[Athen] Cisco's NetAcademy and accessibility for a non-sighted student

[Robert Spangler]

Hello, sorry I don't have any answers but I would be interested in anything
you find out regarding this matter.


On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 11:45 AM, Kellie Sturgeon <sturgek at linnbenton.edu>
wrote:


> Greetings,

> I have a student who is non-sighted and has been since birth. He reads

> braille and is very technologically savvy. He has obtained a few

> certifications from Cisco in IT support outside of our institution and is

> now enrolled here in our Web/Database Technology (AS) program.

>

> The first two terms of this program require that he takes Introduction to

> Networks and Routing and Switching Essentials courses which are part of the

> Cisco Certified Entry-level Network Technician Certification (CCENT) facilitated by

> an instructor here qualified to do that, but the program is entirely run

> through Cisco's NetAcademy.

>

> It seems that Cisco is trying hard to be as accessible as they can, but it

> has been this student's previous experience that Cisco's NetAcademy

> continues to be significantly problematic for a completely non-sighted

> student.

>

> I am reaching out to see if someone (or some institution) may have

> come across this before. I am thinking that somewhere a precedence for

> making these Cisco courses accessible to non-sighted students can be found.

>

>

> *Warm Regards,*

>

> *Kellie Sturgeon, BSN, BA, MA*

>

> *sturgek at linnbenton.edu <sturgek at linnbenton.edu> *

>

> *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*

> Accessible Technology Specialist

> Center for Accessibility Resources (CFAR)

> Linn-Benton Community College

> Red Cedar Hall Rm 118

> (541) 917-4865

> Albany, OR 97321

>

>

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> others."          ~Cicero (106 - 43 BCE)

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