As an Instructor at Solano College you may have a student with a disability in your course. Your best source for information in accommodating this student is the student themselves, and next the Disability Services Program (DSP). The following information will enhance your knowledge of how to work with a student with a disability, your rights and responsibilities, and resource information on disabilities for your classroom and life.

*New Resource*

• How to Spotlight Speakers on Zoom

  • http://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362653

• Faculty Resources from DSPS Solutions

  • http://www.dspssolutions.org/resources/section-seven-faculty-resources

• Audio Transcripts for Zoom Recordings

  • http://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115004794983-Using-audio-transcription-for-cloud-recordings-

New Remote Learning and Technology Resources

• Interpreters Joining Zoom

  • http://blink.ucsd.edu/technology/file-sharing/zoom/enabling-asl.html

• How to Pin Speakers on Zoom

  • http://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362743-Pin-Video

• Voice to text on Chromebook – Help for students needing alternative keyboard methods on Chromebook.
  NOTE: This may not satisfy all student accommodation needs and doesn’t replace accommodations.

  • Voice to text on Chromebook

• Blackboard Ally – Change content in Canvas into a variety of other formats such as: pdf, mp3, epub, and html. NOTE: This may not satisfy all student accommodation needs and doesn’t replace accommodations.

  • Information Handout on Blackboard Ally

Faculty Tips for Making Online Content Accessible

• Accessible Online Content Quick Tips
• Making Audio and Video Content Accessible
• Making PDFs Accessible
• Making PowerPoint Presentations Accessible
• Making Word Documents Accessible
• Faculty Best Practices for Serving DSP Students Online
• Online Class Accessibility Resources (DVC)
• Introduction to Document Accessibility (Video)

Faculty DSP Quick Reference

• Faculty Introduction to DSP Video
• DSP Student and Faculty Handbook
• Referral for Disability Services Program and Counseling
• Direct Contact with DSP Counselor/Specialist
• Student Code of Conduct and Faculty Rights

Faculty Resources on Disability

• Rights and Responsibilities of the College, Faculty and Students with Disabilities
• Types of Disabilities and What to do
• Facts on the Americans with Disabilities Act – ADA
• Syllabi Statements
• Faculty Resources for Specific Disability Resources
• Using Procotrio (remote proctoring) in Canvas

Additional Accessibility Resources

• California Community Colleges Accessibility Center
• California Community Colleges Accessibility Standard
• Canvas Accessibility Best Practices
• Acrobat: Create and Verify PDF Accessibility
• Edsurge: Build Your Inclusive Classroom Through UDL
• Introduction to Document Accessibility Video
• MathML Cloud: Accessible Math Tool
• Microsoft: Make Your Content Accessible to Everyone
• tota11y: Accessibility Visualization Toolkit
• WebAIM: PowerPoint Accessibility Guide

Other Resources

• • Campus Pride: Bias and Hate Crime Prevention
  • Inclusion Lab: Employment for Students with Disabilities
  • Vanderbilt LGBTQI Pronoun Guidance
  • Vanderbilt: Teaching Beyond the Gender Binary
  • Yale: Inclusive Classroom Climate