Digital Transitions

Vital: Creating Accessible Digital Images
Screenshot of Vital website displaying 3+1=4 Number line with Haptic layer, and text, "Vital: Creating Accessible Images"
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Educators can now create their own accessible images using this the Vital software!
Voice Dream Scanner and Voice Dream Reader Demo
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Check out this OCR app that was created specifically for users with visual impairments!
Sonitunes (Digital Lines App): University AT Project
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This app addresses the issue of how to make digital lines accessible to students who are visually impaired.
Hidden Resources: Collaborative AT Projects with Universities
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Have you tapped into your local university's knowledge and computer science skills?
How Important is Tech to Students with Visual Impairments?
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Tech provides students with visual impairments with the tools that will take them into the 21 century.
The Unknown Gesture: Split Tap
Image of a hand on the iPad screen demonstrating the split tap gesture and text, "Drag and Split Tap."
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The split tap will quickly become your favorite gesture!
Reading Efficiently with a Screen Reader: Reading by Paragraphs
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Learn to read by chunks! Part 2 in this series.
Reading Efficiently with a Screen Reader: Headings
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Using Headings to skim a website or document.
How to teach your students to read at 600 words per minute – Part 4
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The fourth and final installment in this series describes a methodology for increasing reading speed.
iCons and Earcons: Critical but often overlooked tech skills
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What are Earcons and how do you teach them?

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