ICT Procurement Form

The Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI)听Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Procurement Form听must be completed by requesting departments for all technology purchases听identified in the categories pertaining to ICT. This form will be reviewed by CSUN鈥檚 ATI procurement team to determine the accessibility risk posed to the University by an ICT purchase.

Regardless of the outcome of the review, departments are expected to reasonably accommodate an individual's request for a disability-related accommodation. Information about the university's process of reasonable accommodation can be found at the听听website.

The ATI-ICT Form is now available through TOPdesk, the same ticketing solution used by the IT Help Center. This web-based form offers new features including:

  • Dynamic form presents questions based on the information likely to be needed; omits unnecessary questions.
    • Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs or VPATs) no longer required for all purchases.
  • Status of the form available around the clock via the TOPdesk Self Service section.
  • Email notifications.

For additional information refer to the听Purchasing & Contract Administration's ATI Procurement听website.

    Instructions for Accessing the ATI-ICT Form

    New Form

    听

    • Sign in to听听with your CSUN credentials.
    • Select Employee Services.
    • Select Accessibility.
    • Select ATI-ICT Form.

    听Checking or Updating a Submitted Form

    听

    • Sign in to听听with your CSUN credentials.
    • Select "My requests."
    • Select the form you submitted from the list of your tickets.

    Instructions For Completing The ATI-ICT Form

    Provide general information about the purchase request. For state purchases, provide the requisition number and/or Pcard case number. If the request is 鈥渙ther鈥�, specify the type of request the product or service is (e.g. non-state and/or zero dollar value).

    Section 1 : Purchase Request

    The听requester听is the person who is requesting the product and who will be responsible for all executive decisions of the product or service, including the accessibility compliance. The requester may appoint a听contact听to complete the ITC form for the requester but this person is not responsible for the product/service.

    Section 2 : Requester Information

    Provide general information about the product including a brief description of what the product or service does.

    Example description: 鈥�Product XYZ is an online survey development application. The product is used for creating customizable surveys, collecting feedback/data, data analytics, reports, online evaluation and more. 鈥�

    Section 3: Product Information

    Question 4A:听check all the areas where the ICT product/service will be used. If the product will be used in a website, provide the web address where the final product will be used.

    Question 4B:听check who will be the users for this product and provide the annual total of users for each applicable group.

    • If students will be using this product, check the box next to students and in the text field below input an estimated annual number of student users.
    • If this ICT will be used by students in a classroom setting, the total number of users is determined as Number of students X number of sessions X number of semesters. If the number of sessions per semester is a range, please calculate the highest possible number.
      • Example:听30 students will be using product XYZ in a class. There are 5 sessions of this class and it is offered in the fall and spring semesters (2 semesters). Therefore, the total annual number of student users would be听30 (students) X 5 (sessions) X 2 (semesters) = 300 student users.
    Section 4: Location and Usage

    The questions in Section 5 are critical to determine the impact of the ICT product/service being procured.听 The responses in this section must be clear in order to process any ICT forms within the 15 business days time frame.

    • Question 5A:听This question asks about the intended usage of the product/service being procured. Please provide clear information on how the user(s) will utilize this product or service on campus.听THIS QUESTION IS CRITICAL TO DETERMINE THE ACCESSIBILITY IMPACT OF THE ICT PRODUCT/SERVICE. Examples on how to respond to this question are listed below.
      • Example 1:听This product will be used by students to fulfill their class requirements. Students will access this web application online by creating user accounts. They will be using it to complete a project by uploading documents, collaborating with their teammates, searching for resources and tracking the completion of the project.
      • Example 2:This product will be used to create and distribute climate surveys to the University. University staff will create the surveys and will post a link to complete the survey on the main university website. Anyone who visits the website can respond to the survey including students, faculty, staff and other university patrons/visitors.
      • Example 3:听This product will be used to create and distribute climate surveys for College ABC. Staff in the college will generate the surveys and students and faculty in the college must fill out the surveys. The students and faculty will receive the surveys via email and will be required to respond by the deadline specified.
      • Example 4:听This product will be used by a department for meetings, scheduling, communications, and tracking department data.
      • Example 5:听This product will be used by staff to create a website/mobile application where students/faculty/staff/public will be able to accomplish task XYZ.
    • Question 5B:听If this product will be a website or mobile application, provide information about who will be the final audience of the finished product.
      • Example (if yes):听The final website/mobile application for the department of ABC, will allow students/faculty/staff/public to remain up to date with department news.
    • Question 5C:听Select all statements that are applicable to the product or service being procured.
    • Question 5D:听this question is only applicable to products if they are intended to be used in a classroom setting. Provide the course information and additional information that may be applicable to the product.
    Section 5: Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) Information/ Impact

    听Assistance

    • For assistance with purchases using either form, contact the Purchasing and Contract Administration Office at 818-677-2301.
    • Check the status of your request directly. In TOPdesk Self Service, select "My requests" and find the ticket for your ATI-ICT Form in the list.
    • 听If you submitted the PDF form and your request is an non-state and/or a free product/service, please follow up with the Universal Design Center to check on the status of your request.
    • For technical issues with either form, contact the Universal Design Center.