Self-Eval

Pages pertaining to the Americans with Disabilities Act Self-Evaluation.

Information Technology

Description

This section addresses ensuring that our digital domain is accessible to disabled people. The UCOP Information Technology Accessibility Policy requires that our technology platforms and the content thereon meet WCAG 2.0 AA standards.

Recommendations

Ensure that your employees know that the UCOP IT Accessibility Policy is and what it requires.

Ensure an 'Accessibility' link is added to the homepage footer of all division websites

Ensure employees who develop, design or administer websites know how to create accessible sites, assess them, and remediate them...

Atypical Educational Settings (placements, laboratories, study abroad)

Description

This section examines accessibility in diverse educational settings, and in curriculum that may utilize specialized equipment.

Recommendations

Develop a practice of requesting internship hosts and laboratory PIs to provide information regarding the accessibility of their built and digital environments.

Develop a plan to ensure a prompt, adequate response to a student with a disability who requests and/or requires reasonable accommodation with an internship host and/or laboratory PI.

Ensure that accessibility of equipment is consistently considered in the...

Inclusive Hiring and Employment

Description

This section addresses accessibility and reasonable accommodation throughout the employment life cycle.

Recommendations Consider taking actions to consistently and affirmatively recruit disabled people for available positions. Ensure that all job listings are accessible to disabled people (see above, information on accessible digital communications). Ensure that your unit's job listings consistently contain a statement of non-discrimination against disabled persons. Ensure that your unit consistently offers candidates for employment the opportunity to request reasonable...

Student Housing and Dining

Description

This section examines accessibility in University dining and housing.

Recommendations

Provide relevant employees training regarding the university’s dining and housing related responsibilities and obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Housing Act, and all disability-related California statutes, and case law.

Ensure that students are aware that they may request reasonable accommodations in student housing at any time during the year, and that they are informed of this in accessible formats.

Students that want to request reasonable...

Addiction as Disability

Description

This section examines law and policy prohibiting discrimination against people based on their current or past status with substance use and substance use disorder (e.g., drugs or alcohol).

Recommendations

Ensure employees, especially managers and supervisors, are aware of the UCOP policy that prohibits discrimination against people based on their current or past status as a drug or alcohol addict.

Training

Supervisors should take the training themselves, then assign it to those employees in their...

Physical Education & Recreational Sports

Description

This section examines accessibility in the context of physical education and athletic facilities.

Recommendations

Conduct a review to determine whether adaptive equipment is available for disabled people.

Reach out to ODAC to determine if your facility or facilities have been evaluated or surveyed by a Certified Access Specialist (CASp) and, if so, what recommendations were made regarding readily achievable barrier removal and/or recommended changes to those built environments.

Ensure your programming includes opportunities for disabled people to...

Capital Projects

Description

This section examines accessibility as an element of construction projects.

Recommendations

Develop an accessibility checklist for use on all Capital projects.

Ensure all employees understand how accessibility compliance is promoted, monitored and determined by CCRAB, ODAC and the Building Dept.

Training

Supervisors should take the training themselves, then assign it to those employees in their unit for whom they believe it is relevant. Assigning to all employees is recommended. Any processes, procedures or protocols recommended for development in the...

Community Disability Resources off and on Campus

Description

On the survey this section originally examined only general familiarity with campus disability-related resources. It has been expanded to consider off-campus resources, too.

Recommendations

Familiarize your employees regarding UC Berkeley campus disability resources

Training

Supervisors should take the training themselves, then assign it to those employees in their unit for whom they believe it is relevant. Assigning to all employees is recommended. Any processes, procedures or protocols recommended for development in the training should be created.

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Purchasing: Accessibility & the Procurement Process

Description

This section addresses accessibility in the purchasing process, for both physical and digital assets, as well as accessibility requirements for outside vendors.

Recommendations

Familiarize employees responsible for purchasing/procurement with the UCOP InformationTechnology Accessibility Policy and the process for confirming accessibility of IT before purchase, and requesting exceptions if needed.

Where applicable, develop practices to ensure that, before a decision is made to purchase new hardware, software, equipment and/or furniture, it is reviewed to ensure the...

Miscellaneous Services, Programs and Activities

Description

This section encourages reflection on how to increase outreach to, and inclusion of, disabled people in your organization’s programs, services, and activities (‘PSAs’).

Recommendations

Consider adding outreach to disabled people and/or disability inclusion efforts into your unit’s programs, services and activities. Ways to do this include, but are not limited to: adding affirmative language to outreach materials; and partnering with other organizations and entities (e.g. non-profit organizations, student groups, community organizations).

When your unit provides...