Accessible Technology Initiative
The Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) works towards designing products and services that are inclusive of everyone.
- Blackboard Ally
- Bookshare
- Dictate in Microsoft 365
- iPhone Spoken Content
- Kurzweil
- Mac Spoken Content
- Microsoft Edge PDF Reader
- OpenDyslexic for Chrome
- PDFgoHTML
- Read & Write Gold
- Read Aloud for Outlook
- Zoom Screen iPhone
- Zoom Screen Mac
- E-text Services
- Processing textbooks and classroom materials to an accessible format.
- Captioning Service
- FREE captioning services offered to all campus created videos.
- Read & Write Gold
- For Students - Download Read&Write Gold to improve your papers and general writing.
- Accessibility Reviews: E&IT Procurement Services
- All purchased products that fall in the defined scope are reviewed for accessibility risks and are thoroughly documented for our internal processes.
Disability Support Services
The Disability Support Services (DSS) Mission Statement - The Office of Disability Support Services (DSS) is committed to providing opportunities for higher education to students with disabilities and to making the programs, activities and facilities at California State University San Marcos fully accessible.
Support Services:
- Campus Tours: Students with disabilities may request a campus tour from the DSS to learn about the accessible features of the campus.
- Priority Registration
- Special Parking
Services for Students with Cognitive Disabilities
- Disability Related Counseling and Advising
- Interpreter Services/Captioning Services
Additional Services Available
- Research and Technical Assistants
- Test Taking Facilitation
- Course Materials in Alternate Format
- Academic Support
- Notetaker Services
- Adapted Equipment
- Academic Modifications
- Purchasing Books and Supplies (non-financial)
- Accommodations within Internships and Clinical Sites
- Special Accommodations for On-Campus Housing
- Reasonable Accommodations for Extended Learning Students
To learn more about each of these services, visit https://www.csusm.edu/dss/providedservices.html
Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe Creative Cloud is available to currently enrolled students, faculty, and staff by CSUSM.
Adobe Reader, one of the available applications, has a variety of accessibility options, such as
- Read Out Loud: Reads aloud the text in a pdf, including the text in comments
- Zoom: Sets the onscreen magnification of documents and allows low-vision readers to read reflowed PDFs more easily.
- Smooth Text: Controls anti-aliasing of text, making text easier to read
Student Organizations
Best Buddies at CSUSM is a student organization dedicated to making our campus a more inclusive and accessible place for neurodivergent students and students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We aim to have disability and neurodivergence included in campus discussions and policies related to diversity, equity, and social justice. Join us at our meetings every other Thursday during U-Hour (12-1pm) in University Hall 271 if you're interested in a safe neurodiversity-affirming hangout with friends! Follow CSUSM Best Buddies on Instagram: @csusmbestbuddies
Best Buddies webpage - https://csusm.presence.io/organization/best-buddies-at-california-state-university-san-marcos
