Petra Strassberg

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The Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Please, go to https://webaim.org/articles/laws/usa/rehab , to read more about the Rehabilitation Act of 1973   “The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was the first major legislative effort to secure an equal playing field for individuals with disabilities. This legislation provides a wide range of services for persons with physical and cognitive disabilities. Those disabilities can create …

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Teaching Online Certificate from Quality Matters

Use the link below to access information on Quality Matters Teaching Online Certificate course.   https://www.qualitymatters.org/professional-development/toc

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Color Contrast Checker

Use the link below to access the Color Contrast Checker found on the Web Aim website.   https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/  

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National Distance Learning Week November 7-9

National Distance Learning Week 2017  Quality Matter Observes National Distance Learning Week “Nov. 7 – 9, 2017 (Tues. – Thurs.): Three highly interactive and engaging 1-hour workshops delivered in real time through an interactive web-conferencing format. The workshops focus on making your courses accessible for all learners.” https://www.qualitymatters.org/professional-development/workshops/qm-live-ndlw Click on the link above for more information

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Major Categories of Disability Types

The following information can also be found on the Web Aim website, https://webaim.org/intro/   The major categories of disability types are:   Eye–Visual Blindness, low vision, color-blindness   Ear-–Hearing Deafness and hard-of-hearing  Hand–Motor Inability to use a mouse, slow response time, limited fine motor control  Brain–Cognitive Learning disabilities, distractibility, inability to remember or focus on large …

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