- I just updated "Apps as Assistive Technology (AT)" Always looking for more lists and reviews. Have any, let me know. http://t.co/Znc0grxk
- RT @MPBNnews: LePage Seeks to Tie Maine Higher Ed Funding to Performance http://t.co/M5ZqW4bH
- Reading: "Make talking books within Word: Save as DAISY for Office 2010" #a11y http://t.co/LjMjDgtM
- RT @Maccessibility: News: Progress for Mac Accessibility of Mozilla FireFox http://t.co/yxmH3aRB
- Maine Governor: "Expand Access, Improve Digital Learning" http://t.co/ner9COI7
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Category Archives: Accessibility
Content quality on public university websites
Note: January 30, 2012: Siteimprove.com has just launched a new website. I will update my links in this article as soon as I can find the old article. I found a link to this report by Siteimprove.com in the Accessibility … Continue reading
Assistive Touch on new iPhone
I saw this new feature demoed at the ACTEM MainEducation Conference last month when Apple accessibility expert Sarah Herrlinger gave a presentation on the accessibility features of iOS and Mac OSX. It was particularly exciting since the new official iOS … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, Hardware, universal design
Tagged Accessibility, Apple, physical disabilities, technology, universal design
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Just a second, Mr. G.
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the announcement from Google that they had markedly improved the accessibility of various free apps they deliver to the public. In a article from the E-Access Bulletin of October, Brian Gaff, an accessibility … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, News, Software
Tagged Accessibility, Google, legal, publishing, visual impairment
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Apps for Autism
From CBS News-60 Minutes: (CBS News) Ten-year-old Nuno Timoteo, an autistic child who does not speak, was thought to have the intelligence and attention span of a two-year-old until teachers put an iPad in his hands and learned he loved … Continue reading
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Tagged Accessibility, Apple, autism, disabilities, education, reading, schools, technology, universal design
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ACTEM MainEducation Conference
The 24th Annual MainEducation Conference hosted by the Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine (ACTEM) will be held at the Augusta Civic Center on Friday, October 14, 2011 with pre-conference programs offered in the same location on Thursday, October … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, education, News
Tagged Accessibility, Apple, e-books, education, HIGHER ED, reading, schools, Section 508, text-to-speech, visual impairment
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