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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Google.org grants, college kids, and non-profits take the lead on bringing lots more AT to the mass market. Thank you all! AT in the news for the week of 4/11 thru 4/15 Google awards not-for-profit $800000 for device that helps people with disabilities use smartphones Grad student invents product to help amputees in everyday life […]
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ATSTAR (Assistive Technology: Strategies, Tools, Accommodations & Resources) is an online curriculum designed to improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities by helping teachers learn to use assistive technology in the classroom. At the core of ATSTAR is a series of online teacher training modules with supporting expert videos. The curriculum brings assistive technology expertise […]
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The online, live Accessibility track for AccessU Conference Environments for Humans brings together some of the Web’s most notable experts in Accessibility for an all-new, one-day only online conference, the AccessU Summit 2016! Bring the experts to your desktop May 10th from 9AM to 4PM (CT). About the AccessU Summit 2016 With flexible content delivery […]
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The Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT) recently launched TalentWorks (PEATworks.org/TalentWorks)—a free online tool for employers and human resources (HR) professionals that helps them ensure their online job applications and other eRecruiting technologies are accessible to job seekers with disabilities. This website provides general background on accessibility and eRecruiting, as well as practical tip sheets […]
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Now that Twitter has made it possible to add alt tags to the images that you post, don’t wait, don’t hesitate!!! Here are simple instructions to add descriptions, no matter the platform you use. Go forth and be more accessible.
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