"It is the policy of the CSU to make information technology resources and services accessible to all CSU students, faculty, staff and the general public regardless of disability." (E.O. 926)
The (ATI) is the effort by the California State University (CSU) system to ensure that information and communication technology (ICT) is accessible to all students, faculty, staff, and the wider community. ICT includes websites, computer software and hardware, and multimedia such as video.
The ATI focuses on three areas:
- Instructional materials: documents, multimedia, Canvas courses, etc.
- Procurement: purchases of ICT
- Web: the ¼ªÏé·» web environment and domain, as well as web-based ICT, including instructional materials
 CSU ATI Policies
- , issued in 2018 (and superseding E.O. 926), articulates the CSU Board of Trustees' Policy on Disability Support and Accommodations.
- (PDF) guides ATI implementations across the CSU system.
- (PDF) is an addendum to AA-2013-03.
- (PDF), a letter to CSU Presidents, emphasizes campus responsibilities to address accessibility within their online learning environments.
- The CSU ATI Accessibility Requirements (DOCX) are the compliance standards used in support of federal and state legislation as well as the CSU Policy; these are a combination of Section 508 and WCAG 2.0.
 ATI at ¼ªÏé·»
Per (PDF), the ATI Steering Committee and its sub-committees and working groups provide governance for the ATI at ¼ªÏé·».
The Universal Design Center (UDC) manages the day-to-day execution of the ATI for ¼ªÏé·», drafting the annual reports, training faculty and staff on compliance standards, and evaluating high impact ICT purchases.
Quarterly tests are conducted on the ¼ªÏé·» web domain using Cyxtera’s Compliance Sheriff Accessibility Module. Additional manual testing is conducted as needed based on the findings. UDC also provides more extensive accessibility and usability testing on enterprise level products purchased, promoted, or supported by the campus.
 Laws and Policies
Learn more about the laws underlying the ATI on our Laws and Policies page.