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Improving Accessibility Often Falls to Faculty. Here’s What They Can Do.

Edsurge

But a common problem prevented that: some faculty have been slow to catch up with technological advances, and many wait until students ask for accomodations rather than having accessible materials from the start. “I That’s especially concerning to her, given assistive technologies alone won’t always help.

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CoSN 2025: Humans in an AI world

eSchool News

And the CoSN 2025 Conference is preparing attendees to meet the AI challenge head-on, focusing this year’s conference theme on human leadership in an AI world. Register here to attend this year’s conference in Seattle. Wondering what the CoSN conference has for you? On Tuesday, April 1, panelists Lindsay E.

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Make Learning Products Accessible for Students With Disabilities, Educators Tell Vendors at ISTE

Marketplace K-12

Educators at the annual conference of the International Society for Technology in Education said education companies should focus on text-to-speech capabilities, switch accessibility, assistive technology, and other supports for students with special needs.

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How Educators Can Support Families of Children with Disabilities During Hybrid or Online Learning

Waterford

Video conferences, emails, or simple phone calls are good ways to keep in touch with families of special needs students. 4] Principals should be in the loop on things like access to the curriculum for special education, need for assistive technologies, and other accommodations.

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FETC 2019: Day One

eSchool News

Because this is my 13th FETC, I confidently walked into the conference center as a tour guide for an FETC first timer. The new and improved conference registration location is an upgrade from its previous place in the corner of the Expo floor. Assistive Technology.

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FETC 2025: Good to Know Before You Go

eSchool News

The Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) welcomes forward-thinking educators and edtech leaders as they seek to transform and innovate teaching and learning in their classrooms, schools, and districts. GuyKawasaki opens the conference with a keynote on the future of learning. Running Jan. 15 at 1 p.m.,

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Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164

Shake Up Learning

The school needed his expertise to help keep its assistive technology up and running as it was a school for children and adults with disabilities. In the beginning, Mike fixed wheelchairs and such, but as technology expanded so did his work assisting students with disabilities. About Mike Moratta. Twitter : @mmatp.