March 2, 2023 - Vision in Action No. 107
It is critical to ensure that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses are accessible to students with disabilities. STEM courses pose unique challenges for designing accessible materials, but a new webinar can help!
Using a "Teach Access" grant, Professor Kelly Spoon created accessible modules on data visualization to use in her statistics course. While creating those modules, a lightbulb went off—every math instructor should have the tools and know-how to create accessible materials! Join Kelly and our panel for a discussion on using Canvas built-in accessibility options, Desmos, PreTeXt, and other tools to improve accessibility in math courses.
This session will take place on March 3 from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. It will include captioning via Zoom's Live Transcript tool; if you require additional accommodations, please contact support@cvc.edu as soon as possible to help us meet your needs. Register here.
Find Support to Improve Course Accessibility
The Vision Resource Center includes helpful resources for increasing accessibility in your courses!
Accessibility for California Community Colleges
A playlist of self-paced course modules developed in partnership with the California Community Colleges Accessibility Standard Working Group can help you learn more about Section 508 standards and guidelines, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), creating accessible presentations and websites, and other topics related to accessibility. Check back often, as more modules are under development!
Upcoming Workshops, Webinars and Conferences
Consider attending one (or several) of the following events or log in to the Vision Resource Center to see other opportunities in the Events Calendar.
Mar. 3, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. - CVC-OEI | Webinar: Students First! Accessibility for STEM (Math). Register.
Mar. 10, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. - CVC-OEI | Webinar: Equitable Grading Strategies for Online Teaching. Register.
Mar. 17, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. - CVC-OEI | Webinar: Leveraging Video for Instruction and Assessment in Math. Register.
Mar. 23, 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. - CVC-OEI | Webinar: Brand Identity: How to Be The Brand Students Remember. Register.
Mar. 24, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. - CCC | Leadership Institute for Tomorrow (LIFT) 2023 Webinar Series. Register.
Mar. 30, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. - CCC | 2023 Financial Wellness Webinar Series. Register.
Mar. 30, 11:00 - 12:00 p.m. - CCC | Fiscal & Policy Webinar Series. Register.
Apr. 19-20, 9:00 - 2:00 p.m. - CCC | 2023 LGBTQ+ Summit. Register.
Community Highlight
Consider joining one (or several) of our communities. Simply log-in to the Vision Resource Center to browse the various communities created by faculty and staff from all California community colleges. Share your appreciation, respond to questions and offer your expert tips.
CCC | Accessibility Community
Join a community of CCC colleagues to find resources and support related to institutional accessibility practices, assistive technology and alternate formats, and other critical issues for ensuring that your materials and communications meet accessibility standards and support student access and success. Join.
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