The council has agreed to make its entire Web site accessible to blind users without their having to rely on assistance from someone over the telephone. Under the existing system, blind applicants must call the council’s customer support service during working hours to complete the online application forms. Under the settlement, new technology will allow blind users to independently complete applications whenever they want.
“We don’t see this as an admission of liability,” said council President Daniel Bernstine. “Rather, we see it as an opportunity to make our Web site more accessible to blind students. When we got to a point where we could make the Web site 100% accessible, that’s something we wanted to do.”
