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Online via CCC ConferZoom
Thursday, April 7, 2022
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
TOPIC: Canvas & Web Accessibility with Pope Tech Tools
In this Office Hours session, Pope Tech's accessibility specialists will tackle strategies for jump-starting accessibility at your college with both the Canvas Instructor Accessibility Guide and the Pope Tech Web Accessibility platform.
You'll leave with:
- A Canvas Accessibility Guide training starter kit to share.
- Strategies for making courses and websites more accessible.
- Exactly how to work with your campus IT department to install the Instructor Accessibility Guide.
- An introduction to the Instructor Accessibility Guide for Canvas along with the Pope Tech website accessibility tool and when to use them.
This session will not be recorded. Please join us via Zoom on Thursday, April 7, beginning at 1 p.m. Pacific.
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Accessibility Capability Maturity Model (ACMM)
Accessibility Capability Maturity Model (ACMM)
The CCC Accessibility Capability Maturity Model (ACMM) takes the broad concept of accessibility and breaks it down into achievable goals and milestones so colleges and districts can drive accessibility forward. The ACMM mitigates risk through iterative improvement and proactively addresses Office of Civil Rights (OCR) settlement requirements in a manageable timeline based on campus resources.
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About the CCC Accessibility Center
The CCC Accessibility Center proactively assesses the California community college system's web and information technology accessibility needs and offers services, guidance and technical assistance to help colleges in realizing an accessible technology environment. Diversity and inclusion are core values embraced by the California Community Colleges. Accessible websites and information technology positively impacts individuals with disabilities, offering greater opportunity for engagement and participation in pursuit of lifelong learning throughout California's community colleges.
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