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North Carolina Advocates to Make Voting Accessible to People with Disabilities

Introduction State and local governments face challenges in ensuring that election content is accessible to voters with disabilities. Some states have restrictive laws that limit the rights of voters with disabilities. In such cases, the only recourse left for disability advocates and disabled voters are the courts. A coalition of groups in North Carolina including […]

Senate Committee urges Veteran Affairs and the Justice Department to Improve Access to Federal Technology

Introduction Senate lawmakers are pressing the Justice Department and Veteran Affairs, along with other federal agencies, to improve the accessibility of their online services. Accessibility is important to a broad swath of taxpayers who rely every day on information and services provided by the federal government. About 61 million American adults or 26% population, live […]

Texas A&M team translates thousands of pages of math into Braille

A Texas A&M Disability Resources Team is committed to ensure courses are accessible to all students. The Department of Mathematics at Texas A&M University had more than 2,300 pages worth of math coursework that were inaccessible to students who are visually impaired. Historically students with visual impairment have been unable to fully access STEM courses. […]

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Tips to create accessible learning content for K-12 Education

Introduction Schools and school districts are increasingly contending with the pressing task of creating accessible learning content. The use of presentations, course content, supplemental materials, OERs, instructional materials, etc., in the K-12 education system has soared during the pandemic. The shift to digital work has allowed teachers who instruct kindergarten to the twelfth grade to […]

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North Carolina Advocates to Make Voting Accessible to People with Disabilities

Senate Committee urges Veteran Affairs and the Justice Department to Improve Access to Federal Technology

Texas A&M team translates thousands of pages of math into Braille

Tips to create accessible learning content for K-12 Education

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