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Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164

Shake Up Learning

The school needed his expertise to help keep its assistive technology up and running as it was a school for children and adults with disabilities. In the beginning, Mike fixed wheelchairs and such, but as technology expanded so did his work assisting students with disabilities. Twitter : @mmatp. About Mike Moratta.

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n2y Acquires Equals Mathematics

N2Y

Differentiated, standards‑based academic content, enhanced by powerful assessment, data, and reporting tools, also supports the IEP process. For more information on this award‑winning solution, visit n2y.com and join them on Facebook and Twitter. About AbleNet.

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AT and UDL: Acronyms for Equity

EdTechTeam

When I first began my job as an Assistive Technology Coordinator in my district back in 2008, the lines between educational tech and assistive tech were pretty crisp. Again, some students do just fine with one type of assessment, but what about the learner who is visually impaired, or has severe motor disabilities?

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Secrets of Accessible Online Content You Need to Know

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In some of the statistics about online acceessibility , we see that, up to 20% of people are excluded from websites when our site is not accessible. More than that – federal lawsuits for non-compliance have risen 180% from 2017 to 2018 in the United States.

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Expert Roundtable: Dispelling the Myths and Misunderstandings About Dyslexia

Reading By Example

And, even though October is ending soon, you can still join the conversation around dyslexia awareness by using the hashtags #DyslexiaAwareness and #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth on Twitter. There are so many assistive technology tools to support students with dyslexia. Michael Hart, Ph.D. Additionally, visuals are helpful.