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UDL to Change the World
Check out CAST.org's UDL to Change the World video located to the left of this textbox. Hear from UDL practitioners from across the world about how they use the Universal Design for Learning framework to empower all learners, including themselves. Link to UDL to Change the World. |
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UDL Explained
Check out Loudon County Public Schools Assistive Technology Department's UDL explained video to the left of this textbox. It is a short video explaining the concept and practice of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Link to UDL Explained Video. |
CAST.org
Offers a number of robust (and free) learning tools including the UDL Book Builder and the UDL Exchange. CAST created the Universal Design for Learning framework, and it remains one of our core levers of change to help make learning inclusive and transformative for everyone. Link to Cast.org's learning tools. |
Texthelp UDL Learning Tools Available to ALL Students in PCSD
All students can now access Texthelp's UDL tools that provide access support in Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and study skills. Texthelp tools are extensions found in the Chrome browser and Edge browser. Students and Staff can log into the browser or toolbar with their district credentials (staff - use email and students - use ID#@paulding.k12.ga.us, Passwords same a district computer login) to access the tools fully. Learn more about these tools from the Texthelp Academy. Link to Texthelp Academy Want to better know which features may benefit your students best? Check out the Texthelp Toolmatcher! Link to Texthelp Toolmatcher |
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (link is external) is proud to announce a video series covering a variety of topics on digital access in education, including how people with disabilities use technology, applicable Federal regulations, and identifying and remediating barriers to access. Whether you are in the educational field or not, these videos have wide ranging coverage for those who want to know: What makes technology accessible for individuals with disabilities? And how can I make my site or platform more accessible?
Link to OCR's video series. |
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Clusive
Clusive™ is a flexible, customizable learning environment that adapts to you. Clusive is part of the Center on Inclusive Software for Learning (external link). Explore a demo of Clusive™, a learning tool developed by our CISL team from the Center on Inclusive Software for Learning at CAST, in the video posted to the left. Clusive is a flexible, supported learning environment for students developed with Universal Design for Learning principles. The tool supports middle school students in building and expanding their reading skills and adapts over time, making recommendations and adjustments based on the activity and choices learners make. Link to try out Clusive Link to learn more about the CISL project at CAST |
Word has many features built-in that help people with different abilities to read and author documents. Word also offers the Accessibility Checker that locates elements that might cause problems for people with disabilities.
To learn more about how the Accessibility Checker works, see Rules for the Accessibility Checker. Link to Article about making your Word documents accessible. Link to article from the DOE regarding Word accessibility. |
Accessible PowerPoints
This topic gives you step-by-step instructions to make your PowerPoint presentations accessible to people with disabilities. Link to article about making your PowerPoints accessible. Link to article from the DOE regarding PowerPoint accessibility. |
PowerPoint for Office 365 can transcribe your words as you present and display them on-screen as captions in the same language you are speaking, or as subtitles translated to another language. This can help accommodate individuals in the audience who may be deaf or hard of hearing, or more familiar with another language, respectively.
Link to learn how to use live captions and subtitles in PowerPoint. |
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Transcribe - Word Online Feature
This video to the left, will show you how to convert an audio file to text in Microsoft Word. Microsoft word as a new transcribe feature that will allow you to upload audio and transcribe it into text. Microsoft Word allows you to edit and add speaker names to the text. Your uploaded audio files will be stored in Microsoft OneDrive. For more tech help check out Teacher’s Tech website: https://teachers.tech/ |
The Translator for Education site provides free resources, tools, and how-to guides for live captioning and translation in the classroom. Schools are increasingly diverse. Teachers manage many types of learners, including students who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) who require assistive technology, and language learners (and their parents) who may not speak or understand the language of the classroom well. Microsoft Translator helps bridge these communication gaps, supporting accessible classroom learning with live captioning, cross-language understanding, and even multilingual casual conversations to help with student integration.
Link to learn how to use Microsoft Translator for Education. |
Microsoft Translator App
Translate a conversation in the app. Translate a live, captioned conversation from the Translator app. You can also have a translated conversation directly in your browser on mobile or desktop. Link to learn how to use the Microsoft Translator App. |
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How to Add Closed Captions and Subtitles to YouTube Videos.
See video to the left for step by step instructions on how to add Closed Captions and Subtitles to YouTube Videos. |
4 Ways to Create Accessible Video Captions with ScreenPal
Accessibility plays a huge role in allowing all students an equal opportunity to understand and engage with classroom topics. To create an accessible video that reaches every student effectively, we need to ensure your content is both ADA and Section 508 compliant. Link to how to make accessible video captions with ScreenPal. |
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NCAEM - Accessibility Standards, Specifications and Guidelines
This page provides links to resources pertaining to accessibility standards, specifications and guidelines that may prove useful to publishers, developers, educators and others who create content to support the education of children and adults. Developing accessible content right from the start improves usability for all learners and reduces the typical time, cost and errors resulting from having to produce a suitable transformation into an accessible format. Link to accessibility standards, specifications and guidelines. |
Designing for Accessibility with POUR
Want to ensure the materials you create are accessible to all your learners? The POUR principles are a great place to start. These principles define four qualities of an accessible experience and they are at the foundation of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) an international standard for making web content accessible. - National Center on Accessible Educational Materials Link to the interactive POUR principle document. |
W3C - Web Accessibility Initiative
This page introduces some basic considerations to help you get started writing web content that is more accessible to people with disabilities. These tips are good practice to help you meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) requirements. Follow the links to the related WCAG requirements, detailed background in the “Understanding” document, guidance from Tutorials, user stories, and more. Link to the Web Accessibility Initiative |
Virtual Supports for Struggling Students
In the video found in the link below, the GaDOE content integration specialists review virtual supports for students with disabilities. There are examples demonstrating how the virtual tools might be utilized within the four content areas: English/Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. The video also shares ideas for developing a distance learning plan with integrated activities for kindergartner through fifth grade students that can be used in a variety of ways. Link to Virtual Supports for Struggling Students Video |
Making Everyday Curriculum Materials Accessible for All Learners
The National AEM Center invites new K-12 educators to participate in a free professional development opportunity to improve the accessibility of the materials your students use for learning. Many students with disabilities experience barriers to using curriculum materials due to physical, sensory, or learning disabilities. Link to AEM Educator Training |