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The City College Libraries at the City College of New York are committed to making its resources accessible to all members of the college community in support of individuals with physical or learning disabilities. This guide is a work in progress and content will be updated on a regular basis.
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Assistive Technology can help students gain access to their academic content to complete tasks, and meet goals. |
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Cognitive - Individuals with cognitive disabilities may struggle with reading, math and/or visual comprehension.
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Motor - Individuals with motor limitations often have partial or total loss of physical function of a body part, usually a limb or limbs. These limitations affect the way individuals use computer equipment and operate in their surroundings.
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Auditory - There are individuals with complete deafness or varying degrees of functional hearing loss. Hearing can range greatly, from partial to none.
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Visual - Individuals with a visual impairment or vision loss have limited functional vision or complete vision loss (blindness).
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This libguide is intended to expand web accessibility awareness and to offer student, faculty, and visitors alike access to helpful (resources) tools available on and off campus. As described by the Web Accessibility Initiative, Web Accessibility means that people with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with the Web, and that they can contribute to the Web.
According to Disability.gov, Assistive Technology (AT) includes any piece of equipment, product or system that is used to "increase, maintain or improve the functional capabilities of people with disabilities." AT can be low-tech, such as a magnifying glass, or high-tech such as computer software.
