** Brief description of Accessibility Services and how to reach them.
** Contact information for services such as handicap parking permits, etc.
The college is in compliance with the Colorado accessibility rules and law if we:
- Provide reasonable accommodations or modifications,
- Have a published accessibility statement, and
- Can provide evidence of making good faith progress on your plan to remove accessibility barriers.
- Progress, not perfection: Public entities don't have to make all their digital content accessible overnight. However, they must show they are making progress toward accessibility.
- Don't remove inaccessible content: Public entities should not remove inaccessible documents and resources from their websites. Instead, they should ensure that it’s easy for people to find a point of contact if they need to request a reasonable accommodation while working towards making those online resources accessible.
- Compliance with the rules = compliance with the law.
Compliance with Colorado’s accessibility laws is enforced through the courts. There is no enforcement agency, and there is no requirement to submit documentation to an enforcement agency or comply with audits from an enforcement agency.
An individual with a disability can sue in a Colorado court if they feel that they have experienced discrimination due to a lack of accessibility. The court will determine if there was discrimination and whether the government entity is liable. Discrimination in this case is defined as a failure to comply with the accessibility standards established by the OIT rules. If the government entity is found liable, then the court can order them to fix the accessibility issues and pay a fine of either $3,500 per violation or actual monetary damages. See section 24-34-802 of the Colorado Revised Statutes for more details.