Category: Assistive Technology
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Kottke: The iPhone: maybe the best thing for the blind since Braille
Kottke.org provides a couple of interesting links on how the iPhone has been nothing short of revolutionary for some visually-impaired folks.
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LMS Update
The University of Calgary is looking for help in choosing a new learning management system. Users can evaluate “sandbox” instances of the 4 candidate applications, then provide feedback through an online survey for each: Blackboard 9, Desire2Learn, Instructure Canvas, and Moodle. All feedback must be in no later than Friday, April 13.
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So Long, Blackboard…
Did you know that the University’s learning management system (LMS), Blackboard 8, is due to be replaced this summer? And that the eLearning Discovery Working Group wants your input on the next LMS? Here are some ways for you to participate in the process: You can watch the LMS vendor demos, where representatives from 4…
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CSUN 2012 Great Big List
DRC Assistive Services Coordinator Rob Blake recently returned from the California State University, Northridge (CSUN) Centre on Disabilities Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, held this year in the top-notch city of San Diego, California. To call the CSUN Conference massive would be something of an understatement. The conference brings together students, administrators,…
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Exclusive SAS workroom in the TFDL
Students who are registered with Student Accessibility Services at the University of Calgary have exclusive access to an Adaptive Technology workroom in the Taylor Family Digital Library. This workroom (260D) features 3 workstations complete with a variety of adaptive technology programs, including Kurzweil, Inspiration, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, and Zoomtext. Students are encouraged to use the room…