Last Updated: June 23, 2018

Frontier Academy

Global Educational Excellence (GEE) WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY POLICY

1. Statement of Web Accessibility Policy The delivery of accessible Web-based and digital information is an integral part of the educational mission and service provided by GEE – Frontier Academy to its student and prospective student population, and all parents, staff, and third-party guests and visitors. This policy affirms GEE – Frontier Academy standards for accessibility of information through its Website and its commitment to comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and their implementing regulations.

GEE – Frontier Academy has adopted the web accessibility standards and guidelines contained in the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) (current version 2.0) to evaluate and determine user accessibility of its Website content, including by users with visual, hearing, or manual impairments or who otherwise may require adaptive assistance technology to access information.

The GEE – Frontier Academy Website will include a statement in plain text informing users with disabilities to contact GEE – Frontier Academy Web Accessibility Coordinator to report any difficulty or issues in accessing content or information within the Website, including email and phone contact information.

2. Web Accessibility Coordinator

The GEE – Frontier Academy Web Accessibility Coordinator is responsible for the monitoring and oversight of GEE – Frontier Academy compliance with this policy. The GEE – Frontier Academy Web Accessibility Coordinator is:

Muayad Mahmoud, Director of Marketing and Human Resources

c/o Global Educational Excellence

2455 S. Industrial Hwy

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

[email protected]

Phone: 734-369-9500

This policy will be updated whenever GEE – Frontier Academy appoints a successor Web Accessibility Coordinator

3. Procedures

These procedures implement the GEE – Frontier Academy Web Accessibility Policy.

a. The GEE – Frontier Academy priority is to provide users of its Website with accessible content and information in an accessible format. Content and information may include text, images, videos, or other digital materials.

b. GEE – Frontier Academy IT staff are the primary developers, creators, and/or reviewers of content and information posted on its Website.

c. Prior to the posting of any content or information on the GEE – Frontier Academy Website, IT staff will evaluate such content for any accessibility issues to ensure that the posting is in compliance with this policy. Staff is expected to raise any questions related to content accessibility with the Web Accessibility Coordinator prior to posting. Staff will utilize relevant accessibility tools such as automated and/or using testing, assessment using the WCAG 2.0 checklist guidelines and the Title II Checklist for Website Accessibility for State and Local Governments, and, depending on the circumstances, expert counseling.

d. GEE – Frontier Academy will inform any third party contracted to provide Web content, or any other resource authorized to provide the same, of the terms and conditions of this policy prior to the engagement or request for services. All third parties providing services to GEE – Frontier Academy either through engagement or request are to affirm that they have reviewed this policy and understand its application to the development of any Web content provided to GEE – Frontier Academy.

e. All third-party provided content that is made available on GEE – Frontier Academy Website regardless of whether contracted for, requested, or otherwise utilized by GEE – Frontier Academy through any open source or shared media, must afford equal opportunity to the educational benefits and/or information to all users afforded by the technology utilized for such content.

f. Terms. The following terms are defined under this policy:

i. Accessibility. For purpose of this policy the term accessibility means that a person with a disability is afforded the opportunity to acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same services from GEE – Frontier Academy Website as a person without a disability with substantially equivalent ease of use. The person with a disability must be able to obtain the information as equally and independently as a person without a disability.

ii. Accessible format. Accessible format means that the structure and composition of digital information, documents, and applications are readable and usable by people with disabilities, using assistive technologies, and/or special configurations for user agents. Webpages, including those in archive status (e.g. no longer actively posted but subject to records retention requirements) that are specifically requested to be made accessible as an accommodation for an individual with a disability shall be made accessible or an equally effective alternative must be provided as soon as possible, but in any event no longer than within 15 business days of the request being received by GEE – Frontier Academy. Inaccessible content wrongly posted on the website directly by the district or third parties will promptly be removed within 15 business days.

4. Training and Accessibility Audits.

a. Training. The Web Accessibility Coordinator will facilitate annual training on the application of this policy, legal compliance, and related Website accessibility subjects. All GEE – Frontier Academy staff responsible for development, maintenance, and management of GEE – Frontier Academy Website and content posted therein are required to attend this training. Trainings will include staff roles and responsibilities by an individual familiar with website accessibility compliance to ensure that website design, documents and multimedia content are accessible and compliant.

b. Accessibility Audit. GEE – Frontier Academy, under the oversight of its Web Accessibility Coordinator, will perform an accessibility audit of its Website on annual basis. Any issues related to accessibility, including providing content in an accessible format, disclosed through the audit will be documented and evaluated. If an accessibility issue must be remedied, GEE – Frontier Academy will work to remedy it as soon as practicable based on its available resources. If an accessibility issue is not capable of being addressed within 15 business days, the reason for extending the timeline and an anticipated timeline for completion is to be documented.

5. Reporting Violations

Students, prospective students, employees, guests and visitors may contact GEE – Frontier Academy Web Accessibility Coordinator to report any difficulties accessing information or other concerns, or to report of a potential violation of the accessibility standards used by GEE – Frontier Academy. Web Accessibility Coordinator:

Muayad Mahmoud, Director of Marketing and Human Resources

c/o Global Educational Excellence

2455 S. Industrial Hwy

Ann Arbor, MI 48104