Accessibility Standards, Cloud Computing and Innovation

By Tracy Mitrano. What difference does cloud computing make with regard to accessibility? As a governance, compliance, and matter of risk management, the answer is essentially “no difference.” Accessibility is as much a compliance issue as privacy, security, and export control.  If the law requires a college or university to comply with certain standards, for example section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act that the state of California adopted from that federal law, then it does not matter if the product or service that a vendor offers is on the premises or in the cloud; if the institution is in California, it must comply with that law. Read more...