The Accessibility of The Community College Classroom to Students with Disabilities

Blue Ridge Community College published a paper on the accessibility of there college classrooms and wrote a report on the EASI Web site. Judy Stoneham Director for Disability Services.

“Community and technical colleges, especially those located in rural regions, face significant challenges in effectively addressing the educational needs of students with disabilities and in maintaining information equality as they struggle to keep pace with technology. Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC) in the Appalachian region of North Carolina developed a practice to assess current educational technology accessibility, implement faculty training, and upgrade adaptive technology on its two campuses. The project included the input of a student advisory board, the development of faculty training materials, the creation of a disability services handbook, an assessment by the NC Assistive Tech Project, and the proposal of procurement policies,” states Stoneham’s abstract on the Web.
 
Source: EASI