Accessibility Week!

Accessibility Week for Staff and Faculty

Please join us this Accessibility Week to learn how to create and design accessible digital materials for courses and departments. Staff and Faculty are welcome. 

This fall we are introducing a new presentation on MS Excel accessibility.

Accessibility Week Fall 2026

These workshops will help all employees at CCRI learn about accessibility requirements and prepare for the April 2027 deadline.

Choose the Dates and Times That Work for You!

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Creating Digital Documents with MS Word 

• Monday, October 19, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, workshop 

• Monday, October 19, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, webinar 

• Monday, October 19, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm, webinar 

Accessibility and Blackboard Ultra 

• Tuesday, October 20, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm, workshop 

• Wednesday, October 21, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, workshop 

Creating Accessible Excel Workbooks 

• Tuesday, October 20, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, workshop 

• Tuesday, October 20, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm, webinar 

• Wednesday, October 21, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, workshop 

• Thursday, October 22, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm, webinar 

Creating Accessible PowerPoints 

• Monday, October 19, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm, workshop 

• Tuesday, October 20, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, webinar 

• Wednesday, October 21, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm, webinar 

PDF Accessibility 

• Wednesday, October 21, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm, webinar 

• Thursday, October 22, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, workshop 

• Thursday, October 22, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, workshop 

• Thursday, October 22, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm, webinar 

 

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Can't Make Any of These Dates?

Guide to Creating Accessible Digital Documents will walk you through the basics of accessibility for digital documentation.

EZ Accessibility Checklist now available!

Accessibility Resources

• Accessibility @ CCRI

Changes to ADA Regulations

As of April 2024, a new amendment was added to the American Disabilities Act (ADA). This amendment requires all public institutions to be 100% accessible to users by April 2027 and establishes WCAG 2.1 AA as the quality rubric. The amendment includes all areas of the college, as well as both digital and physical materials.

Qualified individuals with disabilities must be allowed to acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same benefits and services within the same time frame as a person without a disability, with substantially equivalent or alternative ease of use.

This amendment includes, but is not limited to:

1. all course materials, regardless of copyright or course modality,
2. all Blackboard courses,
3. all publisher textbooks and content platforms,
4. all third-party hardware and software,
5. all documentation, digitally or physically handed to the public, including pathway information, handbooks, guides, list of major requirements, registration information, etc...,
6. all forms,
7. all PowerPoints, PDFs, tables, images, charts, graphs, and illustrations,
8. all syllabi and schedules,
9. all third-party websites,
10. all audio closed captioned at 100% accuracy,
11. and all videos are closed captioned at 100% accuracy.

At CCRI, we are committed to providing an inclusive community that is accessible to all. As a faculty, staff, or administrator, it is your responsibility to ensure that all persons have equal access to your digital and physical content, marketing, brochures, forms, auxiliary materials, handouts, and websites in a timely manner.