Proposal

Narrative

Over the past 3 years, Florida Atlantic University has provided an accessible format materials portal to students, staff and faculty across all campuses including students enrolled in online classes. This has allowed the upload of a wide range of inaccessible materials which are automatically returned in a comprehensive range of accessible formats (including accessible PDF and Microsoft Word files, Braille and audio files) to individuals with print disabilities at FAU. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure continuously available accessibility. The portal is also used by Student Accessibility Services staff and faculty members to create accessible format learning materials as well as accessible file creation from older FAU Library materials. The purpose of this proposal is to request the continued funding to provide this essential accessibility service that benefits not only students with disabilities, but all students as a Universal Design initiative for a further 3 years. The current three-year subscription will expire July 2021.

Facilities

Renewal of current contract to have access to SensusAccess Accessible Materials Portal https://www.fau.edu/sas/Accessible_text.php

Hardware Requirements

N/A

Software Requirements

Renewal of current contract to have access to SensusAccess Accessible Materials Portal https://www.fau.edu/sas/Accessible_text.php

Personnel Costs

No

Other Costs

Specification Subscription fee: US$15,000.00 SensusAccess for Academic institutions, Class A license for academic institutions with 20,000 or more enrolled students. 1st year subscription fee (2021-2022) = US$5,000.00 2nd year subscription fee (2022-2023) = US$5,000.00 3rd year subscription fee (2023-2024) = US$5,000.00

Timeline

Current Subscription expires July 2021

Sustainability

N/A

Resource Matching

N/A

Implementing Organization

SAIT Team