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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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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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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Webinar: Mobile Apps for Vulnerable Adults Thursday, April 14 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET Join the National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center for a webinar on mobile applications to assist vulnerable adults who live independently, including people with dementia. You will learn about two mobile applications designed for people who live alone, including a project developed by […]
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