In June 2021, the State of Colorado passed House Bill 21-1110, a law that strengthened state discrimination laws for individuals with disabilities. It ensures that all individuals have access to digital content created by local government entities, including school districts. All content should meet the adopted standard of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 AA (WCAG 2.2 AA Guidelines). By June 30, 2025, DPS will ensure all digital services and content comply with WCAG 2.2 AA Guidelines and standards.

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En junio de 2021, el Estado de Colorado aprobó el proyecto de ley 21-1110, que busca fortalecer las leyes estatales sobre la discriminación hacia personas con discapacidades. Garantiza que todas las personas tengan acceso al contenido digital creado por entidades del gobierno local, entre ellas, los distritos escolares. Todo el contenido debe cumplir con las normas de las Directrices sobre accesibilidad al contenido web 2.2 AA (directrices WCAG 2.2 AA). Para el 30 de junio de 2025, las Escuelas Públicas de Denver (DPS) se asegurarán de que todos los servicios y los contenidos digitales cumplan con las normas y las directrices WCAG 2.2 AA.

Digital accessibility means a person with a disability such as, but not limited to, blindness, low vision, hearing impairment, limited mobility, cognitive limitations or learning disability has the same opportunity to access the same information and have the same interactions as a person without a disability. They enjoy the same services in the same easy-to-use integrated way. The person with a disability can get information as equally as the person without a disability.

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La accesibilidad digital significa que una persona con una discapacidad, como ceguera, poca visión, discapacidad auditiva, movilidad limitada, limitaciones cognitivas o discapacidad del aprendizaje, tiene la misma oportunidad de acceder a la misma información y tener las mismas interacciones que una persona sin discapacidades. Las personas con discapacidad deben poder disfrutar de los mismos servicios, con la misma facilidad de uso integrada. Pueden obtener información de igual manera que las personas sin discapacidades.

Ensuring that DPS’ digital content is accessible to everyone is an important part of our Strategic Roadmap plan to improve our Student, Adult and System experiences.

• Students: Continue to benefit from equitable learning experiences.
• Staff: Create digitally accessible content for the DPS and Denver communities    while benefiting from accessible environments themselves.
• Guardians: Engage with DPS content that is important to their student’s education.
• Community: Engage with DPS content about who we are, what we do and what we stand for.
• Vendors: Provide software and hardware that meet the required accessibility standards.

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Garantizar que todas las personas puedan acceder al contenido digital de DPS es una parte importante de nuestra hoja de ruta estratégica para mejorar las experiencias de nuestros estudiantes, de los adultos y del sistema.

• Estudiantes: seguir beneficiándose de experiencias de aprendizaje equitativas.
• Personal: crear contenido digitalmente accesible para las comunidades de DPS y de Denver, y beneficiarse ellos mismos de estos entornos accesibles.
• Tutores legales: interactuar con los contenidos de DPS que son importantes para la educación de sus estudiantes.
• Comunidad: interactuar con los contenidos de DPS que tratan sobre quiénes somos, qué hacemos y qué valores defendemos.
• Proveedores: ofrecer software y hardware que cumpla con los requisitos de las normas de accesibilidad.

 

Striving for digital accessibility means we are holding ourselves accountable to our community and to the law. Ultimately, it is an expression of our Shared Core Values of Integrity and Equity.

• Educational equity: Ensuring all students have the same opportunity to access educational tools and digital environments.
• Workplace equity: Ensuring all of the district’s staff have the same opportunity to interact with digital environments important to their roles.
• Community equity: Ensuring the district can communicate and engage with all community members, including guardians, in the State of Colorado and beyond.

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Esforzarnos por lograr la accesibilidad digital significa que nos hacemos responsables ante nuestra comunidad y la ley. En última instancia, es una expresión de nuestros valores fundamentales compartidos de integridad y equidad.

• Equidad educativa: garantizar que todos los estudiantes tengan la misma oportunidad de acceder a herramientas educativas y entornos digitales.
• Equidad en el lugar de trabajo: garantizar que todos los miembros del personal del Distrito tengan la misma oportunidad de interactuar con los entornos digitales que son importantes para desempeñar sus cargos.
• Equidad en la comunidad: garantizar que el Distrito pueda comunicarse e interactuar con todos los miembros de la comunidad, como los tutores legales, en el Estado de Colorado y más allá.

DPS is collaborating across departments and teams to bring the district’s digital content in alignment with the latest WCAG 2.2 AA standards.

