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Accessibility & Participant Support

Accessibility & Accommodation Requests

Tampa Bay Training works to provide meaningful access to training, registration, communications, materials, assessments, and related services for participants, clients, and website visitors with disabilities.

We will work with the individual, client, host site, and applicable credentialing organization to consider reasonable modifications, auxiliary aids, effective-communication support, and accessible arrangements.

Request assistance as early as possible. When possible, submitting a request at least 14 calendar days before class gives us more time to coordinate materials, technology, interpreters, venue changes, or provider approval. Later requests will still be considered.
Accessibility & Customer Service: 813-360-1526 service@tampabaytraining.com

How to Request Assistance

Tell Us What Barrier You Are Experiencing

You do not need to diagnose the solution before contacting us. Explain the barrier and what type of access or support would help.

Please Tell Us:

  • The course, service, webpage, form, or document involved
  • The barrier you are encountering
  • The modification, aid, format, or arrangement that would help
  • The class date or response deadline, if known
  • The best accessible way to communicate with you

Privacy Matters

Do Not Send Unrelated Medical Details

You generally do not need to provide unrelated medical information when requesting access.

If documentation is reasonably needed for a testing or credentialing accommodation, the request should be limited to information relevant to the accommodation being considered.

Examples of Accessible Arrangements

The Appropriate Solution Depends on the Course & Individual Need

Available arrangements depend on the nature, length, complexity, and purpose of the communication, course, activity, or assessment.

Accessible Documents

Accessible digital documents, alternate formats, or large-print materials.

Communication Support

Captioning, transcripts, or other effective-communication assistance.

Accessible Technology

Screen-reader, keyboard-compatible, or approved assistive technology.

Accessible Facilities

Accessible classrooms, seating locations, workstations, entrances, and routes.

Adjusted Participation

Additional breaks or an alternate activity method when the change does not alter what the course must measure.

Testing Arrangements

Extended time, reduced-distraction settings, or other approved assessment accommodations.

No surcharge for required accommodations. Tampa Bay Training will not impose a surcharge for an accommodation that we are required to provide.

Testing & Credentialing

Some Accommodation Decisions Are Controlled by Another Organization

Certain examinations, credentials, certificates, or testing procedures are controlled by outside agencies or credentialing organizations.

Tampa Bay Training can help identify and route the request, but the outside organization may require its own documentation, review process, or approval.

Important Testing Principles

  • Submit testing accommodation requests early
  • External providers may require separate approval
  • Prior similar accommodations may be relevant
  • The accommodation should preserve what the assessment is intended to measure
  • Course or credential standards still apply
  • Certificates will not identify that an accommodation was used

Private Onsite Training

TBT & the Host Share Accessibility Planning Responsibilities

Host-Site Considerations

  • Accessible entrances and routes
  • Accessible parking
  • Accessible restrooms
  • Classroom seating and work areas
  • Alarm and notification systems
  • Emergency procedures
  • Equipment and workstation accessibility

If the Proposed Site Creates a Barrier

We Can Discuss Alternatives

If the proposed training location cannot provide appropriate access, Tampa Bay Training and the client can discuss a reasonable alternate room, delivery method, or other arrangement.

Clients should not place confidential disability or medical information on a general participant roster.

Live-Online Training

Tell Us When the Standard Technology Creates a Barrier

Contact us if the standard camera, microphone, platform, participation, identity-verification, or testing method creates a disability-related barrier.

An alternate method must still allow applicable identity, attendance, communication, participation, testing, and course-integrity requirements to be satisfied.

Possible Areas to Discuss

  • Camera-use barriers
  • Audio or microphone access
  • Captioning or transcripts
  • Keyboard or assistive-technology access
  • Participation methods
  • Testing methods
  • Course materials and digital documents

Self-Paced Learning

Accessibility Requirements Still Apply to Digital Learning

Contact Customer Service if a current self-paced course or third-party learning platform creates an accessibility barrier. Some digital-course elements may be controlled by the course provider, so coordination may be required.

Keyboard Access

Navigation and interaction should be usable without relying exclusively on a mouse.

Readable Structure

Headings, document structure, text alternatives, and reflow help improve access.

Audio & Video

Captions, transcripts, and accessible media alternatives may be needed depending on course content.

Website & Document Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 Level AA Is Our Working Benchmark

Tampa Bay Training uses WCAG 2.2 Level AA as a working accessibility benchmark for new and revised web content.

Accessibility is an ongoing improvement effort. This is not a claim that every page, plugin, embedded third-party service, or historical document has been independently certified.

Encountered a Website Barrier?

Tell Us What Is Difficult to Use

If a webpage, form, PDF, video, registration tool, or other digital resource is difficult to use, contact us.

Include the page address, the problem you encountered, and the format or assistance that would help.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue →

Service Animals

Advance Coordination Can Help

Tampa Bay Training will follow applicable requirements concerning service animals. Host-facility rules and conditions may also apply.

Contact us before class when advance coordination would be helpful, but do not delay an urgent request simply because advance notice was not possible.

Support Persons

Coordination Depends on the Course

Support persons may require advance coordination depending on classroom capacity, testing rules, practical activities, confidentiality, or provider requirements.

Contact Customer Service so the appropriate arrangement can be discussed before class when possible.

Confidentiality & Nonretaliation

Accommodation Information Is Shared Only as Needed

Information related to an accommodation request will be shared only with personnel or organizations that need the information to evaluate or provide access, or as otherwise required by law.

Need-to-Know Handling Information is limited to people involved in evaluating or providing the requested access.
No Retaliation TBT will not retaliate against someone for requesting access or raising an accessibility concern.
No Certificate Disclosure Completion documents will not state that an accommodation was used.

Accessibility Concern or Appeal

Tell Us If You Believe a Request Was Not Handled Appropriately

An accessibility concern can be reviewed when a participant or customer believes a request was not handled appropriately.

Include:

  • The course or service involved
  • The relevant date
  • The accommodation requested
  • The decision or response received
  • The resolution you are requesting

When practicable, the concern should be reviewed by someone not solely responsible for the initial decision.

Submit an Accessibility Concern

Accessibility & Customer Service

Contact Cindy if You Need Help

You do not need to know the exact accommodation or technical terminology before contacting Tampa Bay Training.

Explain the barrier, course or service involved, timing, and the best way to communicate with you. Cindy can help route the request to the appropriate person, instructor, host, or provider.

Access Should Be Addressed Early

Contact Us When a Barrier Affects Participation

We will work with participants, clients, host sites, and applicable providers to consider reasonable ways to provide access while preserving required course, assessment, safety, and credentialing standards.

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