The document discusses establishing a Digital Accessibility Center at Portland State University to help faculty create accessible online content for students. The center would provide services like consulting, reviewing documents and websites for accessibility, transcribing audio/video, and reviewing online courses. This supports PSU's commitment to compliance with accessibility policies and allowing all students to learn by ensuring course materials are accessible to students with disabilities.

1. Digital Accessibility Center
Blueprint for Universal Web Accessibility
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Access to Student Success

2. Current Issues Facing our Faculty and Students
Regarding Digital Content
• Faculty often do not have sufficient time
to create a quality and accessible online
course.
• Frequently documents are inaccessible
(e.g., pdfs and PowerPoints).
• Videos appear without captioning.
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3. Student Testimonial
• Portland State Student

4. Defining Universal Accessibility
• Our faculty want all their students to learn,
but often don’t know what is meant by
“accessible.”
• A Digital Accessibility Center would provide
support services and education that will
enable faculty to focus on TEACHING!

5. Function of the Digital Accessibility Center:
To provide a mechanism for ensuring that course
content is accessible.

6. Digital Accessibility Center Services
• Provide Faculty Consultations.
• Website & Software Accessibility Reviews.
• Document Accessibility Review & Repair.
• Audio & Video Transcription and Captioning.
• Online & Hybrid Course Reviews.

7. PSU’s Commitment
• It is the right thing to do!
• Remaining compliant with PSU's Reasonable
Accommodation/Access Policy.
• www.pdx.edu/accessibility website providing
faculty resources.

8. Let Knowledge serve our students success through
Access
Charles Lopez: Executive Director of Diversity & Inclusion
Marie Lewandowski: Instructional Designer, Center for Online Learning
Phyllis Petteys: Coordinator – Disability Resource Center