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The ATRC is dedicated to making electronic information available to your students. Contact the ATRC for information on how to ensure access to your content for all individuals, regardless of abilities, ability challenges or preferred learining styles.

Faculty and Staff Resources

The ATRC provides consultation/education to CSU faculty and staff in their support of students or for employees with disabilities in regard to the application of assistive technology.

Ideas and recommendations for making computing labs accessible and ADA compliant for all users. This could include physical access to computer work stations as well as access to the actual technology (hardware and software).
Assistance for faculty and/or staff in making programs, information and materials accessible for students with disabilities.
Recommendations for creating accessible web pages.
Consultation regarding computer ergonomics for student computer labs.

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Access E-Learning (http://www.accesselearning.net/)
Access E-Learning (AEL) is a ten-module tutorial from Georgia Tech Research on Accessible Distance Education (GRADE) and the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA). AEL offers information on the most common needs in distance education, and provides instruction in techniques that will enhance the usability of online materials for all students.
http://www.catea.org/grade/

Accessibility in Distance Education, University of Maryland University College (UMUC) (http://www.umuc.edu/ade/) The ADE site explains accessibility problems that students with disabilities are likely to encounter in navigating Web-based resources, and shows faculty members how they can address and resolve these problems. The site also seeks to provide faculty with information about different types of disabilities, relevant laws, and best accessibility practices.

The Faculty Room (www.washington.edu/doit/Faculty/) is an on-line resource for faculty and administrators in post secondary institutions nationwide. Available resources include: Academic accommodations for students with disabilities; Universal design of instruction; Equal access to computer technology and the Web; and, Rights and responsibilities of student with disabilities and faculty.

MERLOT (http://www.merlot.org) is a free and open resource designed primarily for faculty and students of higher education. Links to online learning materials are collected here along with annotations such as peer reviews and assignments.

304 Occupational Therapy is the ATRC Assessment room.

The ATRC assessment room ensures privacy for students or staff receiving an assistive technology assessment. Tips on the built-in assistive capabilities of the Windows operating systems are also available.

Learn more about Univeral Design for Learning.

The EQUIP program at University of Northern Colorado has great information on Universal Design for Learning. http://www.unco.edu/equip/Resources/default.asp

High speed scanner and assistive technology computer are shown.

Access to electronic reserve files is made easier for those individuals with reading challenges through the use of optical character recognition programs such as Omnipage which is featured in Morgan Library's AT room #2.