Bellevue College

Ready for the Flu

What you need to know about the flu

Planning Guide for Employees

Accessibility Tips for Employees

Federal law requires that colleges and universities provide equal educational opportunities for all students and employees, including individuals with disabilities. Bellevue College has established clear requirements for information accessibility on web pages to ensure this ethical obligation is met. 

During a severe impact by the flu, if you intend to use certain web-based technologies for teaching or working from home, you should still make every effort to ensure the information and presentations for your class or for your employees fulfills accessibility needs. This page outlines a few of the common obstacles you may need to address when using some of the technology resources mentioned in the Flu Planning Guides on this site. Visit the BC Web Publishing Guide for a complete list of web information accessibility requirements and tips on how to meet these.

Common Issues

Images

If you are presenting materials that contain images, add an ALT tag to your information.  Get examples and instructions for adding an ALT tag.

Audio

If your material or presentation is being delivered in a strictly audio format (audio recording), individuals with hearing impairments will not have access to this information. To address this, provide a text transcript of the same exact information presented in the recording.

Video and multimedia

If your material or presentation is being delivered in a strictly visual format (video recording without audio), individuals with sight impairments may not have access to this information. Even in simple lectures, much of the message may be presented through the lecturer's nonverbal communication. Provide captioning or synchronized text with the audio and visual multimedia.

Links and Resources