<div dir="ltr">Hello, sorry I don't have any answers but I would be interested in anything you find out regarding this matter.<div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 11:45 AM, Kellie Sturgeon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sturgek@linnbenton.edu" target="_blank">sturgek@linnbenton.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><span>Greetings,</span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><span>I have a student who is non-sighted and has been </span>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.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><div class="gmail_default" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="text-align:center">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) </font><span style="text-align:center">facilitated by an instructor here qualified to do that, but the program is entirely run through Cisco's NetAcademy.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="text-align:center"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="text-align:center"> <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.6px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font size="4">It seems that Cisco is trying hard to be as accessible as they can, but i<span style="font-size:large;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">t has been this student's previous experience that Cisco's NetAcademy continues to be </span>significantly problematic for a completely non-sighted student.</font></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.6px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font size="4"><br></font></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.6px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font size="4">I am reaching out to see if someone (or some institution)</font></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:large"> 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.</span> <br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.6px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div></div><div><div class="m_-3992483536639057032gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div class="m_-3992483536639057032gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:rgb(37,64,97)">Warm Regards,</span></i></b></p><p><b style="font-size:12.8px"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:rgb(37,64,97)">Kellie Sturgeon, BSN, BA, MA</span></i></b><br></p></div><p style="font-size:12.8px"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:"lucida handwriting";color:rgb(37,64,97)"><a href="mailto:sturgek@linnbenton.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">sturgek@linnbenton.edu</a> </span></i></b></p><p style="font-size:12.8px"><b style="font-size:12.8px"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:rgb(37,64,97)">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></i></b></p><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Accessible Technology Specialist </span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Center for Accessibility Resources (CFAR)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Linn-Benton Community College</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Red Cedar Hall Rm 118</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">(541) 917-4865</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Albany, OR 97321</span><br></div><p style="font-size:12.8px"><img src="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT5pp9m4ZfQPeDkpDROZvsYrW6x35oygSFq6ILYwsHjfnhx4V4_" width="200" height="145" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></p><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-family:museo_sans500;font-size:18px;font-style:italic;text-align:right">"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others."          </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-family:museo_sans500;font-size:18px;font-style:italic;text-align:right">~Cicero (106 - 43 BCE)</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-family:museo_sans500;font-size:18px;font-style:italic;text-align:right"> <br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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