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Assistive Technology and Accessibility Resources

Educational Technology Guy

I've been working on a resource document that has resoures on Assistive Technology and Accessibility and thought I would share it here: Related: More Accessibility Resources Google Accessibility Features and Resources -. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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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. Teaching Resources.

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Creating an Accessibility-Friendly Environment

Educational Technology Guy

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Google Apps and Chromebooks for Special Education and Special Needs

Educational Technology Guy

Chromebooks and Google Apps are excellent assistive technology (AT) that help students with special needs access curriculum and information. Students can use Chrome as a voice recognition app and type long documents and essays without touching the keyboard. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Back to School with Choice Boards – SULS0121

Shake Up Learning

Optimize access to tools and assistive technology. . Choice boards, or learning menus, can look like several different replicas of real-life documents. Pam Hubler and Paula, from SlidesMania , share their inspired collaboration in this Twitter post. Enhance capacity for monitoring progress. What are choice boards? .

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ASHA 2013 Update- from a Techie Point of View!

SpeechTechie

A few techie points: It was terrific hanging out with many of the folks I have corresponded with on Twitter through the #slpeeps community, and meeting some I had never met IRL (in real life). The halls all seemed longer, the escalators higher, and the men''s bathrooms (that hadn''t been converted into women''s) further apart.

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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. Additionally, visuals are helpful.