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4 Tips for using accessibility features to promote inclusion

Neo LMS

4 Tips for using accessibility features to promote inclusion. However, many technology companies are becoming increasingly aware of how different tools regarded as “assistive technology” could be impactful to everyone. In many cases, companies are developing accessibility features to be built into devices to promote access for all.

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How to Implement the Hybrid Workplace Model in Your Company

ViewSonic Education

Already adopted by multiple industry-leading firms, the hybrid work model is able to merge company objectives with the rising demand for more flexible work arrangements. But the following five steps will help provide the necessary foundation on which to build a successful hybrid model for your company. .

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Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility

The CoolCatTeacher

Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility 00;00;00;04 – 00;00;07;19 John Davis This is the Ten Minute Teacher Podcast with your host Vicki Davis. Extended Episode number 780 – Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility. How do you give them access to what information you're trying to share? Your district.

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Companies Invest in Preparing K–12 Students as Older Sectors Become Tech Integrated

EdTech Magazine

Companies Invest in Preparing K–12 Students as Older Sectors Become Tech Integrated. At the same time, major companies are recognizing the potential of a generation that will be looking for jobs as the market for jobs in these fields changes — and offers new options to workers and employers. . eli.zimmerman_9856. education system.

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Why Genentech Is Transforming the Employee Experience for Mental Health Leave

Speaker: Deborah Olson, Lead Strategist, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group & Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, Medical Director, Lyra Health

The majority of these employees have difficulty quickly accessing a leave evaluation, further delaying their recovery time and contributing to meaningful loss of productivity for the company. Employees with a severe mental health diagnosis are five times more likely to go on disability leave than their peers.

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Are Schools and Edtech Companies Ready for the Digital Accessibility Deadline?

Edsurge

They have to learn just like other students, but they can also have to deal with assignments they can’t access and other digital hurdles. Department of Justice published its final rule for web and mobile accessibility. The update is meant to expand access by spelling out specific technical standards government entities must follow.

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Breaking Down Barriers: How to Make Math Accessible for All Students

The CoolCatTeacher

00:05:45 – 00:09:44 : Math is Not Neutral Dr. Lidia Gonzalez talks about the importance of inclusive and equitable math education, touching on issues of access and representation. One is who has access to high-quality, rigorous math instruction. So issues of access making it non-neutral, but also the content we teach.