91²Ö¿â Accessibility, Disability Resources
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Student Accessibility and Resources
UC 3150
3900 University Blvd.
Tyler, TX 75799
Office Hours:
M-F 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
800 UT TYLER
Ph: 903.566.7079
saroffice@uttyler.edu
U.T. Offices/Staff Dedicated to Helping Persons with Disabilities
- Institutional Compliance Office - Responsible for compiling Quarterly Reports to U. T. System; performing departmental inspections, performing monitoring plan inspections; maintaining the Institutional Compliance Manual and the Compliance and Monitoring Plan Manual; collecting annual Control Self Assessments; maintaining the Compliance Database; maintaining the Compliance website; and coordinating Compliance training.
- Disability Support Services - Provides students equal access to all educational, social and recreational programs through the coordination of services and reasonable accommodations, consultation, and advocacy.
- 91²Ö¿â Resources for Persons with Disabilities - Located in the Disability Services Office.
- Environmental Health and Safety -Comply with applicable EH&S laws and regulations;Eliminate or reduce its exposure to accidental and financial loss; and protect against accidents that could cause injury to faculty, staff, students and visitors, or impede its ability to provide a safe and quality educational experience.
- Points of Contact - who to contact with questions concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Web Accessibility Resources
Laws and Guidelines
May 1999 - the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an organization that sets standards for the Web, approved recommendations for
June 2001- the become effective for all federal agencies and entities operating federal contracts.
Section 508 requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology
is accessible to people with disabilities.
June 2002 - the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) published
July 2002 - the University of Texas at Austin published a Web Accessibility Policy to establish a minimum accessibility standard for web pages.
September 2005 - requires state agencies to develop, procure, maintain and use electronic and information technology that is accessible to people with disabilities.
December 2008 - is finalized.
Additional Resources for Persons with Disabilities
For additional information please visit the 91²Ö¿â's accessibility page.
The 91²Ö¿â Office of Disability Services provides students with equal access to educational, social and recreational programs.
Additional information about accessibility programs in Texas is available from the .
Contact Us
Student Accessibility and Resources
UC 3150
3900 University Blvd.
Tyler, TX 75799
Office Hours:
M-F 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
800 UT TYLER
Ph: 903.566.7079
saroffice@uttyler.edu