Key to Success for Blind Adults? Connecting the Dots!
The correlation between success for blind adults and Braille literacy is staggering. The unemployment rate among working-age blind adults is75%, yet for those who are employed, 90% are literate in Braille. In light of this stat, HIMS has joined forces with other forward-thinking companies to offer a comprehensive range of solutions. In this workshop, Earle …
Tools for Breaking Down Barriers for the Blind
Kate Herndon of American Printing House for the Blind (APH) shares what the organization is doing to break down barriers to education and independence. Kat covers such new programs as: development of a variety of Braille displays, new APH Press books, modifying science and math instruction for students with visual impairments, creating tactile graphics, free …
Get More Done with Android Switch Control and Google Assistant
Learn how Android’s Switch Access can combine with Action Blocks to provide helpful new ways to interact with the Google Assistant. Matthew Crain and Ajit Narayanan of Google walk you through how combining these web-accessible technologies allows users with developmental and intellectual disabilities to get more done.
Making Language Visible
The application of Dual-Symbol Immersion to the development of language through alternative symbol systems brings to light additional supports that would be beneficial. The ability to immerse the learner in the symbol system being learned, providing those who are adept at speech-generating systems as well as those who are not, can make language visible and …
Making Math Accessible with EquatIO
Learn how more than 2 million students and educators engage with digital, accessible math using EquatIO, the award-winning math and STEM accessibility program powered by Texthelp. EquatIO’s simple tools, such as math dictation, math prediction, speech-to-math, OCR, handwriting recognition and more, open new doors to accessibility, engagement and expression in Google’s G Suite, Microsoft Word, …
Making Math Accessible to All Learners
Math presents significant challenges for learners who depend on screen-reading technologies to consume content. Learn about a game-changing new tool that identifies mathematical content in a document, automatically generates MathML – a markup language especially for math – and inserts it in the appropriate place. This tool is available to anyone creating math materials, from …
Unleash Student Potential With a Total AT Solution
As an educator, you know how much your students with cognitive challenges can learn and achieve. This video will walk you through comprehensive, cloud-based special education solutions to support you in managing these challenges so you can focus on the human part of your job—teaching and nurturing your students. Discover how differentiating lesson plans, complying …
EyeGaze for the iPad
Nigel Wallace, owner of Inclusive TLC, walks you through the world’s first EyeGaze tool for iPads, showing you how you can control the iPad Pro with your eyes. This is great assistive technology to aid in physical access and participation and make educational materials accessible for all.
Free Assistive Technology Features in Windows 10
Join the Microsoft team of Rachel Berger, dyslexia and LD community AT consultant, and Jason Grieves, as they walk you through the latest assistive technology features in Windows 10. They’ll dive into Immersive Reader, a full-screen tool that increases readability of content in OneNote – part of the OneNote Learning Tools, designed to support students …