Accessibility Resources

Digital Accessibility

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What is digital accessibility?

Based on the international , digital accessibility follows a set of recommendations for making web content more accessible, primarily for people with —but also for all users and digital devices.

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

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.

How can I get help with accessibility?

Interested in improving your course Accessibility?
OCC Campus Resources
OCC Accessibility Training

Save the these printable cheat sheets that can help you remember the formatting to include when creating a digital document.
- (PDF)
  - (all text version-.gdoc)
- (basic) (.gdoc)
- with links to instructions (.gdoc)
Enroll in a free, self-paced accessibility course:

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- Check out OCC's collection of books on course design and online learning.

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?

of 1990 prohibits discrimination based on disability by public entities and 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.

On April 24, 2024, the Federal Register published the Department of Justice’s (Department) final rule updating its regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The final rule has specific requirements about how to make sure that web content and mobile applications (apps) are accessible to people with disabilities. Deadline for compliance for large community institutions is April 24, 2026.
Design Tools
Ideas for Content Design
Accessibility & the Law
�� Policies & Standards

Coast District Board Policies
Federal Regulations

Revised Standards
- June 2024:
- - 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
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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