Accessibility Week for Staff and Faculty
EZ Accessibility Checklist now available!
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 2026 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:
- all course materials, regardless of copyright or course modality,
- all Blackboard courses,
- all publisher textbooks and content platforms,
- all third-party hardware and software,
- all documentation, digitally or physically handed to the public, including pathway
information, handbooks, guides, list of major requirements, registration information,
etc...,
- all forms,
- all PowerPoints, PDFs, tables, images, charts, graphs, and illustrations,
- all syllabi and schedules,
- all third-party websites,
- all audio closed captioned at 100% accuracy,
- and all videos 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.
These workshops will help all employees at CCRI learn about accessibility requirements
and prepare for the April 2026 deadline.
Accessibility Offerings
Choose the Dates and Times That Work for You!
Can't Make Any of These Dates?
Guide to Creating Accessible Digital Documents will walk you through the basics of accessibility for digital documentation.
Accessibility Resources