Comments on Department of Justice Request for Information on ADA and Web Accessibility CIC Response

This is the current draft response from the IT Accessibility and Usability Working group of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC). The CIC is basically the Big Ten schools + the University of Chicago. The group has been working on draft comments to the DOJ for the last month.

References

• Department of Justice Request for Information on ADA and Web Accessibility

• Collection of Comments from Educause Wiki

Proposed DOJ Responses

• Responses to Section A. Accessibility standards to apply to Web sites of covered titles II and III entities (Questions 1, 2, 3 and 4)

• Responses to Section B. Coverage limitations (Question 5)

• Responses to Section C. Compliance Issues (Questions 6, 7 and 8)

• Responses to Section D. Effective Date (Questions 9, 10 and 11)

• Responses to Section E. Cost and Benefits of Web Site Regulations (Questions 12, 13, 14 , 15 and 16)

• Responses to Section F. Impact on Small Entities (Questions 17 and 18)

• Responses to Section G. Other Issues (Question 19)

Instructions for Sending Comments to DOJ

Last day to submit comments: 24 January 2011

Link to comment form:http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=DOJ-CRT-2010-0005-0098

Original Instructions and Conditions

You may submit electronic comments to http://www.regulations.gov. When submitting comments electronically, you must include CRT Docket No. 110 in the subject box, and you must include your full name and address. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters or any form of encryption and should be free of any defects or viruses. Please note that all comments received are considered part of the public record and made available for public inspection online at www.regulations.gov. Submission postings will include any personal identifying information (such as your name, address, etc.) included in the text of your comment. If you include personal identifying information (such as your name, address, etc.) in the text of your comment but do not want it to be posted online, you must include the phrase “PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION” in the first paragraph of your comment. You must also include all the personal identifying information you want redacted along with this phrase. Similarly, if you submit confidential business information as part of your comment but do not want it posted online, you must include the phrase “CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION” in the first paragraph of your comment. You must also prominently identify confidential business information to be redacted within the comment. If a comment has so much confidential business information that it cannot be effectively redacted, all or part of that comment may not be posted on www.regulations.gov. Show citation box

Comments on this ANPRM will also be made available for public viewing by appointment at the Disability Rights Section, located at 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Suite 4039, Washington, DC 20005, during normal business hours. To arrange an appointment to review the comments, please contact the ADA Information Line at (800) 514-0301 (voice) or (800) 514-0383 (TTY).Show citation box

Institutions Contributing to the CIC Proposed Response

• • Indiana University

  • Michigan State University

  • Penn State University

  • Purdue University

  • The Ohio State University

  • University of Illinois – Chicago

  • University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign

  • University of Iowa

  • University of Wisconsin – Madison

  • University of Nebraska

  • University of Michigan