MINUTES
Meeting
Information Technology Accessibility Working Group (ITAWG)
Date
22/3/2010
Time
11:00 pm
Location
10.4.2
Attendees
Ian Taylor (SSG Learning & Work manager), Fernando Silva ( Senior Manager, NonAcademic Portfolios), Michael Thomas ( Manager, Student IT Services ) , Martin Kelly (DLU
assistive technology advisor), Rick Boffa (DLU manager), Hinh Tran (for Travers Van Lierop
:SOE Architect) , Andrew McKenzie (for John Zylinski SEH) , Laurie Davis (DSC Senior
Manager), Jason Lunghusen (BUS Senior Manager), Russell Van Sanden (Oops). Suzie
Jones (DLU Admin)
John Zylinski
Apologies
Open Items
Ref
No.
1
Minuted Comments
Action(s)
Action By/
Target Date
ITAWG terms of reference document discussion.
1. Implementation – points discussed:
Approximately 3 month time period
required for new applications to be
tested for inclusion of SOE
Should new assistive technology
(AT) be implemented as part of base
SOE or SOE at portfolio level?
Zoomtext (screen
enlargement/reading software for
vision impairment) discussed as to
replace MAGIC.
Need for Installation, configuration
and testing documentation for AT to
the owned and updated.
Information Technology Services
Agreement to implement of
ZoomText (screen
magnification software in place
to replace MAGIC) at portfolio
level for availability for
semester 2
Portfolio
managers
Martin
Martin
AT adviser to be owner of
documentation and to develop Nonit in conjunction of nonacademic
academic portfolio technical
portfolio
liaison officer. Documentation
technical
to be updated with feedback
liaison
from portfolios regarding
officer.
incompatibility issues
Installation, configuration and Martin
testing documentation to be
forwarded to portfolio
managers prior to end of
March with Zoomtext also
available
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Ref
No.
Minuted Comments
Action(s)
Specific requirement user
requirements for ZoomText software
discussed:
1. Starts upon login for students on
user list (currently named MAGICUSERS)
2.launched by NAL with volume
enabled by NAL
3. Pop-up dialogue boxes that
appear on start up should not
appear for these students.
This information to be
forwarded in above
documentation
Action By/
Target Date
Martin
2. Maintenance
Issues over-lapped with points
mentioned above
3. Evaluation and continuous improvement
Current student services project is
introducing AT to 360 first year
students in school of Global Studies.
Purpose to investigate if AT is taken
up for students who do not have a
disability.
Further feedback to the group at
end of semester
To assist in ensuring that AT needs
of students are met, ITS managers
communicated that they are happy
for students who are AT users to
contact them directly if required.
4. Membership of ITAWG
Establish line of communication
between students and managers.
Fernando has invited library
managers Deirdre Gillespie &
Stephen Gillespie. Discussion of
need MAC systems administrator as
member.
Martin
Portfolio
managers
Martin
Invite ETAG membership
Ian
Invite student membership
Martin
Invite MAC systems administrator Russell
Peter Varitimidis to next meeting
Other points
Need to establish a understanding of
the various portfolios.
Questionnaire to be drafted to
obtain useful information
All to have
opportunity
for input.
RMIT Disability Action Plan to be
forwarded to members
Work plan for group to be drafted for
next meeting
Martin to
contact
Katie
Burford
AT information as part of ITS training
info.
Information Technology Services
Status: DRAFT
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Information Technology Services
Status: DRAFT
Version: 0.1
DocRef: TRIM
Document: 106744106
Author: Fernando Silva
Save Date: 18/02/2016
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