IBM to Demonstrate Portfolio of Accessibility Technologies

IBM to Demonstrate Portfolio of Accessibility Technologies

At the California State University at Northridge (CSUN) “Technology and Persons with Disabilities” conference, IBM today showcased its portfolio of accessibility technologies and developer tools central to its recently announced $2.3 million agreement with San Francisco State University.

As part of the partnership, IBM will customize the San Francisco State University’s new Website to meet or exceed current accessibility guidelines for students and faculty with disabilities, furthering the university’s commitment to provide information technology that is easily used by all members of its academic community.

“San Francisco State University is taking a leadership role in accessibility and is committed to opening up the world of the Internet to everyone associated with our university,” said Jonathan Rood, SFSU associate vice president for information technology. “We chose IBM to help us with this project after carefully reviewing the accessibility features and compliance status of IBM’s products and services.”

As part of the agreement, IBM will also update the University’s communication technologies, bringing unified e-mail, calendaring, group collaboration and Web conferencing to university students, faculty and staff.

“To further IBM’s commitment to innovation by providing information technology that is easy to use for everyone, we are actively working with universities in this country as well as in Europe and Asia to help them reconfigure their IT systems and websites to make them widely accessible,” said Frances West, director of IBM’s Worldwide Accessibility Center. “There’s no better place to promote equal access to innovation and information than in a center of higher learning.”

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