Faculty Resources

Why should I care about accessibility?

• Makes your course more equitable by reducing barriers and making learning available, usable, and meaningful for all learners, especially for our students with disabilities 
• Communicates that we expect, welcome, and are proactive and prepared for all learners
• Complies with Sections 504 and 508 of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the NEW! ADA Accessibility Rules for Web Content & Mobile Apps
• Reduces cognitive load for learners, freeing up more brain space to engage with their learning
• Ensures that everyone, including the hearing-impaired, can access videos, Zoom meetings and classes, and any recording

Who's responsible for accessibility?

Accessibility is everyone’s responsibility! Read below how the Disability Resource Center (DRC), Faculty, and Online Learning & Educational Technology (OLET) partner to support our students.

Disability Resource Center (DRC)

1. Determine appropriate student accommodations based on documented diagnoses and symptoms
2. Notify faculty (via email) when an accommodation is required
3. Assist students and faculty efforts to ensure accommodations are met
4. Supply students with required textbooks in an accessible format

Please contact the DRC directly if you have any questions at drc@clackamas.edu.

Faculty and Subject Matter Experts (SME)

1. Make all your documents and online content screen reader-friendly with built-in styles and formatting for headings, lists, columns (instead of tables), paragraph styles, etc.
2. Include image descriptions
3. Write descriptive links, not navigational, e.g.Clackamas Community College Website, NOT click here.
4. Include only media that has closed captioning or a transcript available
5. Review your course with the YuJa Panorama Accessibility Report

Please contact OLET directly if you have any questions at online@clackamas.edu.

Online Learning & Educational Technology (OLET)

1. Promote OSCQR (Open SUNY Course Quality Review) accessibility standards
2. Promote OCCDLA (Oregon Community College Distance Learning Association) instruction and inclusive design initiatives
3. Assist faculty with accessibility tools in Moodle, such as YuJa Panorama
4. Supply extensive faculty support resources to meet DRC accommodations, see OLET Knowledge Base Accessibility
5. Provide Zoom and Kaltura captioning support for faculty
6. Assist faculty in developing an accessibility plan when barriers are encountered

Please contact OLET directly if you have any questions online@clackamas.edu.