Accessibility Center

SBCTC hosts Accessibility Micro Courses in Canvas. When you enroll in these courses you can earn an Accessibility Proponent Badge (certificate) for passing five modules.

The same content is available via the public SBCTC Library of Accessibility Resources and does not require enrollment.

Upcoming and past Accessibility Events hosted by SBCTC and external partners. This page includes a calendar.

The Committee for Accessible Technology Oversight (CATO) was formed in response to the approval of the State Board Accessible Technology Policy. CATO advises several SBCTC councils and commissions on matters of accessibility and technology, while supporting the creation of annual work plans and monitoring progress on their achievements. The committee is also responsible for making recommendations, establishing guidelines, and disseminating best practices for technology accessibility.

To learn more about CATO and its mission, visit the CATO webpage.

If you are an Accessible IT Coordinator for your college or work in Accessible Technology please consider joining the ATcoord e-list community.

USER-01 policy establishes that people with disabilities be provided the same services and content available to people without disabilities. This includes web-based applications, software systems, and electronically published documents.

USER-01 Accessibility Policy follows the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as a minimum accessibility standard.

Every college including SBCTC has an identified Accessible IT Coordinator. You can find their name, title, and email address using the Coordinator Contact List.

SBCTC hosts a monthly open forum to discuss the status of accessibility in ctcLink. To learn more about this event and other ctcLink accessibility work please visit the ctcLink Accessibility webpage.

SBCTC offers the Accessibility Micro Courses to help you learn how to create accessible documents such as Word, PowerPoint, PDF and more.

You can view  the course material by visiting the public Library of Accessible Resources.

 The Accessible Documents page provides more guides and resources.

Learn more with these resources: Create Accessible Videos Guide and How to Add Captions to YouTube Video Guide. 

SBCTC holds contracts with several vendors providing communication services. Learn more by visiting the Communication Access Services web page.