Supporting Accessibility and ADA Accommodations
A Resource Guide for REPORTER Activity Admins
NC State is committed to ensuring that events are welcoming and inclusive for all attendees. Access by participants with disabilities is a particularly important consideration for all events that are sponsored by or on behalf of NC State or held at an NC State facility. All activities that are accepting registrations through the REPORTER system are expected to follow this standard and Activity Admins, including Course Admins, are responsible for providing for the accessibility needs of participants with disabilities. Please utilize the resources included below and familiarize yourself with the necessary considerations for creating accessible events.
Accessibility at NC State
As an Activity Administrator using REPORTER, an effort should always be made to provide activities and/or events that are accessible. ADA Accommodation requests can be made by participants at any time and these resources can be crucial to have available as a reference while planning, hosting, and supporting activities people will register for. (Please note additional resources for establishing, hosting, or otherwise offering accessible Activities or Events are included below).
Planning Events
Accommodations, Adjustments, Accessibility
IT Accessibility at NC State
IT Accessibility Handbook
Accessible Events Cheat Sheet
Need More Help?
For accommodations questions, contact the Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity at 919-513-0574 or ada_coordinator@ncsu.edu
Disability Resource Office:
(919) 515-7653, disability@ncsu.edu
IT Accessibility Office:
(919) 513-4087, accessibility@ncsu.edu
Resources specific to REPORTER Admins
Digital Accessibility Training (provided by OIT)
🖉 Register for Recommended TrainingSupporting Accessibility as a REPORTER Course Admin (OIT-REP-ACCESS) is an online training course intended to provide Course Admins and other activity admins with guidelines and resources that can assist them in making ADA Accommodations. Training should be completed by all users who plan to use REPORTER to manage registrations for an event or training.
🗎 Visit Help Documentation for REPORTER Setup
Instance Setup for Accommodation Statement: This REPORTER-specific help document reviews the functionality in REPORTER that relates directly to ADA Accommodation support, including how it is enabled, edited, and shown to participants.
Additional Opportunities & Resources
Click here to learn more about training offered by OIED
NC State faculty, staff, and students may register for Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity (OIED) sponsored workshops in the REPORTER system. Courses are open to the NC State community at no cost.
2021 NC State Digital Accessibility Excursion
The Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity (OIED), Student Government, Office of Information Technology (OIT) Accessibility, Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA), Disability Resource Office (DRO) and Office of the University Architect are proud to present the 2021 Accessibility Excursion. This year’s Accessibility Excursion was held virtually due to the circumstances and focused on the University’s virtual and digital resources.
Physical Accessibility
View the NC State Campus
NC State community members now have access to a new and improved campus accessibility map that shows accessible routes throughout campus for persons with disabilities, including accessible parking and building entrances. Users can also use the online version by selecting the “Accessibility” option under the menu.
NC State must ensure its programs are available to all. NC State is required to develop a transition plan which includes a self-evaluation and facilities survey. NC State posts recently completely accessibility projects.
A new modification to the university calendar will now enable every university event to list a person that an individual with a disability can contact to request an accommodation to attend the event.
Digital Accessibility
How To Use Accessibility Features With Zoom Zoom Keyboard Shortcuts
Zoom is a web conferencing tool. The zoom platform offers a variety of accessibility features including: Ability to add live closed captions, Produce an automated transcript, Keyboard Accessibility including specific Zoom Keyboard Shortcuts, Screen Reader support
Learn More About Moodle
NC State uses Moodle as its primary learning management software (LMS). Moodle allows instructors to communicate with a class, deliver course content, facilitate collaboration and manage assignments, quizzes, grades, and more. The Moodle LMS offers a variety of accessibility features including: Screen reader accessibility, Keyboard accessible, Easy input of Alt text for images, Accessibility Checker & Accessibility helper for content authors in the text editor.
Viewing Video Captions How to Add Automatic Captions to a Video
Panopto will replace Mediasite as NC State’s enterprise content capture tool in May 2021. The leading video platform for higher education, Panopto provides essential features such as two-way communication, recording integration, adaptive streaming and more. The tool adheres to university accessibility standards, including: automatic transcriptions, video captioning, variable speed playback, and screen reader support.