Campus Technology: For many years, Michigan State University in East Lansing has had a clear policy about what is expected in terms of technology accessibility — whether for a faculty member teaching online or for an administrative department buying computers and software. But in 2015, MSU revamped how accessibility is integrated into information technology procurement, giving purchasing officers a risk-assessment rubric and a new accountability structure.
"I have been working on this personally for most of my career and have watched lots of approaches to this in higher education," said Brendan Guenther, director for academic technology. "This is the first time that I really feel we have something that scales and is adaptable enough to accommodate all the kinds of things a university needs to do."
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