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Amazon, Federation of the Blind Reach Agreement on Accessibility

Marketplace K-12

After years of questioning the accessibility of Amazon’s Kindle e-reader , the National Federation of the Blind today announced that it will work with the online retailer to improve reading experiences for blind, low-vision, and deaf-blind students. Students also would be able to rate content. Schools’ e-Book ‘Marketplace’.

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Educators Want More Mobile Technologies for Classroom Use, Better PD

Marketplace K-12

The researchers also did a review of existing peer-reviewed research that focused on mobile technology and its use with special education students. Mobile technologies in particular have the ability to resonate with and support the instruction of special education students, said Richard E. ” More Than 400 Apps Reviewed.

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4 Tips for using accessibility features to promote inclusion

Neo LMS

The following tips provide strategies for using technology to create inclusive learning environments. Assistive technology, by definition, relates to any equipment that supports a child with a disability and increase or maintain their functioning in different settings. Read more: How to create accessible e-learning design.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

But we knew that unless we proactively built bridges to ensure everyone could be included in the benefits of new technologies, each cycle of innovation would leave people further behind. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Today, over 2.9

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

But we knew that unless we proactively built bridges to ensure everyone could be included in the benefits of new technologies, each cycle of innovation would leave people further behind. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Today, over 2.9

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