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Category Archives: Universal Design
Four Just-In-Time Tips for Sending Accessible Home Work
Educators! You’re building the plane while flying it, we know. Here’s a starting place for keeping in mind your students with disabilities who use assistive technology to access the curriculum. One. Did your printed worksheet start as a digital file? … Continue reading
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LibraryLyna for Creating an Accessible Classroom
LibraryLyna offers 3D print resources for teachers of the blind and visually impaired Gorgeous 3D print models of math and science concepts are available to download and create for an accessible classroom. The screen reader accessible site provides a library … Continue reading
Posted in Classes and webinars, Education and AT, Universal Design
Tagged blind, education, visual impairment
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Survey for Home Modification Practitioners
The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Universal Design and the Built Environment (RERC-UD) is conducting a nationwide survey of home modification practitioners, including therapists, architects, contractors, service coordinators, and consumers. Our goal is to identify current practices for implementing home … Continue reading
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Help Bentley’s Usability Center Find a Project Involving a Large Number of People with Disabilities
In April, Ann Shor and I went on an interesting and informative tour at the Design & Usability Center at Bentley University. The Center gives their clients suggestions how to make things such as websites, cars, and medical equipment user … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Classes and webinars, Universal Design, Web Accessibility
Tagged AT, education, Universal Design
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iDevices for Beginners: iPod Touch, iPad, and iPhone
January 11, Wednesday, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Easter Seals ATRC – Boston Office 89 South St. Boston, MA 02111 Presenter: Catherine Bly and Kristi Peak-Oliveira, ATRC Coordinators This presentation will touch upon the latest iDevices on the market from … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Classes and webinars, Employment and AT, Events, Universal Design, Web Accessibility
Tagged ALS, Apple apps, Assistive Technology, blind, cell phones, cognitive disabilities, free software, GPS, iPad, iPhone, literacy, low vision, MS
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Register Today for Build Boston and Learn about New Accessible Design Standards
Build Boston is the annual trade show and conference for the design and construction industry. It is taking place November 16-18th at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. Discounts on session and free access to the exhibit hall are … Continue reading
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UD/AT Expo and Conference A Success!
Karen’s Expo News and Highlights The Universal Design and Assistive Technology Expo and Conference: Products and Technologies That Change People’s Lives held on September 26th was a success! Over 1,000 people attended the expo to see the products, technologies and … Continue reading
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Gov. Patrick on Assistive Technology and Universal Design
“There is an urgent need for action. Today, over 11 percent of Massachusetts residents have a disability. We are the seventh oldest state in the nation — with a median age of 39 (though it seems to me quite absurd … Continue reading
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