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Category Archives: Hardware
Testing students with low vision
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
Posted in Accessibility, education, General Information, Hardware, News, Software
Tagged Accessibility, assessment, blind, education, schools, technology, visual impairment
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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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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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News around the globe
I just finished reading through some of the news articles in Dan Jellinek’s E-Access Bulletin and found some things to share: Fix the Web There is an experimental website in development that will allow people to report websites that fail … Continue reading
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Tagged Accessibility, e-books, HIGHER ED, kindle, universal design, visual impairment, web design
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Apple gets good press for accessibility
In a recent article in Dan Jellinek’s E-Access Bulletin – “Access To Technology For All” (ISSUE 128, August 2010) Apple received high praise for its commitment to including accessibility features in its new devices. The article notes that at this … Continue reading
