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I wonder if any of these systems are accessible to the disabled. If your awesome mobile app to grab classes means that blind or motor-impaired students lose ac

• shitlord 12y ago
  To be fair, the original systems often are not very accessible for the disabled. My university uses peoplesoft and it's a steaming piece of shit. The blind/impaired are better off contacting the undergraduate office/registrar, which they often do (it is so much easier). So I guess that in a sense, everyone is wrong.
  • secabeen 12y ago
    Interesting. I work at the University of California, and accessibility is a required element of any new campus-wide system. Many legacy systems lack accessibility, but that doesn't mean we don't improve them when new stuff comes out. We do have a Disabled Students program, which provides a lot of help, but which is also expensive for the university.
• joshdance 12y ago
  In my small experience with my college, new systems are usually better than the old system for accessibility. The old systems are terrible, log you out every 5 minutes, separate systems with separate UI, markup, access etc. But you are correct we need to think about these issues.