The Future of Closed Captioning in Higher Education Free Webinar: Thursday, May 12th at 2pm ET Webinar Registration The Future of Closed Captioning in Higher Education With recent lawsuits, evolving legal requirements, and continuous advancements in technology, the question of closed captioning in higher education is one that is on a lot of people’s minds. […]
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It’s happened – think to speak technology. Not quite sure how it works, or even if I ever want to use it, but its a real thing. And a really useful thing too for those with a variety of disabilities that make it impossible to communicate otherwise. There’s so much happening in the world of AT. Just take a gander at the […]
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Automatic alternative text, or automatic alt text, is a new feature that generates a description of a photo through object recognition technology for someone who cannot see the photo. Previously, people who are visually impaired could only hear the name of the person who posted the photo as they scrolled past photos on Facebook. Now, […]
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Baltimore’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day May 24, 2016, 4:30-7:30 PM @ Towson University (7800 York Road Building) If you are a designer, developer, usability specialist, or other influencer of the technology community, make sure you take time to recognize Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). You are invited to be part of the growing community of technology […]
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Whether it’s within government, college, or chain stores, accessibility is moving to the forefront of conversation these days. AT in the news for the week of 4/18 thru 4/22. SRI International spins off robotics project as Superflex, aiming at human augmentation How Accessible Is Your Recruiting Technology? Breaking Down Barriers for Special Needs Children College […]
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Upcoming Free Accessibility Training Boutiques Digital Books – Reading and Writing Accessible Books April 25, 3:00-5:00 PM National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute EPUB is rapidly displacing PDF as the preferred non-proprietary format for digital books, but there are many formats available. This boutique will go over the different ways blind consumers can read […]
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