Description
This section addresses accessibility for disabled people, when campus communicates information to the public directly or through an external media entity. Public Information Officers is a term our auditor used to refer to people who execute this role. However, at Berkeley this is not a role held by one person. Instead, campus' Communications and Public Affairs staff across multiple units executes this role.
Recommendations
| For all instances where your office utilizes a Public Information Officer to communicate with the press, ensure that captioning is provided. |
| Ensure that an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter is visible and within the screen shot when television cameras - or any other type of camera for live-broadcast media - is in use. |
| Ensure ALDs are available for Hard of Hearing attendees of Public Information sessions. |
Training
Leads should take the training themselves, then assign it to those employees in their unit for whom they believe it is relevant. Assigning to all employees is recommended. Any processes, procedures or protocols recommended for development in the training should be created.