General Accommodations Available By Type of Disability:
While actual approved accommodations are determined by careful review of your file, we provide, in general, the following accommodations:
Blind or Visually Impaired
- Large-print reading materials (e.g., books, handouts, signs, and equipment labels). Large print is typically 16 to 18 point bold type, depending on the typeface used
- front-row or preferential classroom seating in well-lit areas with full view of the presenter and visual aids
- computers with screen and text enlargers, or speech output
- the use of readers or scribes for exams
- extended time for exams and assignments
Wheelchair
- Accessible desks in the classrooms
- Depending upon functional limitations, additional accommodations may include extended time on tests, note takers
Mental Health disability:
- note takers
- early notification of deadlines for projects, exams, and assignments
- flexible attendance requirements
- encouraging and validating academic and work environments
- availability of a quiet work or testing area
Deaf or Hard of Hearing:
- interpreters
- sound amplification systems
- note takers
- real-time captioning
Traumatic Brain Injury:
- Use of audio recorder in class, with professor permission
- Depending upon functional limitations, additional accommodations may include approval for things such as extended time on tests and note takers
Learning Disability:
- note takers
- recorded class sessions, with professor permission
- extended exam time and a quiet testing location
- books on tape and e-books
- alternative evaluation methods
- reinforcing directions verbally
ADD/ADHD:
- note takers
- tutors or other organizational supports
- reduced course loads
- preferential seating near the front of a class or meeting
- copies of class or meeting notes
- private, quiet work and testing rooms
- recorded lectures and/or books
- printed material on audiotape or in electronic format
- written direction
Ways to Make Your Class and Documents Accessible
Web Accessibility Checklist
Web-Accessibility-Checklist.docx
Make sure your website is accessible by using this checklist. Visit other helpful links that are included in this document.
Designing for Screen Reader Compatibility
Designing-for-Screen-Reader-Compatibility.docx
Understand how a screen reader works and the best practices for making Web sites, documents, and PDF files accessible for people that are blind or visually-impaired.
Large Print Basics
Large-Print-Basics.docx
Guidelines to follow when creating a document or Web page. Here's a large print document example.
Microsoft Word Accessibility
Microsoft-Word-Accessibility.docx
Make content in Microsoft Word accessible. Feel free to follow this accessible class syllabus example.
PDF Accessibility
PDF-Accessibility.docx
Make content in Adobe PDF accessible. You will be shown how to best convert Word documents to PDF. *Note: Though PDF files can be made accessible, it is best to post a Word document version of the file alongside the PDF whenever possible. A Word document is more usable and reliable than a PDF document when read by a screen reader.
PowerPoint Accessibility
Powerpoint-Accessibility.docx
Make content in Microsoft PowerPoint accessible.
Recommended Websites:
Online College Learning for Students with Disabilities
http://www.onlinecollegesdatabase.org/online-college-learning-for-students-with-disabilities
WebAIM – Web Accessibility in Mind
http://www.webaim.org
Section 508 Checklist
http://webaim.org/standards/508/checklist
WCAG 2.0 Checklist
http://webaim.org/standards/wcag/checklist
Website Accessibility Links
Authoring Tools | Content and Structure | Flash | Forms | Frames | Images | JavaScript | Keyboard Accessibility | Presentation and Styles | Tables | Video Captions
Authoring Tools:
Dreamweaver
http://webaim.org/techniques/dreamweaver
Content and Structure:
Creating Semantic Structure
http://webaim.org/techniques/semanticstructure
Designing for Screen Reader Compatibility
http://webaim.org/techniques/screenreader
Links and Hypertext
http://webaim.org/techniques/hypertext
Site Searches, Indexes, and Site Maps
http://webaim.org/techniques/sitetools
“Skip Navigation” Links
http://webaim.org/techniques/skipnav
Flash:
Creating Accessible Flash Content
http://webaim.org/techniques/flash
Forms:
Creating Accessible Forms
http://webaim.org/techniques/forms
Usable and Accessible Form Validation and Error Recovery
http://webaim.org/techniques/formvalidation
Frames:
Creating Accessible Frames
http://webaim.org/techniques/frames
Images:
Creating Accessible Images
http://webaim.org/techniques/images
Appropriate Use of Alternative Text
http://webaim.org/techniques/alttext
JavaScript:
Creating Accessible JavaScript
http://webaim.org/techniques/javascript
Accessibility of AJAX Applications
http://webaim.org/techniques/ajax
Accessibility of Rich Internet Applications
http://webaim.org/techniques/aria
Keyboard Accessibility:
Keyboard Accessibility
http://webaim.org/techniques/keyboard
Presentation and Styles:
Creating Accessible CSS
http://webaim.org/techniques/css
CSS in Action: Invisible Content Just for Screen Reader Users
http://webaim.org/techniques/css/invisiblecontent
Fonts
http://webaim.org/techniques/fonts
Tables
Creating Accessible Tables
http://webaim.org/techniques/tables
Video Captions
Web Captioning Overview
http://webaim.org/techniques/captions
MAGpie
http://ncam.wgbh.org/invent_build/web_multimedia/tools-guidelines/magpie
Additional Accessibility Information:
25 Ways to Make your Website Accessible
http://www.webhostingsearch.com/articles/25-ways-to-make-your-site-more-accessible.php
Web Accessibility Resources
http://sc.edu/scatp/documents/WebResourcesHandout_March2014.doc