Strategies For Using Assistive Technology In The Classroom

https://www.teachthought.com/education/strategies-for-using-assistive-technology-in-the-classroom/

#edtech #education #assistive #technology

🌟 Understanding the differences between #Access, #Adaptive, and #Assistive technologies is key to creating a more inclusive world for people with disabilities. Share your thoughts & experiences! #TechForGood #InclusionMatters #LeaveNoOneBehind

@attoparsec @victorgijsbers @damianaswan @PadreSJ #Apple’s #VoiceOver sucks, as far as #assistive #tech goes.

Especially on- but definitely NOT limited to- older devices, #Siri usually loses #sync highlighting the test she’s reading.

Often, it doesn’t only lose sync with the words it’s reading, it will #bounce around the page, quickly scanning paragraphs in order to find its place

After all that, introduce a table and all bets are off

Oh yeah. That #chicken & #dumplings #RecipeApps didn’t work when I switched it to #gluten-free. Ah well. Back to the drawing board!
In other news, I realized today that my #Apple #watch is an #assistive device that helps me with both my #ADHD & #autism. It helps with my #executive #dysfunction :autism:
I’m #curious to see how putting #hashtags in everything like a friend of mine suggested will play out.

I've been geeking out with Apple's #assistive features. Specifically voice control and switch control. face tracking. Anyone out there using these features? And if so I'd love to hear about how you're using them and best approaches, pitfalls etc.

WTF Es wird nur eine einzige Linux Distribution in der Kategorie #assistive bei #distrowatch gelistet? Das gute alte #Knoppix

https://distrowatch.com/search.php?category=Assistive

#TalkingArch ist tot und #Accessible-Coconut steht auf Warteliste.

Ich dachte #freesoftware steht auch für #inklusion und #Barrierefreiheit. Zum Glück gibt es das GNOME Accessibility Team.

Gibt es eigentlich Blogger die über freie Software und Barrierefreiheit berichten und wie man sowas einrichtet?

How-To Immersive Reader document for Office 2019 for language instructors wanting to provide their students with an assistive #reading tool @Avenue https://tinyurl.com/2xh4dbvv #edtech #assistive

The value and insight that a chart or data visualization provides often get lost for people with vision #impairments. Particularly for people who don’t use #assistive #technology like screen readers to consume web content — color-blind users, for example. But what can you do to make your data #accessible to everyone?

Kent Eisenhuth’s and Kai Chang’s case study explores how an accessibility-first approach led them to a better visual design. They highlight how they used WCAG in their design process and how their approach ensures that accessibility is a core to the chart’s visual design without compromising focus, sacrificing readability, or adding unnecessary chartjunk.

https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2022/07/accessibility-first-approach-chart-visual-design/

I want my current project to be as #accessible as possible to everyone, so I have some questions for you if you're using #assistive tech for #accessibility. (Please boost for reach.)

Are there any good assistive technologies or apps you'd recommend that work well with Mastodon?

Descriptions on images are good - are they easily available to you?

I have some follow up questions - but this is a good starting point. 🤞