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What is Digital Accessibility? (And Why It’s Crucial at Schools)

ViewSonic Education

These can all assist users who may have physical impairments that make it difficult to operate a mouse, laptop touchpad, or touchscreen. . Accessibility Guidelines and POUR principles . One of the indicators that digital accessibility awareness has gained in power is the presence of global guidelines.

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Using Inclusive Technology to Break Barriers and Empower Learners

edWeb.net

The discussion centered around the unveiling of the Center on Inclusive Technology & Education Systems (CITES) framework, an initiative supported by the U.S. This framework is designed to offer district leaders comprehensive resources for fostering and sustaining technology ecosystems that are inclusive of students of all capabilities.

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Improving Accessibility Often Falls to Faculty. Here’s What They Can Do.

Edsurge

That’s especially concerning to her, given assistive technologies alone won’t always help. Many institutions lack enforceable policies, or don’t have the resources to hire officials to support instructors hoping to make their courses more accessible. You have to advocate for yourself.”

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How to Serve Students With Special Needs From Afar

Edsurge

What resources are they turning to? How do you vet resources for special education and make sure that they’re appropriate for your needs? Because if I can’t do that, then neither can assistive technology. HIPAA, the health privacy law, has relaxed their guidelines somewhat. How are schools adjusting?

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How to create accessible e-learning design

Neo LMS

The first thing to keep in mind is that it’s way easier to follow and implement accessibility guidelines and principles when creating from scratch online learning materials for courses rather than do this later. When linking to other learning resources or web pages, make sure the anchor text is also descriptive. Conclusion.

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How edtech can worsen racial inequality

The Hechinger Report

Its goal is to not only provide schools the resources they need to pick equitable ed tech products, but also to hold ed tech companies accountable for tools that could negatively affect historically underrepresented students. Hebbar said she’s seen racial biases in some of the personalized learning software available for schools.

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Resources, stories, and connections with those who use social media in today’s k-12 classrooms

The Innovative Educator

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