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Bylaw 600: Students' Union Bilingualism and Accessibility

1. Translation and Accessibility Requirements

  1. All Students’ Union legislation shall be made publicly available in both English and French.:
  2. All Students’ Union legislation shall be made available in formats that are widely compatible with various assistive technologies, such as:
    1. Multilingual translation technologies
    2. Text to speech technologies

2. Principles for French Language Access and Accessibility

  1. The University of Alberta Students' Union and its associated Dedicated Fee Units shall make reasonable efforts to provide services accessible in French.
  2. The University of Alberta Students' Union shall cooperate and consult with the Association des Universitaires de la Faculté Saint-Jean (AUFSJ) to improve accessibility to UASU services and governing documents in French.
  3. The University of Alberta Students’ Union and its associated Dedicated Fee Units shall make reasonable efforts to provide services accommodating for disabilities and/or impairments.

3. Enforceability

  1. Students’ Council shall debate the English version of first and second readings of Bylaw and Political Policy.
  2. The English version of governing documents shall be enforceable.
    1. When discrepancies arise between the two translations, the English version shall take precedence.