ATI Roles and Responsibilities
The Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) Steering Committee was established in 2007 under the
authority of the CSU's coded memo regarding accessible technology
(http://www.calstate.edu/AcadAff/codedmemos/AA-2010-13.shtml.) The Committee is advisory to the
Dean and Chief Information Officer of IITS, who serves as the Executive Sponsor for the Accessible
Technology Initiative on campus.
ATI Executive Sponsor
The campus Executive Sponsor working with the campus ATI Steering Committee, reviews and updates
the ATI Campus Plan to guide its implementation. The Plan indicates the specific success indicators the
campus will focus its efforts on across the 3 priority areas [instructional materials, web, and
procurement]. The executive sponsor communicates recommendations from the ATI Steering
Committee to the University President. The executive sponsor also leads the ATI implementation effort
through the following activities:
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Conduct regular ATI Steering Committee meetings no less than twice per year.
Ensure that the Committee membership is comprised of all key stakeholder groups and
includes members with appropriate experience and expertise to inform decision-making.
Engage in a periodic administrative review process with the Committee regarding challenges,
milestones, resources, and document ongoing progress.
Monitor, leverage, and implement deliverables from system wide ATI activities that will
advance campus efforts.
Ensure that Committee members monitor, participate in, and contribute to “Community of
Practice” activities.
Channel communications from the CSU Chancellor’s Office to appropriate parties on campus.
Act as the signature of authority on ATI policies.
ATI Steering Committee
The ATI Steering Committee advises and assists the Executive Sponsor in implementing the CSU
Accessible Technology Initiative at CSU San Marcos, with particular focus on the following three ATI
priorities:
1. Web accessibility,
2. Instructional materials accessibility, and
3. Accessible electronic and information technology procurement.
The Committee also facilitates liaison to other stakeholder groups with an interest and role in ATI issues,
such as Disabled Student Services, the Faculty Senate, Academic Affairs, the campus bookstore and
other groups.
The Committee is specifically charged with the responsibility to:
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Analyze the issues and recommend solutions to problems faced by all people with disabilities
relative to access to electronic and information technology offered by CSU San Marcos.
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Advice on development of policy and implementation plans for 1) web accessibility, 2)
instructional materials accessibility, and 3) accessibility of electronic and information
technology procurement.
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Recommend products, policies, and/or procedures to alleviate or eliminate problems related
to information technology in compliance with CSU Executive Order 926, the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which require that
qualified individuals with disabilities be provided equal access to programs, services, or
activities and the guidelines developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). California
Government Code 11135 applies Section 508 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act, as amended in
1998, to State entities and to the CSU.
ATI Support Teams
The CSUSM ATI Steering Committee includes three teams that work together with the campus
community to accomplish goals in ATI priority areas:
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Instructional Materials team: provides resources, tools, training and expertise to faculty and
staff to ensure that all documents and media are accessible to all.
Procurement team: provides resources, tools, training and expertise to employees and vendors
to ensure that all electronic and information technology (E&IT) products and services purchased
for the University are accessible to all.
Web team: provides resources, tools, training and expertise to faculty and staff to ensure that
all University and auxiliary websites are accessible to all.