Web Accessability

Universal Access - Alternative Media - Web Accessibility

Cerritos College has a responsibility to provide equal access to all instructional media resources to all students, faculty and staff, regardless of whether the individual is blind, low-vision, or hearing impaired.  And while there are many technology aides to that end, most of these programs require that web page authors and site designers follow the guidelines established by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).   The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 explain how to make web content accessible to people with disabilities. The primary goal of these guidelines is to promote accessibility. However, following them will also make Web content more available to allusers, whatever user agent they are using (e.g., desktop browser, voice browser, mobile phone, automobile-based personal computer, etc.) or constraints they may be operating under (e.g., noisy surroundings, under- or over-illuminated rooms, in a hands-free environment, etc.). Following these guidelines will also help people find information on the Web more quickly. These guidelines do not discourage content developers from using images, video, etc., but rather explain how to make multimedia content more accessible to a wide audience.

Here at Cerritos College we have collected most of the information you would require to meet these guidelines in the Universal Accessibility Section of Cerritos College Web Handbook.