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Web design for the disadvantaged OR Universal Web Design

Simple, pro-active steps we can all take in order to make sure our content is accessible to all from the start. Web design for the disadvantaged. –for the disabled, poor, rural, elderly, and illiterate. Precise figures are difficult to find … Continue reading

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Free Webinars in May 2012

The two (2) following FREE webinars can be filed under “universal design”: May 3: the Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure (GPII) May 22 Better Communication With Plain English Registration for both is online at: http://easi.cc/clinic.htm/#may Free Webinar: the Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure … Continue reading

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MyStudyBar Benefits All Students AT=UD

Easy, free tech tool that benefits all learners… AT=UD MyStudyBar is a tool which helps overcome problems that students commonly experience with studying, reading and writing. The tool consists of a set of portable open source and freeware applications, assembled … Continue reading

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Using Assistive Technologies to Support All College Students

Using technologies in the classroom is the only way to engage today’s students. Assistive Technologies (AT) that were previously used only to aid students with disabilities should be used as tools for all students. These technologies can aid all students, … Continue reading

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Instructor Student Graffiti Board = Wiffiti

Using assistive technologies in your classroom is a step towards universal design! AT=UD Wiffiti 4 Wiffiti is free Encourages collaboration Creates engaging, interactive discussions Export results to post on your website for later review Read more about Assistive Technologies for … Continue reading

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Georgia Tech to host disabled STEM students in Second Life

Ga. Tech to host disabled STEM students in Second Life University will target students with disabilities who are sometimes excluded from S.T.E.M. fields, school researchers say The Virtual Worlds Re-Imagine Learning Project is growing in popularity. Follow this link to … Continue reading

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Strategic approaches to disabled student engagement

Strategic approaches to disabled student engagement

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Universal Design & Section 508

Section 508 of the Rehab Act of 1973—the “ADA of cyberspace”—currently only applies to government entities, however many state governments are voluntarily conforming to 508 standards, as are many colleges and universities. “In 1998, Congress amended the Rehabilitation Act of … Continue reading

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Free Online Course: How to Accommodate College Students with Disabilities

Wonderful resource for post-secondary instructors. The ASD Project: Accommodating Students with Disabilities This online course covers fundamentals of: * disability law * the accommodation process * working with students who have disabilities * universal design These materials have been developed … Continue reading

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Free Online Universal Design Training Program

Great resource here for K-12 teachers, as well as post-secondary training schools, colleges, universities. Center on Disability Studies at the University of Hawai’i at Manona’s Teaching All Students Reaching All Learners Professional Development Training Program Increasing understanding of 1) Universal … Continue reading

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