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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 […]

How Improving Document Accessibility Enables State And Local Governments to Better Serve Their Constituents

Overview Gone are the days when an American citizen had to visit their nearest government agency to apply for a job, file tax returns, or renew their driver’s license. Most, if not all, of these services are now being offered online via government websites. With the pandemic still at large combined with the fact that […]

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. […]

Department of Education and OCR Launch 100 new compliance reviews for digital accessibility

Are you ready for OCR compliance review at your school? How many times has a student with disability in your class used an online learning resource that is not accessible? Under the U.S. Department of Education, the Office for Civil Rights is ramping up compliance reviews for online learning, school websites, and platforms used by […]

US Department of Education Plans Public Input on Amendments to Section 504

Introduction Forty-five years after publication of the regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the landmark disability civil rights law, the U.S. Department of Education announced plans to gather public input on possible amendments to those regulations in order to strengthen and protect the rights of students with disabilities. Section 504 prohibits […]

How does SEO help with digital accessibility?

Introduction SEO stands for search engine optimization in the digital marketing industry. It is the process of optimizing your content pieces for search engines like Google. The main purpose behind this process is to push your content piece before a larger audience base on the internet. In 2022, SEO has been one of the most […]

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ADA Compliance Checklist for Higher Education Institutions

A comprehensive ADA compliance checklist for higher education institutions.

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K-12 Schools and accessibility-related issues: A detailed study

Introduction Every student has an equal right to education, including students with disabilities. It’s a myth that students with disabilities are not as capable as their non – disabled peers. On the contrary, an accessible educational environment ensures an inclusive and better learning experience for everyone, including students with disabilities. The most important step schools […]

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What you need to know about universal design for learning in K-12 schools

It is a teaching and learning approach that works to accommodate the needs and abilities of all students in K-12 schools. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) gives all students an equal opportunity to succeed and eliminates unnecessary hurdles in the learning process.

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