[Athen] Free Online Accessibility Webinar

[Dina Rosenbaum]

Higher Education: A Partnership in Online Accessibility

Northern Essex Community College and Quincy College partnered with the
Carroll Center for the Blind in their quest to achieve online excellence:
This 60-minute webinar will highlight their journey.

In this webinar, you will learn how two Massachusetts colleges worked with
the Carroll Center for the Blind to achieve a higher level of digital
accessibility for their students. With the assistance of grant funding
from the Gibney Family Foundation, Quincy College and Northern Essex
Community College partnered with the Carroll Center to identify all of the
online interactions these colleges have with their students. This digital
content was evaluated and tested to discover whether students with
disabilities can independently perform required online functions.

Throughout this year-long process, the Carroll Center analyzed where each
college met or exceeded expectations and assisted them to identify where
improvements could be made. The colleges learned where they can improve
accessibility themselves, where they will need to advocate for
improvements from third party digital product vendors with whom they
contract, and where individualized accommodations will still be required
to ensure each student's success.

This webinar will tell you the story of why it matters, where the greatest
challenges occurred, and what the outcomes were for each of these
colleges.

When: March 17, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST

Register now at:
http://carroll.org/2016/03/higher-education-a-partnership-in-online-access
ibility/

Dina Rosenbaum, M.Ed., Chief Program Officer
Carroll Center for the Blind
770 Centre Street
Newton, MA 02458
dina.rosenbaum at carroll.org | http://carroll.org
Phone: (617) 969-6200, x238 | Fax: (617) 969-6204