Project Description:
CEDD provides online resources and reference materials on topics related to DD, health and wellness, environmental health, community resources, government resources, best practices, advocacy, cultural diversity, early identification and intervention, education, transition to adulthood, post-secondary education, employment, assistive technology, and other quality of life related topics. To make the information more accessible to the diverse populations of California, our website also includes extensive Spanish language resources.
We continually strive to keep our website user-friendly, accessible and up-to-date, and to ensure that it consistently uses person-first (or identity-first when preferred), person-centered language and displays positive, inclusive images of people with disabilities and people from different racial and cultural backgrounds. In this effort, we recently received an external review of the website and made additional changes in collaboration with CAC members, self-advocates, CEDD faculty and staff, and representatives of the Latinx, African-American, and Asian communities to improve our cultural representation. We also solicit user feedback through an online satisfaction survey. We have two Spanish-speaking staff who maintain the Spanish language sections.
In website design and development, we pay attention to universal design and 508-accessibility, reflecting the underlying premise that by considering all potential users in the development phase, a streamlined design can be used to meet multiple needs. We work within the confines of university website development software, but the University Information Technology Department is committed to working to improve accessibility. Our staff, especially our website coordinators and videographer, are familiar with new developments in multiple accessible formats and in universal design for electronic information and are working to maximize access and usability for a range of audiences. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee hosted multiple site-wide trainings on the use of Plain Language for information dissemination and clinical translation and web pages are being updated using Plain Language to further increase accessibility.
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Legislators/Policy Makers, General Public
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
State, National, International
