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Bylaw 600: Students' Union Bilingualism and Accessibility
1. Translation and Accessibility Requirements
- All Students’ Union legislation shall be made publicly available in both English and French.:
- All Students’ Union legislation shall be made available in formats that are widely compatible with various assistive technologies, such as:
- Multilingual translation technologies
- Text to speech technologies
2. Principles for French Language Access and Accessibility
- The University of Alberta Students' Union and its associated Dedicated Fee Units shall make reasonable efforts to provide services accessible in French.
- 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.
- 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
- Students’ Council shall debate the English version of first and second readings of Bylaw and Political Policy.
- The English version of governing documents shall be enforceable.
- When discrepancies arise between the two translations, the English version shall take precedence.