'Hackathon' Yields Review Site For Autism-Friendly Businesses
Two developers won $10,000 for creating a website that allows users to post comments about businesses that accommodate people with developmental disabilities. Read Full Post >
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May 03, 2013
February 08, 2013
Common Core Test Group Seeks Comment on Writing-Support Accommodation
PARCC, one of two groups developing common core tests, wants feedback on the proposed policies for use of scribes and word-prediction software. Read Full Post >
December 21, 2012
Common Core Testers Unveil Proposed 'Read-Aloud' Accommodations
Two accommodations policies under consideration by an assessment consortium could narrow how many children who qualify for assistance on those tests in some states. Read Full Post >
November 28, 2012
Advocates for the Blind Plan Protest of Amazon's Kindle
The National Federation of the Blind protests Amazon's "massive effort" to sell Kindle e-readers and books in schools because of inaccessibility for the visually impaired. Read Full Post >
October 11, 2012
'Google' Ruling on Digitizing Books a Boon for Blind Readers
In the ruling, Judge Harold Baer specifically cited the benefits that digital content has for people with print disabilities. Meanwhile, Netflix agreed to provide closed captioning on 100 percent of its streaming content within two years. Read Full Post >
October 09, 2012
New Center: Concerns About Online Options for Special Ed. Students
Parent complaints, teacher training, and accessibility are among the worries of the new Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities. Read Full Post >
October 03, 2012
New Center Established to Develop Effective Special Educators
The $25 million federal grant used to establish the center is one of many the federal Education Department has announced in recent weeks that involve special education. Read Full Post >
July 29, 2012
Text-to-Speech App Now Features Children's Voices
For the first time, children who cannot speak or who have speech impairments and use the text-to-speech app Proloquo2Go will sound a little more like themselves, thanks to months of work recording real children speaking. Read Full Post >
July 06, 2012
Tech Firms Tout Assistive Technology, Accessible Features
A new collaboration between Microsoft and Dell showcases both companies' products and the features they offer that are intended to enhance the experience of students with disabilities. Read Full Post >
May 02, 2012
Senators, Advocates Call for Increase, Improvement in Teaching Braille
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is urged to consult stakeholders and write new regulations for the education plans of students who are blind or visually impaired and give guidance to school districts on teaching Braille reading and writing. Read Full Post >
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