Showing posts with label assistive tech. Show all posts
Showing posts with label assistive tech. Show all posts

Friday, December 16, 2011

ios 5 - new text to voice feature in ibooks

  • An enhanced epub book feature or two...
  • a bookshelf can be created for each 
  • swipe from right to left- click double arrows on bottom right - video plays full screen.
    in itunes "books" section-
  • click enhanced for books with special features.
    tap on text and drag down- tap speak and ipad will read text to you.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Toolkit

From the UDL Wiki:
"When Congress reauthorized IDEA in 1997, they added the provision that ALL students on IEPs must now be considered for assistive technology. (As Dave Edyburn pointed out, 4 million more students were now eligible to be considered for AT. According to the U.S. Department of Education, 96% of students with disabilities attend schools within their districts which is the high-incidence population.)"


This mandate is often unfunded-- this site provides ideas for resources that are free or inexpensive and available to all educators.