Accessibility
Definition:
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a Federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in everyday activities, such as buying an item at the store, going to the movies, enjoying a meal at a local restaurant, exercising at the health club or participating in a learning environment.
Why is it important?
This law gives everyone access to everything, regardless of their ability to move, see or hear.
What does this mean to CCC Confer users?
This means that anyone in the California Community Colleges system can use CCC Confer for meetings, collaboration and e-learning. When scheduling your meetings, office hours or online classes, you may request closed-captioning for your hearing-impaired participants or students. Participants or students who are sight-impaired may use their screen reading equipment to attend a CCC Confer session.
Links and resources
- Americans with Disabilities Act Home Page
http://ada.gov/ - Association on Higher Education and Disability
http://www.ahead.org/ - California State Independent Living Council
http://www.calsilc.org/ - U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR/index.html - California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Services
to Students with Disabilities Workload and Cost Report
http://www.cccco.edu/divisions/ss/disabled/disabled_handbook.htm - State Disability information
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/Employment/
