Clark College is committed to creating and fostering a welcoming and accessible physical and digital environment for our students, faculty, and staff. We believe that accessibility is everyone's responsibility and important to meet the needs of our entire campus community. Please help us to ensure we are meeting the goals of our Accessible Technology Policy and aligning with USER-01 Policy by doing our part to provide the technology, physical support, and resources needed for an inclusive and diverse campus.

This centralized space was developed to provide the information, tools, and resources to make everyone a partner in creating an accessible environment and provide a space to report any barriers or concerns. 

Clark college and the city of Vancouver provide a comprehensive system of basic needs services to support the personal and academic success of students. The Basic Needs Program is here to help you better navigate and understand all the resources that are available to you.

455.050 Accessible Technology Policy

Clark College values accessibility as outlined in our Strategic Plan and in accordance with federal and state laws and guidelines. Clark College is committed to providing accessible technology in its educational and administrative services, programs, and activities. Ensuring equitable and effective electronic and information technology access is the responsibility of all college administrators, faculty, and staff. This policy applies to the procurement, development, use and implementation of all Clark College technologies and content. Clark College technology should provide substantially similar functionality, experience and information access to individuals with disabilities as it provides to others. Examples of technology covered by this policy include web sites, software systems, electronic documents, videos, student information systems, learning management tools, third party software platforms, and assessment tools.

Clark College is required to provide appropriate, effective, and integrated access to technology and electronic content for students, employees, and external community members. Clark College will follow Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 Level AA accessibility guidelines and the most current guidelines per the Section 508 requirements. Clark College will maintain an accessibility plan identifying nonaccessible technology, alternative methods of access, and actions taken to correct unresolved accessibility issues.

For guidelines on purchasing accessible technology, reference Administrative Procedure 440.070.