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CNIB and Bookshare
CNIB has announced that clients are now eligible to sign up for a free one-year subscription to Bookshare, the world’s largest online library for individuals with print disabilities. The Bookshare library houses over 110,000 titles, and provides titles in formats like DAISY text, DAISY Audio, MP3 and Braille Ready Format. Subscriptions are limited and available…
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Yoga & Mindfulness – 8 Week Program
The SU Wellness Centre has partnered with Active Living to offer a free, 8 week program for students to practice mindfulness and yoga as a sustainable method of coping with stress. The program takes place every Wednesday starting February 12 and will run over the lunch hour. Any University of Calgary student can participate, but…
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Smartphones in the Classroom? Let Students Decide
On chroniclevitae.com, David Gooblar suggests that the question of the acceptable use of personal technology in the classroom – which is a contentious issue for many instructors – could be decided by the students themselves. One result of this approach, he writes, would be the removal of any unnecessary difficulty, stigma or discrimination placed upon…
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2014 Leadership Exchange conference
Saturday, February 8, 2014, the University of Calgary office of Leadership and Student Engagement presents the annual leadership conference, the Leadership Exchange. This conference is designed to allow participants to build leadership skills and engage in discussions around leadership with peers and other members of the U of C community, and is appropriate for current…
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Best Practices for Accessible Print Document Design
Over at ProfHacker, an overview of best practices for creating accessible print documents, excerpted from the Guidelines for Print Document Design offered by the American Printing House for the Blind.
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