Welcome to CATS

What is MAP?
The Media Accessibility Project is a special project funded by the CUNY Council on Student Disability Issues (COSDI) to provide training and engage with faculty, instructional designers, and other content producers to maximize accessibility in online, hybrid, and traditional learning spaces and courses. Learn more about MAP

What is UDL²?
The Universal Design Learning and Leadership (UDL²) initiative is a project housed out of Hostos Community College’s Accessibility Resource Center (ARC) in partnership with the CUNY Central Office of Student Inclusion Initiatives. It is operated by a diverse group of paid ‘student-colleagues’ who are given the opportunity to elevate their leadership skills while promoting positive university-wide awareness around disability empowerment. Learn more about UDL².

Accessibility in higher education ensures that any student can access digital content and information regardless of ability or disability. Accessible course content plays a huge role in Universal Design, as it removes barriers for every student. Even so, students with disabilities are the primary audience, as inaccessible course content can be a major obstacle in the learning process.

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Video/Audio Accessibility
• PDF Accessibility

Assistive Technology is any item, piece of equipment, or system used to increase, maintain, or improve access to information or facilities for individuals with disabilities.

• Digital Smarten
• High Speed Scanning
• Optical Character Recognition(OCR)
• Reading & Writing Software
• Screen Enlargers
• Screen Readers
• Tactile Audio System
• Tactile Image Enhancer
• Voice recognition software