PCC's Mission Statement says that, "Portland Community College advances the region's long-term vitality by delivering accessible [emphasis added], quality education to support the academic, professional, and personal development of the diverse students and communities we serve."
One of the most important principles of accessibility is to provide an equally effective learning experience. Accommodations vary from student to student. Students in higher education are increasingly diverse. Diversity includes physical, visual, hearing, learning, attention, and communication differences. Our goal should be to try to effectively address as many of these differences as possible. When creating a lecture, activity, or assignment, we should be sure to create activities that provide similar levels of achievement of learning outcomes for all of our students.