UC Berkeley is committed to providing accessible course content to all students, regardless of disability. There are many departments on campus available to assist faculty on how to create accessible course content and how to transform inaccessible content into accessible forms. Below is a chart of available faculty support options on campus.
Department |
Service/Resource |
Description |
Contact Information |
Website URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
University of California Electronic Accessibility Initiative |
Accessibility Policy | Online resource with additional guides and information for web accessibility | Email: infohelp@ucop.edu | Accessibility Policy website |
Research, Teaching, & Learning (RTL) |
SensusAccess | A self-service solution that automates the conversion of documents into a large range of alternative formats such as mp3, e-books, Braille, and Daisy.Used to convert inaccessible documents (such as image-only pdf files) to more accessible formats. | Email: sensusaccess@berkeley.edu | Getting Started with Sensus Access |
| Ally in bCourses | Ally is a set of tools within bCourses that helps make course content more accessible by allowing students and instructors to convert files to HTML, EPUB, electronic braille or MP3 (audio). The Ally tool also provides instructors with visual indicators gauging the accessibility of source files and assigns an accessibility score to each uploaded file. | Email: allyhelp@berkeley.edu | Ally in bCourses | |
| Accessibility Hub | RTL's Digital Learning Services (DLS) team provides accessible digital learning design, development and delivery services for UC Berkeley faculty, departments and professional schools. | Email: digitallearning@berkeley.edu | DLS Accessibility Hub | |
Berkeley Information Technology (IT) |
Digital Accessibility Program | The Digital Accessibility Program is responsible for the implementation of both the UCB/DOJ Consent Decree and the IT Accessibility Policy. | Email: improving-accessibility@berkeley.edu | DAP |
Library |
Accessible Library Resources | "Start your search" on the Library homepage includes online articles and eBooks, as well as print materials, many of which are fully accessible. | Research HelpVoice: 510-642-6657 | Start Your Search |
| Self-Service Scanners | Self-service scanners are available to all UC Berkeley affiliates to scan, email, print, and/or save accessible files to one's USB drive or various cloud accounts. | Research HelpVoice: 510-642-6657 | Self-Service Scanners | |
| Help Creating Online Readers in bCourses | Get help finding and linking to accessible readings, materials, and other content for your bCourses sites. | tlibaa@library.berkeley.eduVoice: 510-643-9959 | Add Course Readings to bCourses | |
| Media Resources Center | Assists instructors in locating captioned videos as well as captioning short clips. | Email: avmccirc@library.berkeley.edu | Library's Streaming Video Collections | |
Disability Access & Compliance (DAC) |
Web Accessibility Policy & Compliance Guidance | UC Berkeley is committed to providing an online environment that is accessible to all regardless of their relative level of ability. | Email: access@berkeley.edu | UC Berkeley Web Accessibility |