Campus Accessibility Through Collaboration:

A CISS/AR (DSS) Perspective

Poll:What are you doing for

Global Accessibility Day?

A. Watching this webinar, of course!

B. My campus is having an event (awesome)

C. There is a city/town event I’m planning on attending

D. I didn’t realize it was Global Accessibility Day...now I know!

E. Some combination of the above

Guiding PoliciesA Snapshot of the Law

Laws & PoliciesAmericans with Disabilities Act

Section 508 is an ammendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (and

Revisions including the January 2017 Refresh)

Accessible Technology Policy 3.20.30B from SBCTC - March 2016

Washington State Office of the Chief Information Officer - Policy 188

Access at Bellingham Tech

A Short History

Campus PartnershipsAccessibility Team! An SBCTC Audit Story

Current Practices

Identify an Advocate for Accessibility

Question: Who are the accessibility stakeholders on your

campus? Who should be?

Tip: Identify an advocate; preferably someone who lives,

breathes, and sleeps accessibility

Legalese Policy & Procedure

Acquisition PolicyBellingham Technical College provides equal opportunity for all of its educational and administrative

services, programs, and activities in accordance with state and federal laws. This policy extends to the

procurement, development, implementation and ongoing maintenance of the college’s electronic

and information technologies. Ensuring equal and effective electronic and information technology

access is the responsibility of all college administrators, faculty, and staff.

Bellingham Technical College shall provide appropriate, effective, and integrated access to technology and electronic content for students, employees, and external community members. This policy applies to the procurement, development and implementation of instructional, administrative or communications technologies and content. Further, this policy applies to both current and emerging technologies, including both hardware and software, in use or being evaluated for purchase or adoption at the college. This policy encompasses, but is not limited to, college websites, learning management tools, student information systems, training materials, instructional and marketing materials, and assessment tools.

Acquisition Procedure

Accessibility Tools Basic How-To’s

Accessibility Tool ExamplesWCAG 2.0 Tutorial website

Microsoft Word/Office Products - Accessibility Toolbar

Adobe

WAVE Accessibility Site

Functional Accessibility Evaluator

Canvas – UDOIT

Peer Institutions – Resource Sharing

Accessibility Tool LinksWCAG 2.0 Tutorial websitehttp://www.oneguidelineaday.com/

Microsoft Word/Office Products Accessibility Toolbarhttps://www.davidberman.com/berman-accessibility-ribbon-for-word/

Professional Development Opportunity for Accessibility- https://www.canvas.net/browse/ryersonu/courses/web-access-auditing

Adobe PDF Accessibility Checkerhttp://www.adobe.com/accessibility/products/acrobat/using-acrobat-pro-accessibility-checker.html or http://webaim.org/techniques/acrobat/acrobat

WEBAIM Websitehttp://wave.webaim.org/

WAVE Website Checker by WEBAIMhttp://wave.webaim.org/

Functional Accessibility Evaluator -https://fae.disability.illinois.edu/anonymous/?Anonymous%20Report=/

UDOIT - check with your campus Canvas administrator/eLearning office

Questions?