SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND EDX INC. UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

Guidance for Content Providers

27. Within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date of this Agreement, and for the term of this Agreement, edX shall:

    1. Develop a guide for Content Providers entitled Accessibility Best Practices Guidance for Content Providers (“Accessibility Best Practices Guidance”) and distribute a copy to each Content Provider with instructions for redistribution among individuals involved in producing Course Content.  The Accessibility Best Practices Guidance shall describe steps and resources on how Course Content may be made to conform with WCAG 2.0 AA for Participants with disabilities using the CMS and inform Content Providers that the following resources may assist them in producing accessible Course Content:  UAAG 1.0, ATAG 2.0, WAI-ARIA, WCAG2ICT, EPUB3, DAISY, and MathML.  The Accessibility Best Practices Guidance shall also include a provision notifying Content Providers that: (i) under the terms of an agreement with the United States, edX has agreed to incorporate accessibility in www.edx.org, its mobile applications, and its Platform to meet a wide variety of requirements of Participants with disabilities to enable Content Providers to develop accessible course content; and (ii) use of authoring tools other than those provided by edX may result in inaccessible course content;

    2. In all instructional courses, audio/visual materials, and Documentation developed by edX for Content Providers, include best practices on how to provide an online course that conforms with WCAG 2.0 AA for Participants with disabilities; and

    3. Add to any course development checklists included in the Documentation, including the MOOC Development Checklist, a requirement that the Course Creators have reviewed the edX Website Accessibility Policy (see Exhibit A) and the Accessibility Best Practices Guidance.

28. Within thirty (30) days after the Effective Date of this Agreement, edX shall refer to the relevant Content Provider within five (5) business days any complaint it receives alleging that a particular element of an online course, or course related materials, is not accessible.