What Is Our Policy?

What Is Our Policy?

Accessibility Statement

The Orbis Education Accessibility Policy for Digital Course Assets contains our standards based on guidelines for web-delivered content. This policy covers all Orbis produced and maintained digital course assets uploaded to the LMS, delivered from the Orbis Learning Object Repository (LOR), or otherwise distributed electronically to registered students in an Orbis-supported course. 

The Orbis Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACR) describe how Orbis digital products meet the Revised 508 Standards for IT accessibility and WCAG 2.2. The ACR is part of the accessibility expectations Orbis executive leadership reviews with all partners. Reports exist for Learning Objects, Extended Reality (XR) Assets, and the Electronic Hospital Records Simulation.

Transcription & Captioning Policy

Orbis best practices regarding course design and the Orbis ADA compliance checklist describe Orbis requirements for recorded video and audio lectures. This includes creating lectures of an appropriate length and content, as well as providing a transcript or captions.*

For Orbis-created content (for example, learning objects), we will provide transcripts or captions as appropriate. For partner-created material (for example, course lectures), Orbis does not provide the transcripts or caption files. Partner-created materials should be supported by partner resources.

At this time, Orbis does support student accommodation requests as needed. These decisions are made by executive leadership with the partner.

*Review the Does the Asset Need Captions, a Transcript, or Neither? (Decision Tree) to determine whether your video requires a transcript or captions. 

Document Remediation

Orbis does not support or correct accessibility issues with third party content, software and/or applications, including course materials created by the SME, faculty, or instructor. Requests for assistance with partner-created documents outside of new development or formal redevelopment require a discussion among the ID, ELS, and VPP teams. Support decisions will consider resource availability, accessibility needs, and risk management.

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