• Updating district and school websites: We are moving school websites to cleaner, easier-to-navigate layouts with improved functionality that allows for assistive technology.
• Mandatory staff training: We are requiring all staff to complete an annual training on accessibility starting with the 2024-25 school year.
• Reviewing applications and vendors: We are reviewing all applications and vendors who work with DPS for accessibility compliance.
• Ongoing monitoring and adaptation: Our legal team is actively monitoring changes in state and federal laws to ensure the district updates its processes and procedures to establish compliance with the latest accessibility standards. 
  

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DPS está colaborando con todos los departamentos y equipos para que el contenido digital del Distrito cumpla con las últimas normas WCAG 2.2 AA.

• Actualización de los sitios web del Distrito y las escuelas: estamos modificando los sitios web de las escuelas para que tengan diseños más sencillos y fáciles de navegar, con una funcionalidad mejorada que permita el uso de tecnología de apoyo.
• Capacitación obligatoria del personal: exigimos que todos los miembros del personal hagan una capacitación anual sobre accesibilidad a partir del año escolar 2024-2025.
• Revisión de las aplicaciones y los proveedores: estamos revisando todas las aplicaciones y los proveedores que trabajan con DPS para verificar que cumplan con los requisitos de accesibilidad.
• Supervisión y adaptación continuas: nuestro equipo jurídico está supervisando activamente los cambios en las leyes estatales y federales para garantizar que las actualizaciones que el Distrito implementa en relación con sus procesos y procedimientos cumplan con las normas de accesibilidad más recientes.

In June 2021, Colorado passed House Bill 21-1110 to strengthen state discrimination laws for people with disabilities. The bill makes sure that everyone has access to digital content created by local government organizations, including school districts.

When you create a flyer or graphic in Canva, use their Design Accessibility features to make your work more accessible. You will learn how to check typography and color contrast and insert alt text. Learn more on the DPS Accessibility Information webpage. Watch for more digital accessibility tips in future issues of Team DPS Weekly.

In June 2021, Colorado passed House Bill 21-1110 to strengthen state discrimination laws for people with disabilities. The bill makes sure that everyone has access to digital content created by local government organizations, including school districts.

Even if a PDF has been made accessible, it may not be the best way to present that information. Before making a document in Google or Canva and exporting it as a PDF:

• Are you uploading this PDF to a website? Consider making a webpage with the information
• Are you sending this PDF in an email? Consider including the information in the email itself

More information can be found on the DPS Accessibility Information webpage. Look out for more digital accessibility tips in future issues of Team DPS Weekly!

In June 2021, Colorado passed House Bill 21-1110 to strengthen state discrimination laws for people with disabilities. The bill makes sure that everyone has access to digital content created by local government organizations, including school districts.

To create an accessible email, follow Google’s tips on adding alt text, creating informative links and other ways to organize and format your email. For approved colors and fonts, refer to the DPS Brand Snapshot. More information can be found on the DPS Accessibility Information webpage. Look out for more digital accessibility tips in future issues of Team DPS Weekly!

In June 2021, Colorado passed House Bill 21-1110 to strengthen state discrimination laws for people with disabilities. It makes sure that everyone has access to digital content created by local government organizations, including school districts.

When you create a document or a presentation in Google Workspace, follow Google’s tips to make it more accessible. You will learn how to add alt text, check for text color contrast, create informative link text and other ways to organize and compile your document or presentation for accessibility. Learn more on the DPS Accessibility Information webpage. Watch for more digital accessibility tips in future issues of Team DPS Weekly.

In June 2021, Colorado passed House Bill 21-1110 to strengthen state discrimination laws for people with disabilities. It makes sure that everyone has access to digital content created by local government organizations, including school districts.

Accessible digital content must be perceivable with more than one of the five senses and usable on different devices besides a mouse and keyboard. It must be understandable with clear and simple language and up-to-date on current standards and best practices for as many users as possible. Learn more on the DPS Accessibility Information webpage. Watch for more digital accessibility tips in future issues of Team DPS Weekly.

In June 2021, Colorado passed House Bill 21-1110 to strengthen state discrimination laws for people with disabilities. It makes sure that everyone has access to digital content created by local government organizations, including school districts.

Digital accessibility means websites, documents and software are usable by everyone. It ensures that people with a disability including but not limited to blindness, low vision, hearing impairment or limited mobility can find and use digital information in the same way a person without a disability can. Learn more on the DPS Accessibility Information webpage. Watch for more digital accessibility tips in future issues of Team DPS Weekly.