Accessibility with G Suite for Education

Universal Design for Learning

UDL: Accessibility for All

This is the slide deck from my three hour UDL Workshop.  It has some background information and Chrome extensions, Add-ons, and Chrome Apps that can be used to help all students learn. 

A Resource document is coming soon. 


Resource Sites

National Center for Universal Design for Learning - "Founded in 2009, the National UDL Center supports the effective implementation of UDL by connecting stakeholders in the field and providing resources and information about  UDL." - from their website

CAST.org - "CAST is a multifaceted organization with a singular ambition: Bust the barriers to learning that millions of people experience every day. We do this by helping educators and organizations apply insights from the learning sciences and leading-edge practices to educational design and implementation. " - from their website.

ATAP - The Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs . "Established in 1997, the organization strives to enhance the effectiveness of AT Programs on the national, state, and local level. ATAP promotes the national network of AT Programs, represents the needs and interests of the programs, and serves as the national representative of state AT programs."

Apps and Extensions

Read & Write for Google and EquatI0 

Free for Teachers Sign-up Link

As long as you are teacher, you may sign more than once with different Emails as long as complete your school information each time.

Kami

Kami Chrome Extension

PDF Tools - Split and Merge, OCR - Convert non readable PDFs to readable PDFs with this OCR tool.


From Google

This slide deck, from  Googler Louise Jones, reviews many of the major Accessibility tools available on Chromebooks and from G Suite for Education