The Oak Hill United School Corporation is committed to ensuring accessibility of its website for students, parents, and members of the community with disabilities. All pages on the Oak Hill United School Corporation website will conform to the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative's (WAI) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, Level AA conformance, or updated equivalents of these guidelines.
The Superintendent is directed to establish procedures whereby students, parents, and members of the public may present a complaint regarding a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504, and Title II related to the accessibility of any official District web presence which is developed by, maintained by, or offered through the District or third party vendors and open sources.
Website Accessibility
With regard to the Oak Hill United School Corporation website and any official Oak Hill United School Corporation web presence which is developed by, maintained by, or offered through third-party vendors and open sources, the Oak Hill United School Corporation is committed to compliance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 and Title II so that students, parents, and members of the public with disabilities are able to independently acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same benefits and services within the same timeframe as those without disabilities, with substantially equivalent ease of use; and that they are not excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination in any Oak Hill United School Corporation programs, services, and activities delivered online.
All existing web content produced by the Oak Hill United School Corporation, and new, updated, and existing web content provided by third-party developers, will conform to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, Level AA conformance, or updated equivalents, by June 30, 2020. This Regulation applies to all new, updated, and existing web pages, as well as all web content produced or updated by Oak Hill United School Corporation or provided by third-party developers.
Website Accessibility Concerns, Complaints, and Grievances
A student, parent, or member of the public who wishes to submit a complaint or grievance regarding a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504, or Title II related to the accessibility of any official Oak Hill United School Corporation web presence that is developed by, maintained by, or offered through the Oak Hill United School Corporation, third party vendors and/or open sources may complain directly to a school administrator, or the school or District webmaster. The initial complaint or grievance should be made using Website Accessibility Complaint/Request Form, however, a verbal complaint or grievance may be made. When a school administrator or School/District webmaster receives the information, they shall immediately email the website compliance coordinator at
[email protected].
Whether or not a formal complaint or grievance is made, once the Oak Hill United School Corporation has been notified of inaccessible content, effective communication shall be provided as soon as possible to the reporting party to provide access to the information. The Complainant should not have to wait for the investigation of the complaint to be concluded before receiving the information that he/she was unsuccessful in accessing.
Complaints should be submitted in writing, via email, or by completing the website complaint form. To file a complaint or grievance regarding the inaccessibility of the Oak Hill United School Corporation public website content,
the Complainant should submit the website feedback form.
The formal ADA non-compliance complaint should include the following:
- Name
- Address
- Date of complaint
- Description of problem encountered
- Web address or location of the problem page
- Solution desired
- Contact information in case more details are needed (email and phone number)
The complaint or grievance will be investigated by the website compliance coordinator or another person designated by the superintendent. The student, parent, or member of the public shall be contacted no later than five (5) working days following the date the website accessibility compliance coordinator receives the information. The procedures to be followed are:
- An investigation of the complaint shall be completed within fifteen (15) working days. Extension of the timeline may only be approved by the Superintendent.
- The investigator shall prepare a written report of the findings and conclusions within five (5) working days of the completion of the investigation.
- The investigator shall contact the Complainant upon conclusion of the investigation to discuss the findings and conclusions and actions to be taken as a result of the investigation.
- A record of each complaint and grievance made shall be maintained at the Oak Hill United School Corporation office. The record shall include a copy of the complaint or grievance filed, report of findings from the investigation, and the disposition of the matter.
Website Accessibility Concerns, Complaints, and Grievances
A student, parent, or member of the public who wishes to submit a complaint or grievance regarding a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504, or Title II related to the accessibility of any official District/School web presence that is developed by, maintained by, or offered through the Oak Hill United School Corporation third party vendors and/or open sources may complain directly to a school administrator, or the school or District webmaster. The initial complaint or grievance should be made using the website accessibility complaint/request form, however, a verbal complaint or grievance may be made. When a school administrator or school/district webmaster receives the information, they shall immediately inform the website compliance coordinator.