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Colorado Mountain College’s Progress Report for Digital Accessibility Compliance As of March 15, 2025 Colorado Mountain College (the “college” or “CMC”) is committed to creating and maintaining a fully accessible digital environment for anyone who accesses its digital content. Core values of the college are equity and inclusion. CMC is making good-faith efforts to meet the technical standards established by the Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) as provided by: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA or higher Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Chapters 3,4,6 and following C.R.S. 24-85-101 to 24-85-104, ARTICLE 85 This digital accessibility progress report summarizes the college’s concrete efforts and progress towards compliance with OIT rules and requirements of HB21-1110 and HB24-1454. This is the third update on Colorado Mountain College’s efforts to address digital accessibility standards and comply with Colorado State legal requirements. Summary of CMC’s Efforts Colorado Mountain College has made considerable progress towards ensuring it complies with digital accessibility rules and requirements of HB21-1110 (“Digital Accessibility Law”), including hiring additional personnel and reallocation of existing resources and staff time. As noted in earlier updates, the college created a Digital Accessibility Committee in 2023, consisting of college team members from a variety of departments, including academic affairs, student affairs, IT development and training, procurement, legal, and marketing and media relations. This committee meets regularly to ensure the college’s understanding and application of the legal requirements to the college’s ICT environment, and to address specific issues, prioritizations, and challenges affecting the college’s ability to provide a fully digitally accessible environment. Since 2024, the college has continuously evaluated its webpages and remedied identified accessibility issues. These efforts include audits of the college’s webpages, and the procurement and utilization of third-party software designed to evaluate the… Read more: Digital Accessibility Compliance Progress Report – March 2025

Achieved – Digital Accessibility Compliance Progress Report As of September 5, 2024 Colorado Mountain College (the “college” or “CMC”) is committed to creating and maintaining a fully accessible digital environment for anyone who accesses its digital content. Core values of the college are equity and inclusion. CMC is making good-faith efforts to meet the technical standards established by the Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) as provided by: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA or higher Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Chapters 3,4,6 and following C.R.S. 24-85-101 to 24-85-104, ARTICLE 85 This digital accessibility progress report summarizes the college’s concrete efforts and progress towards compliance with OIT rules and requirements of HB21-1110 and HB24-1454. Summary of CMC’s Efforts Although the Digital Accessibility Law provided funding to OIT to support these efforts, it did not provide funding to local government entities to implement the new rules and requirements of HB21-1110 (“Digital Accessibility Law”). Even without any external funding, the college has made good-faith efforts towards full digital accessibility compliance, including hiring additional personnel and reallocation of existing resources and staff time. In 2023, the college created a Digital Accessibility Committee consisting of college team members from a variety of departments, including academic affairs, student affairs, IT development and training, procurement, legal, and marketing and media relations. This committee has regularly met to ensure the college’s understanding and application of the digital accessibility law’s requirements to the college’s ICT environment. Throughout 2023, the college engaged in a thoughtful process to evaluate its webpages and remedy accessibility issues. These efforts included utilizing vendors to audit the college’s webpages and procuring and utilizing third-party software designed to evaluate the college’s webpages for digital accessibility purposes. Identifying and addressing obstacles for individuals with or without disabilities… Read more: Achieved – Digital Accessibility Compliance Progress Report – September 2024