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Accessibility Statement

Ohlone College seeks to make all programs and services, including electronic and information technology, accessible to people with disabilities. In this spirit, and in accordance with the provisions of Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the College provides students, faculty, staff, and visitors with reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to the programs and activities of the College.

Individuals with disabilities should contact Disabled Students Programs and Services for assistance.

The Vice President of Administrative Services serves as compliance officer for student matters concerning ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) regulations.

Alternate Media Services

Ohlone College provides Alternate Media services to qualified students who need materials in alternative formats such as Braille, large print, audiotape, or electronic text. For additional information, please contact Disabled Students Programs and Services at (510) 659-6079.

Web Accessibility

Ohlone College is committed to providing web pages that meet Section 508 guidelines for web accessibility. Section 508 requires that individuals with disabilities have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to that provided to the public who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on us.

Toward that end, each of the top-level ("core") pages on the main Ohlone College website and all other web pages managed by the College's Web Team meet Priority 1 accessibility guidelines. In addition, Ohlone College's Alternate Media Specialist, Kevin Kirk (kkirk@ohlone.edu) and the Web Team are available to educate faculty and staff on accessibility concerns including information about Section 508 requirements for web page content.

The Ohlone College website includes features designed to improve accessibility for all site visitors. In addition, a list of Common Acronyms and Abbreviations used on the Ohlone College website is available.

For the benefit of our visitors, the Ohlone College website contains links to third party sites not operated by Ohlone College. Such sites are not within the control of Ohlone College and may not follow the same privacy, security, or accessibility policies as Ohlone College. Ohlone College is not responsible for the content or availability of those sites, their partners, or advertisers.

If you are having difficulty accessing an Ohlone College web page, we would like to know so that we may evaluate the page for accessibility. You may contact us by sending an email message to webmaster@ohlone.edu. In your email message, please provide the following information:

  • The address of web page (the URL) in question.
  • A description in as much detail as possible of the problems you are having with accessing the page.
  • Your contact information: Name, telephone number and email address.
  • Technical information: Operating system (version of Windows or Mac), web browser, web browser version, adaptive software.

Alternatively, you may contact us by U.S. Mail at:

Web Team, Office of College Advancement
Ohlone College
43600 Mission Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94539

Accessibility Features in place on the Ohlone College Website

Images

Content images (images that have a meaning - i.e., aren't just for decoration) are marked with an "alt" (alternate) attribute which provides a simple description of the image. This aids visitors who listen to the content of the site using a screen reader, rather than visually reading the site, as well as visitors who view web pages with the image setting turned off in their web browser. Purely decorative graphics are marked with a null/empty "alt" attribute.

If not explained in the text, images with complex content (such as a graph or chart) include a "(d)" link next to the image and/or a "longdesc" (long description) attribute on the image tag; each of these link to a text-only description to explain the image.

Multimedia: Video, Audio

Video and audio files made available on the Ohlone College website should be either captioned or accompanied by a link to a text transcript. In some cases, such as a dance performance video or music without audio, a description of the video or the source information (such as title, author, date) is supplied.

Exceptions: Online video/audio broadcasts (Board of Trustees meetings, ONTV Newscasts, some Athletics events, speeches by the College President, and other video/audio webcasts) are not captioned and a transcript is not be available. Archived videos of these events are also not captioned and do not have a transcript.

Navigation

"Skip to" links at the top of a web page provide a method for bypassing the header and going directly to the main content or to the side navigation each time a page is accessed.

PDF Files

There are links to Portable Document Format (PDF) files throughout the College website. Some of these PDF files may not be compliant with screen readers devices, depending on the age of the PDF file, the software used to create the PDF file, and the knowledge/skillset of the person creating the PDF file.

Adobe Systems, Inc., has improved the accessibility features of their Adobe Acrobat software and has developed resources to improve access to Adobe PDF files. For additional information, please visit Adobe's Accessibility website (http://access.adobe.com/).

Web Standards

All web pages managed by the Web Team use XHTML 1.0 Transitional markup and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

Visual Layout

All web pages managed by the Web Team use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for layout, font style, font size, colors, and other stylistic elements. HTML tables are used for data tables, as well as to aid in layout of HTML forms.

Browser Plugins

Plugins are add-on web browser applications that enable a web browser to access non-web file formats, such as PDF, word processing, spreadsheet, movie, audio, and multimedia.

Some pages on the Ohlone College website link to types of files that require a browser plugin in order to open the file. A list of browser plugins and links to their author (manufacturer) sites follows. You may need the assistance of your organization's system administrator to install these programs.

Recommended plugins for viewing content on the Ohlone College website

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader (free) -
    http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/
    • Links to Portable Document Format files are marked with: (PDF)
    • Information regarding the accessibility of PDF files is available at Adobe's Accessibility website
    • If you have trouble opening a PDF file, please clear the browser's cache, then try again to open the PDF file.
  • Microsoft Office Converters and Viewers (free) -
    Search at http://office.microsoft.com/
    • Microsoft Word - links are marked (MS Word or DOC or DOCX)
    • Microsoft PowerPoint - links are marked (MS PowerPoint or PPT or PPTX)
    • Microsoft Excel - links are marked (MS Excel or XLS or XLSX)
    • Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 file formats (.docx, .xlsx, pptx)
  • Microsoft Windows Media Player (free) (Windows and Mac versions) - Required for accessing WMV video/audio files.
    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/

Video/Audio/Multimedia Software

Other Helpful Software

You will need a news feed reader (also known as RSS feed reader) for news feeds offered on the Ohlone College website.

You may need to install software which will enable you to expand (unzip) compressed (zipped) files. The following programs are popular for unzipping files. You may need the assistance of your organization's system administrator to install these programs.

  • Smith Micro StuffIt Expander (free) (Windows and Mac versions) - (formerly Alladin Stuff-it Expander)
    http://my.smithmicro.com/stuffitexpander
  • WinZip (license fee) (Windows only) -
    http://www.winzip.com/

See also Terms and Conditions of Use & Disclaimer.

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