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Accessibility, Privacy, and Security

Accessibility

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (UTHSCT) is committed to making its Web site accessible to all users. To make the site more accessible, we include several features designed to improve accessibility for users with disabilities. This policy highlights the critical accessibility requirements specified in the Texas Administrative Code 206 (TAC 206) requirements.

A descriptive text equivalent is provided for images and other non-text elements, aiding users who listen to the content of the site by using a screen reader, rather than reading the site.

Major reports and other publications that are on the Web site are generally available in HTML or other accessible format.

UTHSCT is committed to making its Web site accessible according to the standards set forth by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). To improve the accessibility of our Web site, we test any major redesign with screen reader simulators and other tools. The results of these reviews are incorporated into the Web site.

UTHSCT welcomes comments on how to improve the site’s accessibility for users with disabilities. If you use assistive technology and the format of any material on our Web site interferes with your ability to access the information, please contact UTHSCT. To enable us to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please indicate the nature of your accessibility problem, the preferred format in which to receive the material, the Web address of the requested material, and your contact information.

Privacy and Security

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (UTHSCT) maintains this Web site as a public service. This policy describes UTHSCT’s privacy and security practices regarding information collected from visitors to the site, including what information is collected and how that information is used. The policy applies to all pages beginning with www.uthct.edu.

Please note that all information collected or maintained by UTHSCT is subject to the provisions of the Texas Public Information Act (Chapter 552, Texas Government Code). The identity of most members of the public who communicate with state agencies through the Internet is confidential under Texas law. Exceptions to confidentiality may be reviewed at Texas Government code, Section 552.137.

Server Logs/Log Analysis Tools
UTHSCT may use server logs and log analysis tools to create summary statistics about Web site usage to improve site management. The statistics are used for purposes such as assessing what information is of most interest to users, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas. UTHSCT does not report or use this information in any manner that would reveal personally identifiable information, and does not release the information to any outside parties unless required to do so under applicable law.

The following information may be collected for this analysis:

• User/client hostname - Hostname (or IP address, if DNS is disabled) of the user/client requesting access.
• HTTP header, "user-agent" - Type of browser used, the browser version, and the operating system it is running on.
• HTTP header, "referer" - Page from which the user/client accessed the current page.
• System date - Date and time of the user/client request.
• Full request - Exact request the user/client made.
• Status - Status code the server returned to the user/client.
• Content length - Length, in bytes, of the document sent to the user/client.
• Method - Request method used.
• Uniform Resource Identifier (URI or URL) - Location of a resource on the server.
• Query string of the URL - Anything after the question mark in a URL.
• Protocol - Transport protocol and version used.

UTHSCT monitors network traffic for site security purposes and to ensure that the site remains available to all users. Unauthorized attempts to upload information, change information on this site, or otherwise cause damage are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under Texas Penal Code Chapters 33 (Computer Crimes) or 33A (Telecommunications Crimes). Except as may be required for authorized law enforcement investigations, no attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. UTHSCT does not use raw data logs for any other purposes; however, it is possible that parts of raw data logs could be determined to be open records by the Office of the Attorney General. If such a determination were made subsequent to a Public Information Act request for the logs, UTHSCT would be required to disclose parts of the logs deemed open by the Office of the Attorney General.

E-Mail
State agencies may not sell or release the e-mail addresses of most members of the public that have been provided to communicate electronically with a government body without the affirmative consent of the affected member of the public. Exemptions to this confidentiality may be reviewed at Texas Government Code, Section 552.137. Personally identifiable information contained in a question or comment sent to UTHSCT in an e-mail message or submitted in an online form is only used by UTHSCT to respond to the request and to analyze trends. UTHSCT may redirect the message to another government agency or government employee who is in a better position to answer the question.

Web-Based Forms
Personally identifiable information collected from Web-based forms has a specified use (for example, registration, survey response, etc.) and UTHSCT uses the information only for that purpose. Each Web-based form contains a link to this privacy policy.

An individual who submits information in electronic format through this Web site is entitled, on request, to receive and review the information UTHSCT collects about the individual. To do this, please contact UTHSCT .

Cookies and Web Bugs
The UTHSCT Web site may use cookies to provide interactive pages, such as Web-based forms and surveys. UTHSCT does not use cookies for other purposes. The UTHSCT Web site does not use Web bugs (also called Web beacons or Clear GIFs) to track or report visitor information.

If you have questions or comments about UTHSCT’s privacy and security policy, please contact UTHSCT.

Windows® Media Player: We use Windows® Media exclusively for all our audio/video content. Navigate to Microsoft®'s download page for the latest version of Windows® Media Player for your platform, be it MAC or PC.
Macromedia® Flash® Player: Adobe® Flash® is used on this site for non-content related enhancements. To enjoy our site fully, we suggest downloading the latest version of the Flash® Player for your platform.
Adobe® Acrobat®: All downloadable documentation available on uthct.edu and its affiliated sites incorporate the Adobe® Acrobat® PDF® format. We highly suggest downloading and installing the latest version of the Adobe® Acrobat® reader software.

CSS: This specification defines Cascading Style Sheets, level 2 (CSS2). CSS2 is a style sheet language that allows authors and users to attach style (e.g., fonts, spacing, and aural cues) to structured documents (e.g., HTML documents and XML applications). By separating the presentation style of documents from the content of documents, CSS2 simplifies Web authoring and site maintenance.
XHTML 1.1: This Recommendation defines a new XHTML document type that is based upon the module framework and modules defined in Modularization of XHTML [XHTMLMOD]. The purpose of this document type is to serve as the basis for future extended XHTML 'family' document types, and to provide a consistent, forward-looking document type cleanly separated from the deprecated, legacy functionality of HTML 4 [HTML4] that was brought forward into the XHTML 1.0 [XHTML1] document types. This document type is essentially a reformulation of XHTML 1.0 Strict using XHTML Modules. This means that many facilities available in other XHTML Family document types (e.g., XHTML Frames) are not available in this document type. These other facilities are available through modules defined in Modularization of XHTML, and document authors are free to define document types based upon XHTML 1.1 that use these facilities (see [XHTMLMOD] for information on creating new document types).
WAI-AAA: These guidelines explain how to make Web content accessible to people with disabilities. The guidelines are intended for all Web content developers (page authors and site designers) and for developers of authoring tools. The primary goal of these guidelines is to promote accessibility. However, following them will also make Web content more available to all users, whatever user agent they are using (e.g., desktop browser, voice browser, mobile phone, automobile-based personal computer, etc.) or constraints they may be operating under (e.g., noisy surroundings, under- or over-illuminated rooms, in a hands-free environment, etc.). Following these guidelines will also help people find information on the Web more quickly. These guidelines do not discourage content developers from using images, video, etc., but rather explain how to make multimedia content more accessible to a wide audience.