The Summer ICT Accessibility Workshop was held Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at San Diego City College. This bi-annual workshop presents strategies and solutions for incorporating accessibility into ICT practices at the college and district levels. For information, visit the Workshops & Training page.
Pending final approval by the CCC Board of Governors, on August 1, 2018, the HTCTU will join with the CCC Accessibility Center to build upon accessibility trainings, best practices, support, and guidance to colleges in meeting our institutional obligations to all members of our campus communities.
The California Community Colleges has adopted an accessibility standard that reinforces the requirement that colleges within the system create, purchase, and utilize IT products and instructional materials that comply with the accessibility requirements of Section 508 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
A white paper from the Accessibility Center explores the liabilities surrounding web and information technology accessibility, where these are commonly found in the California Community Colleges, and the resources we provide to help college leaders better serve their communities.
Headings, images, keyboard navigation, color contrast - these are just a few of the accessibility concepts and techniques to be aware of when creating accessible web content. The Teach Access project offers a short, hands-on tutorial to learn how to support accessibility practices and make a difference on the Web!
The Summer ICT Accessibility Workshop was held Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at San Diego City College. This bi-annual workshop presents strategies and solutions for incorporating accessibility into ICT practices at the college and district levels. For information, visit the Workshops & Training page.
The CCC Accessibility Center proactively assesses the California community college system's web and information technology accessibility needs and offers services, guidance and technical assistance to help colleges in realizing an accessible technology environment. Diversity and inclusion are core values embraced by the California Community Colleges. Accessible websites and information technology positively impacts individuals with disabilities, offering greater opportunity for engagement and participation in pursuit of lifelong learning throughout California's community colleges.
All federally funded learning institutions must strive to avoid excluding anyone from information that requires dissemination ... read more
To meet the needs of all users, colleges and universities must weave a mind-set of accessibility into institutional culture ... read more
Strong executive leadership and planning is needed to support the accessibility policies and campus accessibility planning required for compliance ... read more