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Category: Accessibility

Why Making Your Website Accessible Matters

Posted on March 23, 2018March 21, 2020 by Hillary
Graphic of 4 petals. The upper left petal is grey with a white graphic of a brain. The upper right is purple with a white graphic of an eye. The lower right is teal with a white graphic of an ear. The lower left is green with a white graphic of a hand.

Websites. Everybody has one. Whether it’s for business, for school, a blog, or as a general resource, websites have become…

Posted in Accessibility, TrainingTagged Accessibility, advocacy, disabilities, human rights, section 508 compliance, w3c, web design, website

Math just got real with EquatIO and EquatIO Mobile- Updated Features!

Posted on March 16, 2018March 21, 2020 by Hillary
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A while back, I reviewed EquatIO , a tool created by TextHelper John McGowan .  Since then, I am so happy to see how…

Posted in Accessibility, UDL (Universal Design for Learning)Tagged Algebra, Alice Keeler, Chromebook, Desmos, EquatIO, Equation Editor, Geometry, Google Docs, John McGowan, Math, TextHelp

Making PDFs into Accessible Educational Materials

Posted on March 9, 2018March 21, 2020 by Hillary
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Recently, I had the honor of co-hosting a webinar with John Brandt, Coordinator of Maine Cite on how turn PDF…

Posted in AccessibilityTagged Adobe, AEM, Capti Voice, Chrome, iOS, John Brandt, Kami, MaineAEM, MaineCite, Microsoft Word, PDF, Read and Write, Webinar

Chromebook Accessibility Hack of the Week- Bookshare Web Reader + Read and Write for Google

Posted on February 26, 2018March 21, 2020 by Hillary
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What a great fortune it is to work in an environment where every student is issued a Chromebook in grades…

Posted in Accessibility, Assistive Technology, Special EducationTagged AEM, Bookshare, Chromebook, dyslexia, LD, Read and Write for Google, TextHelp, TextToSpeech

Beyond Digital: Go Accessible with your PDF’s Using Kami!

Posted on February 16, 2018March 21, 2020 by Hillary
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Learn how to use Kami’s OCR Tool to transform your classroom to an accessible
learning environment for ALL learners!

Posted in Accessibility, Assistive Technology, Special Education, Training, UDL (Universal Design for Learning)Tagged Accessible Educational Materials, AEM, Kami, KamiHero, OCR, PDF

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Hillary has been instrumental in helping design and develop successful collegiate level programming to train the next generation of Assistive Technology specialists and Special Education teachers.

Dr. Kevin Good Assistant Professor Director, Center for Assistive Technology Division of Secondary Education and Special Education College of Education, Health, and Rehabilitation University of Maine at Farmington
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