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 >
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November 28, 2012
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 >
September 25, 2012
High-Tech Tools Developed to Detect, Study Autism
One system uses glasses to track where children look and facial-analysis software to identify when a child makes eye contact, and the other uses sensors to detect and classify whether certain behaviors are aggressive, self-injurious, or disruptive. Read Full Post >
August 16, 2012
Bookshare Plans to Make Graphics, Math in Books More Accessible
The California nonprofit just won a $32 million grant to expand its collection of audio books—which students can read along with on a computer—and work on the more difficult issue of translating pictures and graphics for students with visual impairments. Read Full Post >
August 04, 2012
Talk Therapy an Option for Those Using Assistive Technology to Speak
Psychologist Amy Szarkowski figured out provide therapy to work with clients who use communication devices to replace their own voices. Read Full Post >
June 07, 2012
Oregon Braille Testing Prompted in Part by Complaint
The state's goal was to ultimately include all students in the online adaptive testing system. The complaint nudged the education department to get to that goal more quickly. Read Full Post >
September 12, 2011
Technology Has Changed the Teaching of Deaf Students
Wider use of cochlear implants has reshaped the teaching of students who are deaf and hard of hearing, but the training of teachers hasn't necessarily evolved along with the technology. Read Full Post >
August 29, 2011
More English-language Learners, More ELLs with Disabilities?
How should schools work with a potentially growing number of students learning English who also have a disability? Read Full Post >
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