Accessibility

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Accessibility Tip: Provide Materials Before, Not After

By Lisa Nielsen published

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?

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Wordpress, and Blackboard, and Wix. Oh My! Which School Website Platform Should You Choose?

By Lisa Nielsen published

Are you using a platform that supports digital accessibility?

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Website Platforms Share Accessibility Support with Schools at #NYCSchoolsDigIn Summit

By Lisa Nielsen published

All public schools or schools who receive federal funding must have accessible websites.

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Face Off - Microsoft or Adobe for #Accessibility

By Lisa Nielsen published

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.

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Digital FIRST: Your New Acronym for Accessible Content

By Lisa Nielsen last updated

If you’re thinking paper first, you’re not thinking accessible first.

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Keynote Announced for the #NYCSchoolsTech Website Accessibility Conference

By TL Editors published

Lynn will spotlight the positive impacts of website accessibility for students, parents and the community.

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Accessibility Isn't A Nice to Have. It's A Must Have.

By Lisa Nielsen published

Schools should anticipate being the focus of increased scrutiny and challenges to the accessibility of their websites.

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Seeing AI: Free App Narrates Text, People, and Objects for Visually Impaired Kids and Others

By TL Editors published

Seeing AI has some definite advantages over other tools that assist blind or visually impaired students.

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Fixing One of the Biggest Accessibility Issues: Color Contrast

By Lisa Nielsen published

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.

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Tech&Learning Partners with NYCDOE to Host Website Accessibility Summit

By TL Editors published

Learn how to make your school website accessible to all.

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