- No Daily Show or Colbert on #comedycentral. Website shows no info for the whole week. Odd.
- "E-Book Reader Accessibility and Comparison Matrix" #a11y http://t.co/OHlBW376
- "Image Description Tool to Improve Accessibility of Graphical Content for Students with Print Disabilities" #a11y http://t.co/1lK3jxyn
- "Katie Beckett Leaves Legacy For Kids With Disabilities" http://t.co/kd5QoEC1
- "Welcome to new Captioning Advocacy Project!" #captionTHIS #a11y http://t.co/6PvY8qeu
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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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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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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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