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Category Archives: education
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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Google reports accessibility improvements
This was reported on the Google Apps Update blog yesterday: We’ve recently made some accessibility enhancements to Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Sites. Improvements have been made in keyboard shortcuts and support for screen readers among other items. Google … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, education, General Information, News, Software
Tagged Accessibility, blind, Google, HIGHER ED, legal, schools, visual impairment
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US Law School Council Settles Web Access Legal Action.
From Dan Jellinek’s E-Access Newsletter: The Law School Admissions Council (LASC) in the US has agreed to make its website fully accessible to blind and visually impaired users following legal action by the country’s National Federation of the Blind (NFB). … Continue reading
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Tagged Accessibility, blind, HIGHER ED, legal, visual impairment
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NFB Questions Google Apps Accessibility
I have known for some time that there were some accessibility issues with the wildly popular free services available through Google. I thought it was just a matter of time before Google got around to fixing it. Perhaps they should … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, education, Software
Tagged Accessibility, blind, education, Google, HIGHER ED, schools, technology
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On Digital Textbooks
I’ve been working on the topic of digital instructional materials (specifically accessible instructional materials) for several years and in that time I have learned a great deal about how instructional materials are selected and acquired by schools around the country. … Continue reading
Posted in education, universal design
Tagged e-book, e-books, education, publishing, universal design
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