Accessibility Resources

Digital Accessibility

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What is digital accessibility?

Based on the international Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), digital accessibility follows a set of recommendations for making web content more accessible, primarily for people with —but also for all , including highly limited devices, such as mobile phones.

Awareness of digital accessibility- a subset of universally designed content- will help you present your content so that it is more understandable and useable by a larger portion, if not all, of your audience.

These webpages contain resources to help you create content that is more accessible to all your readers. If you don't find what you need here, contact us at IIC Online Support for additional help.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines - Wikipedia. (2019). Retrieved 1 October 2021, from

How can I get help with accessibility?

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Save the these printable cheat sheets that can help you remember the formatting to include when creating a digital document.
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Coast Accessibility Tools

California Community Colleges Resources
California Community Colleges' Accessibility Center
has everything you need to begin creating more accessible content. Within these pages, you can learn about the latest accessibility guidelines, browse content-creation software and tools, or register for a live training webinar..
- - Find online and in-person accessibility training opportunities for college staff and faculty.
California State Resources
Government Resources
Office of Civil Rights

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Does the ADA apply to schools and colleges?

Title II of the ADA of 1990 prohibits discrimination based on disability by public entities. It applies to any public educational institution. The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is responsible for enforcing the ADA provisions with respect to public educational entities and public libraries. OCR also enforces Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as it applies to educational institutions. Section 504 provides protection against discrimination on the basis of a disability in any programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance. For information on these laws, please visit the Disability Discrimination section of the OCR website. Additional information on ADA is provided by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Design Tools
Ideas for Content Design
Accessibility & the Law
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Coast District Board Policies
California Community Colleges- Policies
California State Education Codes

Federal Regulations

Revised Standards
- June 2024:
- - Read the Revised 508 Standards (final rule)
- - High-level overview
- - An overview of changes your agency needs to make to transition to the Revised 508 Standards.

	Purpose	Canvas or Web Location	Vendor
	Reviews a Canvas page for accessibility errors Teacher or student	Popetech is a javascript item loaded on all content pages in Canvas.	Popetech
Microsoft Immersive Reader	A read-aloud tool in Canvas for any user.
	Checks Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files for accessibility All Users	Located in product menu. Available in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel under the Review tab.	Microsoft
	Reviews PDF accessibility and applies fixes and suggestions	Located in the PDF Tools menu.	Adobe
	Design tools that build accessible content	In Edit mode, click in the Rich Content Editor, and open DesignTools menu: ALT+SHIFT+D (or ALT+SHIFT+V to change to the new version)	Cidi Labs
	Accessibility checking tool within Canvas	Located in each course menu	Cidi Labs

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Digital Accessibility

What is digital accessibility?

How can I get help with accessibility?

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Enroll in a free, self-paced accessibility course:

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Purpose

Canvas or Web Location

Vendor

Can't find the resource you need?

California Community Colleges' Accessibility Center

Office of Civil Rights

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Ideas for Content Design