Owen Guthrie in ED 653 challenged us to work through some of the issues linking ADA, IDEA and or work as Instructional Designers and teachers in the online environment. My post and work are linked here: Document Accessibility, ED 653  Owen’s original assignment is linked here: Designing for Accessibility It was good for me to go…

Making accommodations and modifications means changing the way things are usually done to take into account a person’s disability-related needs. Examples of accommodations and modifications include modifying rules, policies or practices; removing architectural or communication barriers; or providing aids, services, or assistive technology. “(i) modifications or adjustments to a job application process that enable a…

(though I guess you could do three not-so-long blog posts. But wouldn’t that be boring?) So, Bob is a little overbooked and is playing the boring card. I started a new job 7/24.  I am participating in the iTeach summer intensive and trying to get, my winter fish in this week. Exploring the ADA and…

Elevator Speech The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects the civil rights of individuals with disabilities comparable to other protected classes. Discrimination against persons with disabilities is prohibited by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Title II prohibits discrimination by disability by public entities, whether or not they receive federal…