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.
Keynote Announced for the #NYCSchoolsTech Website Accessibility Conference By TL Editors Lynn will spotlight the positive impacts of website accessibility for students, parents and the community.
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.
Seeing AI: Free App Narrates Text, People, and Objects for Visually Impaired Kids and Others By TL Editors Seeing AI has some definite advantages over other tools that assist blind or visually impaired students.
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.
Tech&Learning Partners with NYCDOE to Host Website Accessibility Summit By TL Editors Learn how to make your school website accessible to all.
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.
