[Athen] National webinar Carroll Center for the Blind college partnerships for digital accessibility

[Martin, Susan]

Good Evening,

 The Carroll Center for the Blind announced their national webinar where NECC and Quincy College will be featured. Please feel free to share the invitation.
The link to register is on their website http://carroll.org/2016/03/higher-education-a-partnership-in-online-accessibility/

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

Description
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<x-apple-data-detectors://22>

Susan and  Melba



Susan J Martin M.Ed – Director

The Learning Accommodations Center
Northern Essex Community College
Behrakis One- Stop Student Services Center SC111B
100 Elliot Street, Haverhill, MA 01830<x-apple-data-detectors://24/0>
Tel# 978-556-3647<tel:978-556-3647>
Email: smartin at necc.mass.edu<mailto:smartin at necc.mass.edu>
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Susan J Martin
Director-The Learning Accommodations Center

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