Helping to create an inclusive environment in the classroom that enables all students to be successful in attaining an education, regardless of disability.
Assisting a person with a disability in your classroom by volunteering as a note taker or by helping during an emergency evacuation.
Creating accessible class presentations and projects (e.g. PowerPoint presentations)
Understanding that everyone communicates and performs tasks at a different pace and in different ways.
Discouraging stereotypical behavior.
If you are a student with a disability, this also means:
Communication and building a relationship and rapport with your professors so that they understand the ways you learn and express your knowledge.
Getting more accessible instructional materials (syllabus, hand-outs, captioning, etc.)
Gaining better access to electronic and information technology.
Becoming familiar with the resources provided by the Services to Students with Disabilities office by scheduling an intake appointment to determine eligibility and services.
Providing accessible (compliant with Section 508) instructional materials.
Creating an inclusive environment in the classroom that enables all students to be successful in attaining an education, regardless of disability.
Assisting a person with a disability in the event of an emergency evacuation.
Consider incorporating the principals of Universal Design for Learning when developing a new course or redesigning a current course.
Making textbook and course curriculum decisions early.
Proving a list of textbooks, course readers and library reserves to the Coyote Bookstore irrespective of the source you choose for purchasing.
Attending workshops to learn how to make your website accessible, especially if used to provide instructional materials.
Checking accessibility criteria before buying any new information and communications technology (such as computer hardware and software).
Ensuring that media that is purchased or used in the classroom is captioned.
Providing 'clean' copy of class materials or use materials that are already in electronic format.
Discouraging stereotypical behavior .
If you are a faculty member with a disability, this also means:
Gaining better access to electronic and information technology.
Staff
To staff, accessibility at CSUSB means:
Checking accessibility criteria before buying any new information and communications technology (such as computer hardware and software)
Creating an inclusive environment in the work area that enables all employees to be successful in attaining their chosen career, regardless of disability.
Assisting a person with a disability in the event of an emergency evacuation.
Attending workshops to learn how to make your documents, media and websites accessible.
Develop accessible meeting presentations and correspondence (e.g. PowerPoint presentations and email blasts)
Ensuring that media that is purchased or used in the office is properly captioned.
Discouraging stereotypical behavior.
Actively support accessibility and ATI implementation.
If you are a staff member with a disability, this also means:
Gaining better access to information and communications technology.