- 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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Tag Archives: HIGHER ED
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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Supporting documentation
It’s always good to be in the right place at the right time. I had this feeling today when I read a series of articles from this week’s Chronicle of Higher Education about accessible and universal design in college websites … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, education, universal design
Tagged Accessibility, Apple, blind, education, Facebook, Google, HIGHER ED, legal, schools, Section 508, universal design, visual impairment
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Will Penn State be the next test case?
I am still waiting for the definitive legal case which affirms that the websites of all institutions of higher education (IHE) be accessible to people with disabilities. There was a celebrated case in California a few years back where the … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, education, General Information
Tagged Accessibility, blind, HIGHER ED, legal
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Eduapps
Just learned about Eduapps which is a service located in Scotland that has created a series of Free and Open Source (FOSS) applications that can be used as Assistive Technologies. The applications range from the familiar like OpenOffice suite and … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, education, Software
Tagged Accessibility, blind, browser, FOSS, HIGHER ED, schools, technology, visual impairment
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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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