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No more bricks and mortar
About 15 years ago, I was invited to participate in a strategic planning process at a prominent university located in southern Maine. I had recently been hired to oversee their new distance learning masters in Education program and had volunteered … Continue reading
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Tagged education, HIGHER ED, publishing, reading, schools
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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
Posted in Accessibility, education, Hardware, Software
Tagged Accessibility, Apple, autism, disabilities, education, reading, schools, technology, universal design
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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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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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Reading Rights Coalition Formed
This news release comes from the National Federation of the Blind which is one of the organizations that is leading a protest against the Authors Guild. I’ve commented about this controversy several times in this blog, here and here. It … Continue reading
