Accessibility Policies

Accessibility at RRC Polytech

Accessibility Plan

As a requirement of the Accessibilities for Manitobans Act (AMA), RRC Polytech has developed an Accessibility Plan opens in new window with an aim at identifying barriers to accessibility and implementing changes to meet the needs of our students, employees and the broader community.

Accessibility Services

RRC Polytech’s Accessibility Services opens in new windowworks collaboratively with students, faculty and support staff to identify and implement strategies to ensure that students students with disabilities have a positive and equitable college experience.

Academic Accommodation Policy

RRC Polytech is committed to reasonable accommodation of the needs of persons with documented disabilities by providing services while maintaining a commitment to appropriate academic standards.

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Accessbility Services provides:

• Counselling
• Exam accomodations
• Deaf and hard of hearing services
• Assitive Technolgy (AT) support
• Alternate Format Material (AFM)

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Feedback

We welcome your comments and feedback on the accessibility of LEARN and the course materials in your course. Your feedback provides a valuable opportunity for us to improve our services.

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Include the following:

• Your name
• Your contact information
• Course name and section number, where appropriate
• A detailed description of the issue

Alternate Format Material (AFM)

Accessibility Services provides Alternate Format Material (AFM) for students with disabilities. AFM is an alternate version of traditional print material specifically designed to be accessible to students with print disabilities (e.g., partially sighted, blind, Specific Learning Disorder in reading, mobility disabilities that impact motor control).

Alternate formats include:

• Electronic (PDF, MS Word)
• Audio
• Large print
• Coloured paper
• Braille

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Accessibility policies, features and tools

LEARN (Brightspace)

D2L, the makers of Brightspace (called LEARN at RRC Polytech) detail their accessibility technologies and open reporting.

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D2L provides accessbility settings, features and instructions for navigating LEARN.  opens in new window

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Microsoft

Microsoft’s accessibility approach and policy includes technologies, services, and education.

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Microsoft’s Accessibility Resources provides accessibility tools and features for people with disabilities to access and creare content.

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Cisco WebEx Meetings and Teams

Screen Reader Support

WebEx supports screen reading software for the following elements:

• Application menus and drop-down menus
• Shared file titles and tab titles
• Quick Start page buttons, button titles, and tooltips
• Panel and Panels tray buttons, button titles, and tooltips
• Annotation panel and toolbars
• Shared Meeting window content area toolbars
• Meeting Controls Panel buttons, button titles, and tooltips

Accessibility Exceptions

WebEx supports accessibility with some exceptions:

• Non-text content: Some elements do not have text equivalents
• Forms and data tables: do not support screen readers
• Keyboard: some elements do not fully support keyboard navigation
• Contrast: Some text and elements have low contrast and are not visible to users with low vision
• Semantic order: Some headings and elements have issues with semantic order that may prove to be an issue for navigating with a screen reader
• Focus visible: Not supported for some elements

Keyboard Shortcuts

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Lynda.com

Accessibility supports:

Lynda.com (Linkedin Learning) videos offer:

• Screen reader support
• Closed captioning
• Text transcripts

Issues:

• Captions and transcripts: Most new videos will have captions and transcripts. But there is a delay between initial release of the video and the availability of captioning and transcript. Older and less popular videos may not yet have captions or transcripts.
• Interactive transcript: requires the use of a mouse and will not be accessible to screen reader users. The highlighted text is low-contrast and cause difficulties for people with low vision.
• Contrast: Some content elements have low contrast. This can be an issue for people with low vision.
• Semantic order: Many pages are missing level 1 headings. Some headings and elements have issues with semantic order that may prove to be an issue for navigating with a screen reader
• Flash video: Some older videos may still utilize Flash, so the controls are inaccessible to screen reader users.

Most of the accessibility issues with Lynda.com exist in the navigational pages, while the course video pages are much easier to navigate. If possible, go directly to a course rather than navigating through Lynda.com’s menu system.

Support:

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Apple

Apple’s Accessibility page to includes information about Apple’s built-in tools and technologies.

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Google

Google’s Accessibility page includes guides and resources on Google’s accessibility features and products.

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