Category Archives: Accessibility
Improve your, and your students’, reading and writing confidence
Did you know that the College has purchased a site license for Read&Write from TextHelp (thanks Disability Services). Read&Write is a toolbar for your computer or web browser that allows the users to increase their literacy. This toolbar works in any application on your computer, allowing you to: have the computer read digital documents to…
UDL Chrome Extensions that may help Struggling Students or those with Special Needs
Learn how Chrome Extensions can help EVERYONE use the web in an easier and more focused manner. (from ISTE, Eric Curtis)
Small Teaching Tip #14: Course Design with Accessibility in Mind
A couple years ago, I had a startling wake-up call as an instructor. While wandering the aisles at Target, I received an email from one of my students informing me that she is blind and may need accommodations in my class. I leaned against my cart and realized I had never before considered how accessible…
App Recommendation: 1Password
Are you tired of trying to remember every password you have or worried about using the same one over and over? Try 1Password! 1Password is an app that stores all of your passwords in one area, locked securely by one main password. You enter this one password and it will sign you into any of your…