Workshops

Open to all faculty and staff, this session provides information on how accommodations are facilitated at Atlantic Cape. We will explore what accommodations mean, how one obtains accommodations and the responsibilities of the student, the faculty, and the staff within the process.

Learn how to make documents that are accessible to all students to ensure equal access to the learning experience and success. In this session, you will learn the meaning of accessibility and best practices for creating accessible documents.

In this training we will discuss disability sensitivity and how to best work with individuals with disabilities. We will review the laws that give individuals with disabilities their rights, and how they apply to us at the collegiate level. We will be introducing the various types of disabilities, their barriers, and how to best accommodate each disability category. Best practices, etiquette, and advocacy will also be presented in this workshop.

Atlantic Cape Community College is committed to ensuring that electronic technology adopted by the college for use by students is accessible to those who are blind or visually impaired in accordance with applicable law. In addition, Atlantic Cape Community College requires that web-based content adhere to WCAG 2.0 Level AA Standards, and therefore, will advise vendors of its desire to procure web-based EIT that complies with these standards.

In this workshop, faculty and staff will learn how to ensure that any Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) product considered for purchase or adoption by faculty or staff is evaluated in regards to whether or not it is accessible to people with disabilities.