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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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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If there’s ever the question of what impact technology can have on the lives of people with disabilities, below is a comprehensive sampling of its power to do good. AT in the news for the week of 4/4 thru 4/8 New toolkit improving primary healthcare for people with IDD New App Accurately Diagnoses Ear Infections, […]
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Calling all developers!!! April 22- 24th, the Abilities Hackathon, a collaborative effort to engage the tech community in human-centered design practices for individuals with needs related to their impacted abilities, is happening right here in Baltimore! To be held at Digital Harbor Foundation Tech Center – 1045 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21230 Development tracks include […]
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The NFB is hosting 2 “boutiques” to teach some of the most current issues in accessibility: How do you make a document accessible? 4/14/2016, 8am-10am Word, PDF, EPUB, PowerPoint, and HTML documents — how much do these formats have in common? For blind and other print-disabled users, they have this shared trait: all of these […]
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The U.S. Access Board in collaboration with the ADA National Network is pleased to announce the upcoming monthly Accessibility Online Webinar: “Open Q&A” on March 24th This is a regular session providing an opportunity to ask questions on any topic related to the Board’s activities. Session participants are requested to submit questions in advance on […]
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