- 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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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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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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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
Posted in Accessibility, education, General Information, Hardware
Tagged Accessibility, e-books, HIGHER ED, kindle, universal design, visual impairment, web design
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USDOJ smacks down Kindle
I’ve reported about the Kindle more than a few times in this blog and have been generally fascinated by e-reader technology. I keep predicting it is the next big thing and with the pending announcement coming from the creatives in … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, education
Tagged Apple, Authors' Guild, blind, e-books, HIGHER ED, kindle, reading, text-to-speech, visual impairment
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Kindle Fails on Accessibility
With much fanfare a few months ago, Amazon.com rolled out its latest version of Kindle, the e-book appliance that they hoped would revolutionize the industry. At the time, close to the beginning of the school year, Amazon also announced that … Continue reading
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Tagged Accessibility, Authors' Guild, e-books, kindle, schools
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