Category Archives: education

Research Review – Google Apps for Education and Accessibility

Posted on April 5, 2012 by jeb

Google Apps for Education (GAFE) are a series of free, on-line applications that provide a host of office suite applications along with an e-mail system and web development tools to academic users. The use of the service is free for … Continue reading →

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Testing students with low vision

Posted on April 4, 2012 by jeb

Increasingly in American schools, district assessment leaders are utilizing Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) as the methodology to assess student learning as required under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). In CAT, the test is administered by computer … Continue reading →

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New Captioning Video Resources

Posted on March 22, 2012 by jeb

Just wanted to call your attention to a new resource we have been developing on the Maine CITE website. Called “Captioning Video,” this resource contains information about the need for and the way to caption videos on your websites or … Continue reading →

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National Dialogue on Improving the Section 508 Program

Posted on March 20, 2012 by jeb

The US Federal Government is seeking input in how to improve the government’s management of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Specifically, they request: We are seeking your comments on what has been proposed, encouraging you to propose broad management … Continue reading →

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IRS provides assistance for people with disabilities

Posted on February 10, 2012 by jeb

This following announcement comes from the Center for Financial Independence & Innovation: Individuals who are blind or visually impaired can download hundreds of the most popular federal tax forms and publications from IRS.gov.  These products range from accessible PDFs to … Continue reading →

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