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.
PebbleGo Relaunches With Accessibility for Children With Disabilities By TL Editors PebbleGo is now accessible to children with vision, cognitive, physical, and hearing disabilities.
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.
Comcast Announces Expansion Of Its Internet Essentials Program By TL Editors To be eligible to apply to the program, low-income applicants simply need to show they are participating in one of more than a dozen different government assistance programs.
#NYCSchoolsTech 2019 Conference Focuses on Digital Inclusion By Christine Weiser “One out of every 300 Americans will attend a New York City school. Ensuring all of these students have access to technology is crucial. “ -- NYCDOE Chancellor Richard Carranza
Bookshare Digital Library Offers Expansive Selection By Tech & Learning Bookshare offers an expansive online library of digital books for people with print disabilities.
4 Ways to Improve Digital Equity in Your Classroom By Guest Author Kaili Hwang From inconsistent homework policies to a perceived lack of empathy and understanding from their teachers, the students were coming at the digital equity issue from a whole different angle.
ISTE NEWS: Funds For Learning Releases 2019 E-rate Trends Report By TL Editors Results reveal that the E-rate program remains critical in establishing broadband connectivity for schools and libraries.
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?
2019 Report Highlights Best Practices for Driving Broadband Connectivity and Access for Students By TL Editors “In order to provide personalized learning experiences for students to best prepare them for college and careers, and to compete in a global economy, all schools need access to reliable, high-speed broadband," said SETDA's incoming Executive Director, Candice Dodson.
itslearning Enhances Microsoft Office Functionality By TL Editors “These upgrades are part of our commitment to deeper integration with various teaching tools,” said Arne Bergby, CEO of itslearning.
Capstone’s PebbleGo Relaunches This Fall With Accessibility for Children With Disabilities By TL Editors "Equitable access for all means that every child can have a fun experience learning at school and at home with PebbleGo,” said Darin Rasmussen, VP of Digital Product Development.
Make Photos Speak In Multiple Languages By Lisa Nielsen Learn how to use common apps to convert images to descriptive text.
Google Slides Has Easy Peasy Accessible Closed Captions By Lisa Nielsen Closed captioning helps students during presentations by making content more accessible and inclusive.
Checklist for Inclusive Tweeting By Lisa Nielsen Many Tweeters are unintentionally leaving out 15% of the world’s population who have disabilities by not composing accessible Tweets.
