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"The COVID-19 outbreak disrupted daily life for virtually every educator, parent, and student in the U.S. It has disabled our education system, creating challenges to educational access, barriers to student academic progress and strains on teachers’ and students’ physical and emotional well-being." Via EDTECH@UTRGV 
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This article is part of a series on innovative teaching methods in higher education. Check back for more stories in the coming weeks.
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Universal design originates in barrier-free design and architectural accessibility. According to the Center for Universal Design, “Universal design is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.” In recent years, this approach that was originally applied to building design has been applied to instructional practices. Universal Design for Instruction targets the best practices of teaching for each student’s learning needs.
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"Colleges and universities can develop fully accessible online courses if design teams keep best practices in mind throughout the research, development, design, and implementation phases." Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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Starting today, anyone can make Tweets with images accessible to the visually impaired.
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The Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities has released a report about equity in online ed and how states can improve it. Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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In a dream world, everyone has access to learning; in the real world, online learning has been accessible to all only recently. In this article, I’ll share everything you need to know about accessible eLearning as well as the accessible eLearning benefits and 9 tips on how to develop accessible eLearning content, so that you cannot only reach a broader eLearning audience, but also do your little part in enabling more individuals to achieve their personal or professional goals while learning in a comfortable eLearning environment.
Want to know what Accessible eLearning is about and how to create it? Check 9 tips on how to develop Accessible eLearning.
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The concept of information privilege situates information literacy in a sociocultural context of justice and access. Information as the media and messages that underlie individual and collective aw...
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Welcome to OAPENonline library and publication platform
The OAPEN Library contains freely accessible academic books, mainly in the area of Humanities and Social Sciences. OAPEN works with publishers to build a quality controlled collection of Open Access books, and provides services for publishers, libraries and research funders in the areas of dissemination, quality assurance and digital preservation.
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Epic Learning Group - UK Leaders in Learning Technologies
Accessibility is important for improving the learning experience. You should be mindful of all of your learners and those with different learning abilities and disabilities, who require specific methods of learning.
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Voice typing is an excellent feature built in Google Docs and Slides that allow you to type and edit by speaking. You don't need to install a third-party add-on to help you with voice typing this integrated functionality works like a breeze. All you need to start using voice typing in your Docs and Slides is a working microphone and Chrome browser.
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The University of Kent has been leading the way in designing systems and ways of presenting content to make it easily accessible to as many learners as possible.
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On the occasion of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) this week (May 19th), I created an infographic using Piktochart to highlight some of the iOS accessibility features that can benefit a wide range of diverse learners, not just those who have been labeled as having a disability. This post is an alternative representation for those who cannot…
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Your online source for purchasable and free dyslexia materials, advice and resources for parents, learning specialists, therapists teachers, and students.
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Wondering about the importance of ADA Compliance? Check how to develop accessible and inclusive eLearning courses and ensure ADA Compliance.
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The UK has celebrated two dyslexia awareness weeks recently: in England and Wales from 5-11 October, and Scotland, taking place this week.
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Blended learning. Digital literacy. Mobile learning. Game-based learning. When these top educational trends came onto the scene, they sparked a learning revolution. That revolution continued into 2014, but if there was one theme to come out of the top educational summits this year, it was this: smarter use. We take a look at exactly what …
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Virtual courses, open-source hubs and online networks make distance learning social and accessible
Damon Ing's curator insight,
July 3, 2016 12:04 AM
This article presents a great dialogue on the discussion of the students opinions about what they like most in distance learning. One student reports that the student discussion are what she valued most about distance learning and the extreme flexibility and freedom it gave her. This article gives great insight into opinions about distance learning from the student perspective.
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Online courses open up a wealth of possibilities for many learners. Ensuring the accessibility of courses, including accessibility for users with phys...
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