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Syllabus Wording
Students needing academic support/accommodations should contact the instructor as soon as possible. As required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), accommodations are provided to ensure equal opportunity for students with verified disabilities. If you need assistance with an accommodation, please contact the Accessibility Support Center (ASC) located in the HUB/2nd floor of the library, room 1073 at asc@cabrillo.edu or (831) 479-6370.
Outreach Slide
You can use this Google slide Links to an external site. in your class presentations to easily include information about the ASC in your course orientation and/or throughout the semester. We've intentionally used a generic theme so that you can customize it to match your presentation.
ASC Policies & Procedures
Our policies and procedures are available on our website Links to an external site.. It includes information on:
- Student grievance process
- Lecture recording guidelines
- Mobility cart info
- How to apply for services
- How to obtain specific accommodations
Cabrillo Board Policies
- BP 5140 Links to an external site. - details the ASC program
- BP 3410 Links to an external site. - details non-discrimination
- BP 3440 Links to an external site. - details service animal policy
Accessible Design and Creation Certificate Links to an external site.
Cabrillo offers three courses that you can take to learn more about universal design and accessibility. You can take them in their noncredit format for learning or the credited version to use to apply for alternative credit for salary advancement.
- CABT 430AD - Creating Accessible Documents
- CABT 462AM - Creating Accessible Media
- EDUC 400 - Universal Design for Learning
Recommended Disability Education Materials
This is just a small sample of the vast voice of the disability rights community. Consider this tip of the proverbial iceberg and your invitation to dive down the rabbit hole:
- Crip Camp Links to an external site. - documentary available on Netflix
- Disability Visibility Links to an external site. - a compilation of first person essays by folks living with disability
- Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life Links to an external site. - autobiography by Alice Wong
- Life Kit Links to an external site. - 17 minute podcast episode featuring disability activist Emily Ladau
- Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist Links to an external site. - autobiography by Judith Heumann (who was also featured in Crip Camp)
- Haben: The Deafblind Woman who Conquered Harvard Law Links to an external site. - autobiography by Haben Girma
- When We Design for Disability, We All Benefit Links to an external site. - Ted Talk by Elise Roy
- The Voices in My Head Links to an external site. - Ted Talk by Eleanor Longden
- Temple Grandin Wants us to Think Differently About Kids who Think Differently Links to an external site. - New York Times 2022 interview with Temple Grandin