, or revisions to existing web resource, are subject to this Policy following its implementation date. Each academic area or administrative department responsible for managing web resources shall regularly assess its current resources 和 develop a plan for replacing or remediating existing web resources that do not meet the Accessibility 标准 as defined by this Policy within a reasonable period of time.

访问和培训

Effective the implementation date of this Policy, all individuals who develop or publish to University web resources shall participate in a required Web可访问性合规培训计划 for continued access to develop 和 publish web content on any Pepperdine domain. 定期提供进修培训。 Failure to successfully complete all required trainings may result in the suspension of an individual's ability to develop 和 publish to University web resources.

合同

Each department at the University shall consider accessibility features when seeking approval(s) to purchase technology, software, 和 other web-based services for use by faculty, staff, 和 students. When evaluating the suitability 和 benefits of a particular product, the accessibility (or non-accessibility) of the product shall be evaluated 和 weighed by the appropriate manager prior to approving the purchase. The University will strive to request vendors to demonstrate how the information technology provided to the University conforms to or addresses each of the Accessibility 标准 wherever demonstrating such performance is practicable. Ultimately, the University maintains complete discretion with regard to procurement decisions.

异常

The University underst和s that exceptions to the Policy may be necessary when faculty 和 staff discover that meeting the Accessibility 标准 is not technically feasible or may require extraordinary measures due to the nature of the information or the purpose of the technology being used. Information Technology 和 Integrated Marketing Communications, in collaboration with Office of the General Counsel 和 Office of 学生可访问性, will assess whether satisfying the Accessibility 标准 will fundamentally alter the educational course or benefit at issue. Similarly, if cost is at issue, these departments will determine whether it potentially constitutes an undue burden to satisfy the Accessibility 标准. If there exists a technical challenge to satisfying the Accessibility 标准, the University will strive to provide equally effective alternative access to the extent practicable. A request for an exception to this Policy must be submitted to Information Technology 和/or Integrated Marketing Communications for approval.

投诉

投诉 related to the enforcement of this Policy should be addressed to the Office of 学生可访问性, which can be reached at [email protected].

违反

Pepperdine web resources in violation of this Policy will be referred to Information Technology or Integrated Marketing Communications for assistance with remediation or replacement. Remediation may include removal of the resource until the resource is able to demonstrate compliance with this Policy.

政策维护

This Policy is maintained jointly by Information Technology 和 Integrated Marketing Communications.