Hi Adam,
As I understand it, you could make an argument for "disproportionate burden" when it comes to rectifying existing provision to bring it into line with current accessibility regulations. I am not certain that the argument holds up when contemplating purchasing a brand new resource.
If this resource is central to the teaching, then thought needs to be given to whether provision of alternative and equivalent content can be provided so that those students with a SOSN are not disadvantaged.
Best wishes
Michael Downes
Head of Learning Technology Services
St George’s, University of London
Cranmer Terrace | Tooting | London | SW17 0RE
Tel: +44 (0)20 8725 0605
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Subject: Disproportionate Burden and Collection Development
Hi everyone,
We've run into a situation causing a rift between our library and a university department in regards to purchasing an e-resource because of accessibility regulation.
After talking to the resource provider, they do not have an accessibility statement or roadmap, and have no plans to implement anything like this.
After testing a small sample of pages, we've seen quite a few spots where they do not measure up to the WCAG 2.1 (such as keyboard traps and readers not accessible to screen readers).
The department are claiming that there are not other alternatives to it and that it is core to their teaching.
With this, we wanted to explore what our options were and to see what other members have done in situations like this.
We also wanted some feedback whether people felt this fit into Disproportionate Burden as that had been discussed before for resources like this.
Best wishes,
Adam Cowlin
Digital Systems and Services Coordinator Library Services University of Essex
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