Preamble: This policy is a result of work of the Educational Equity Committee, a Standing Committee of the CSUN Faculty Senate. It requires all faculty to submit their textbook and/or instructional materials requests by a University deadline established by Academic Affairs that is to be included in the University calendar and that is not less than eight (8) weeks prior to the beginning of each semester. The purpose of timely submission of textbook and/or instructional materials requests is to allow the CSUN Center on Disabilities sufficient time to ensure accessibility for all students. Earlier adoptions are encouraged, but not mandated by this policy.
Issues of accessibility are at this time the responsibility of individual CSU campuses. The Educational Equity Committee of the CSUN Faculty Senate strongly urges the CSU to work with vendors and publishers to address the accessibility of materials.
Policy on Timely Adoption of Textbooks/Instructional Materials for Accessibility
All print-based and other instructional materials must be accessible to students with disabilities at the same time they are available to any other student (see rationale EO926 and AA-2007-04), and, the CSUN Center on Disabilities must have sufficient time to convert materials into the appropriate alternate format to achieve accessibility.