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Archive for the Category: Education
Exceptionality Panel for Future Teachers
Today, I got the opportunity to be a part of a panel of people who have both physical and learning disabilities. We shared our experiences with an education class who was interested in hearing from diverse perspectives. I think this was a great idea. Teachers and other educators need to be prepared for diverse learning [...]
Live Health Chat Regarding Children Living With a Disability
Hey everyone! I wanted to make you aware of a live chat session hosted by the LA Times on June 28th at 1pm E.T. that will discuss children living with a disability. This chat will be hosted by Child and Resource Specialists who can offer helpful tools and resources to parents in this situation. They [...]
Also posted in Accessibility, Disability Community, Disability Resources Tagged Children With a Disability, Disability Resources, LA Times
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Tegrity Gets Closed Captioning
So, my idea for an app that transcribes lectures is not so farfetched after all. Tegrity is a web based note taking and recording tool that captures lectures so that they can be fully accessed a later date. Students can access it on their computer, tablet, or smartphone. Students can capture lecture images, create bookmarks, [...]
Also posted in Accessibility 2.0 Tagged closed caption, hearing impaired, lecture, tegrity, university
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Making Online Teaching Accessible
More and more classes are going online, and while it is great for people who can’t get to a brick and mortar building, there are still some issues that make online learning a headache for people with disabilities. Screenreaders can’t read the content, navigation is complex, etc. With that said, here is a book suggestion [...]
Accessibility and Higher Education
I’ve been interested in what colleges and universities have been doing to make new technologies accessible for people with disabilities. The gist of the issue is, that many colleges and universities tend to adopt new technologies without stopping to address accessibility issues, then have to go back and address it later. Which is time consuming [...]
Also posted in Accessibility, Accessibility 2.0 Tagged ADA, Amazon, amazon kindle, blind, education, iPad, Kindle, partially sighted, rehabilitation act of 1973, section 504, visually impaired
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