ED Accessibility Requirements for Electronic Documents Sept 2011 Memorandum to Assistant Secretaries—Memo outlines federal legal requirements on accessibility and ED’s initiative to improve IT and Internet accessibility. Key Concepts for Creating Accessible Documents—Concepts from Section 508 requirements to create accessible documents usable by individuals with any type of disability. Below are requirements for making accessible […]
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The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is now accepting applications for the 2015 Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Leadership Academy! The ACI summer leadership training prepares Autistic students to create systems change on their college campuses. Accepted applicants will travel to Washington, DC and participate in advocacy training from May 30 to June 6, 2015. Participants will acquire valuable […]
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Posted in AT Events, AT News, Mystery Monday on Jan 26th, 2015
“Loosely Speaking: An Anthology of Life with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome,” (EDS) is a collection of art, poetry, prose, and other such works, by people with EDS and their caregivers. The goal is to share realistic, authentic experiences, to understand the hobble through life, and to give hope. The idea is to bring the humanity into the medical lives […]
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The iHear Hearing Aid app is a $.99 app that provides sound amplification for those with hearing loss. Run the app and point the iPhone in the direction where the conversation is occurring and listen to how the app amplifies the sound through the headphones. A few things to remember: 1.) After installing, remember to […]
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Project: Possibility is a software collaboration for people with disabilities. The goal is to create and support innovative software projects that are empowering for the software developers that implement them and for the persons with disabilities that use them. This vision involves both innovating completely new software projects and contributing to and collaborating with existing open-source […]
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Celebrate Braille Literacy! on Sunday, January 4, 2015 from 2:00-3:30 PM January 4, 2015 is Louis Braille’s 206th birthday — . Learn about braille and blindness! . Braille activities for everyone! . Get your name in braille! . Birthday cake and refreshments! Co-sponsored by the Sligo Creek Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind […]
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