Digital Equity: Urban, Suburban, Rural Districts Weigh In at #TLTechLive Leadership Summit By Lisa Nielsen Leaders from urban, suburban, and rural districts were challenged to consider what digital equity looked like and discuss pain points and solutions.
Can PDFs Be Made Accessible? By Lisa Nielsen These are the most common accessibility errors to check for:
Accessibility Tip: Provide Materials Before, Not After By Lisa Nielsen Have you ever been to an event where they tell you that you'll get slides and handouts after the event or in a follow up email?
Wordpress, and Blackboard, and Wix. Oh My! Which School Website Platform Should You Choose? By Lisa Nielsen Are you using a platform that supports digital accessibility?
Website Platforms Share Accessibility Support with Schools at #NYCSchoolsDigIn Summit By Lisa Nielsen All public schools or schools who receive federal funding must have accessible websites.
Face Off - Microsoft or Adobe for #Accessibility By Lisa Nielsen Creating accessible content is not only important because it is the right thing to do. It is also important because not doing so leaves institutions and businesses at risk for lawsuits and loss of funding.
Digital FIRST: Your New Acronym for Accessible Content By Lisa Nielsen If you’re thinking paper first, you’re not thinking accessible first.
Accessibility Isn't A Nice to Have. It's A Must Have. By Lisa Nielsen Schools should anticipate being the focus of increased scrutiny and challenges to the accessibility of their websites.
Fixing One of the Biggest Accessibility Issues: Color Contrast By Lisa Nielsen In this article you'll learn why this is important, what the standard is for color contrast, and how to make content with accessible color contrast.
Simple Way to Determine Your Website's Accessibility By Lisa Nielsen The websites of all public schools and schools that receive any federal funding must by law be accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities.
Heading Structure Guidance to Make Content Better & Accessible By Lisa Nielsen Here's why content is better with headings
Email Is Dead. Here's the Future of Communication By Lisa Nielsen What is the future of communication?
Treating Workplace Attachment Disorder By Lisa Nielsen They've just made a lot more work for you, and, it is quite likely that they aren't the only one with attachment disorder.
6 Tips for A More Accessible Classroom. Advice from @HabenGirma, First DeafBlind Graduate of @Harvard_Law By Lisa Nielsen Haben Girma, author of Haben: The DeafBlind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law shared advice for making schools more accessible for students.
8 Ways to Prepare & Connect at Conferences: #NYCSchoolsTech Summit By Lisa Nielsen The #NYCSchoolsTech Summit is the largest annual #EdTech conference in New York City.
Better Together: 9 Benefits of Team Learning By Lisa Nielsen "I loved being part of our team. It made ISTE 100 times better."
Best of #ISTE19 Podcast from @SoundTrap. Great for Those #NotAtISTE By Lisa Nielsen Podcasts include experts discussing topics such as accessible technology, digital equity, digital portfolios, inclusive classrooms, and podcasting with students.
Esports: The Down & Dirty Stats for Educators - Live from #ISTE19 By Lisa Nielsen Esports or electronic sports are a form of competition that happens when people play video games competitively.
Preparing for #ISTE19 - Advice from the Veterans By Lisa Nielsen Here are a few go-to articles and a few takeaways that will help you get the most out of ISTE19.
Lessons for Teachers about The World's Largest Minority Group By Lisa Nielsen Don't know what the largest minority group is?
#AccessibilityFirst Call to Action: @Google @Microsoft @Apple By Lisa Nielsen Why not make accessible the default, rather than a technique that content creators must be trained in and work to access?