What proportion of postsecondary students have disabilities?
According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), in the 2015-2016 school year 19% of undergraduates in the United State reported having a disability.
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What is Section 504?
According to the Office for Civil Rights:
What are some guidelines for creating overhead visuals that are easier for students to see?
Following the basic design guidelines listed below can help you create overhead visuals that are easily read by people of many different ages and abilities to read and see. Large print and well-organized visual aids are particularly helpful for some students with disabilities that affect their sight, learning, or hearing.
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Access to Computing in Higher Education: Capacity Building for BPC Projects (2010)
This forum compared recruitment and access challenges, shared successful practices, and developed collaborations to help increase the capacity of institutions to serve students with disabilities in computing and IT fields.
IT Accessibility: What Campus Leaders Have to Say (6-minute Version)
University presidents, chief information officers, and other (IT) leaders discuss the importance of and strategies for making IT accessible campus-wide.
IT Accessibility: What Web Developers Have to Say
Web designers and developers discuss strategies for creating websites that are accessible to all users.
Communication Access Realtime Translation: CART Services for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People
Educators tell how Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) provides access to auditory communication for individuals who are deaf.