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<span style="font-size:30pt;font-family:'Franklin Gothic',sans-serif;color:#173963;font-weight:700" class="ContentPasted0">Policy 188/IT Accessibiliy Coordinator Task Force</span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:400" class="ContentPasted0">Dear CATO, thank you for engaging in the Policy 188/IT Accessibility Coordinator conversations for the past few meetings. The co-chairs debriefed
our last conversation, and we propose that membership forms a Policy 188 Coordinator Task Force. We believe a Task Force would bring needed structure to the topic and help meet our goal of authoring a memo with best practices and suggestions to the system
from CATO. At our next meeting on Tuesday November 8th, we will discuss the vision for the Task Force and ask for volunteers to join. Please think about if you want to join the Task Force and read below for more information.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:400" class="ContentPasted0">Thanks!</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:400" class="ContentPasted0">Zach, Jeannie, and Monica</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:'Franklin Gothic',sans-serif;color:#173963;font-weight:700" class="ContentPasted0">Goals for the Task Force</span></h2>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="ContentPasted0">Develop role description and list of essential responsibilities for the Policy 188/IT Coordinator. Refer to minimum deliverables of Policy 188</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="ContentPasted0">Create a list of suggested technical skill sets and expertise required for the role.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="ContentPasted0">Provide recommendations regarding the kind of executive-level support, training, and funding or budget required for this role to be effective.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="ContentPasted0">Identify training and resources relevant to the Policy 188/IT Accessibility Coordinator role.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="ContentPasted0">Research costs for 3rd party accessibility testing (Level Access, Deque, etc.) and the types of training/tools professional testers require access to for this
type of work as a way to cement the specialization required for IT accessibility work. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:'Franklin Gothic',sans-serif;color:#173963;font-weight:700" class="ContentPasted0">Questions for the Task Force</span></h2>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="ContentPasted0">What are the minimum deliverables of Policy 188?</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="ContentPasted0">What are the essential responsibilities and functions of a Policy 188 Coordinator/IT Accessibility Coordinator?</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="ContentPasted0">What are the technical skills and knowledge base required for this role?</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="ContentPasted0">How do accessibility conformance requirements intersect with existing IT requirements around privacy and security at our colleges?</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="ContentPasted0">What support from executive leadership and funding is recommended?</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="ContentPasted0">Is the Policy 188/IT Accessibility Coordinator role the same thing as an accessibility conformance tester? Why or why not?</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="ContentPasted0">What is the best location for this role and why? (IT, eLearning, Compliance office, DEI office.)</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="ContentPasted0">How is this role different from Disability Services/student accommodation work and where do these areas of responsibility intersect?</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="ContentPasted0">Consider how the Policy 188/It Accessibility Coordinator role intersects with DEI initiatives at colleges? Develop strategies for working with institutional
DEI representatives on incorporating accessibility into their work and training. (Colleges have received funding from the state legislature for required DEI training.)</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="ContentPasted0">Author best practices and suggestions for the system in response to the list of questions above and/or other questions identified by the Task Force.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="ContentPasted0">Present findings and recommendations to CATO in spring 2023. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="ContentPasted0">Review CBI materials as needed.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="ContentPasted0">Engage WATECH and OCIO as needed.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="ContentPasted0">Link to</span><a href="https://ocio.wa.gov/policy/accessibility" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none"> </span><span style="color:#1155cc;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">Policy
188</span></a><span class="ContentPasted0">: </span><a href="https://ocio.wa.gov/policy/accessibility" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="color:#1155cc;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">https://ocio.wa.gov/policy/accessibility</span></a><span style="font-weight:700" class="ContentPasted0"> </span></p>
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