NIC’s IT Accessibility (A11y) is focused on building out accessible solutions involving electronics, information and technology (EIT) to ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed in Idaho Higher Education, regardless of different abilities. IT A11y is actively working on building training opportunities, programs and events that advocate for digital access for persons with disabilities and the bigger picture of universal design.
Understanding internationally accepted accessibility guidelines and federal requirements and knowing who has pioneered a truly accessible campus are key in this endeavor.
NIC has several resources to help guide you in building, testing and ensuring equal access.
- Intro to Video Accessibility: Training Video
- Captions and Techsmith Knowmia: Meeting Recording
- Audio Description and Adobe Premiere Rush: Meeting Recording
North Idaho College is a proud partner of the AUB ABLE Summit and helped to facilitate and moderate a few of 2020's webinars, including:
- Oct. 7, 2020: Dark Patterns Through the Lens of Accessibility
Joe Devon, Co-Founder, Global Accessibility Awareness Day - Oct. 9, 2020: Let's Talk About the VPAT® and What Make for a Good ACR
Jeremy Seda, IT Accessibility Coordinator, North Idaho College - Oct. 16, 2020: Remote Learning Tools
Myles Pilling, Assistive Technologist, Specialist SEND ICT Consultant - Oct. 21, 2020: Intro to Web Accessibility
Shadi Abou-Zahra, W3C Accessibility Strategy and Technology Specialist, W3C - Nov. 6, 2020: Redefining Inclusion, Redesigning Learning
Patrick McGrath, EdTech Strategist, TextHelp - Nov. 13, 2020: Designing, Creating and Enabling Accessible Maths
Patrick McGrath, EdTech Strategist, TextHelp
Please report access barriers you encounter, either physical or electronic, such as an inoperative elevator or wheelchair lift, bicycles blocking an access ramp, drifting snow, or inaccessible documents on websites or electronic information in classrooms that is not accessible, so the college can remove those barriers as quickly as possible.
Contact NIC Disability Support Services at (208) 665-4520.