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ADA IT/AT News
(Courtesy of the New England ADA Center)
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College
Web Pages Are 'Widely Inaccessible' to People With Disabilities
(Chronicle of Higher Education). College Web pages remain "widely
inaccessible" to people with disabilities, despite some improvements in recent
years, according to a recent study.
Blinding
Technology of Online Learning (Inside Higher Ed). Online learning
is often heralded as a way to make college an option for people who would not
otherwise have the money or mobility to access it. But for blind students,
online learning can present more obstacles than opportunities - especially as
e-learning materials become more technologically sophisticated.
Wheelchairs
that listen (Boston Globe)
Seeking greater independence,
patients help MIT researchers design a voice-driven device.
Hearing
Impaired Cell Phones: New FCC Ruling (Healthy Hearing). Today,
the Federal Communications Commission took important steps to ensure that the
latest cell phones are hearing aid-compatible, expanding access to mobile
networks and services for the 8 million Americans who use hearing aids.
Additional News:
Mass.
court sets rules on testimony by disabled (Boston Herald). The
highest court in Massachusetts has issued new guidelines to ensure witnesses
with disabilities that affect how they communicate get a fair chance to testify
in court.
U.
of I. opens state-of-the-art dorm for students with disabilities
(Chicago Tribune).
With very limited use of her arms and legs,
Kelsey Rozema has needed her parents' help with most daily tasks - getting out
of bed, showering, putting on a coat and even opening a water bottle. In 18
years, they've been apart for only six nights. So moving into a college dorm
this week - and away from the reliance on her family - is even more of a
milestone for Rozema than for the thousands of other wide-eyed freshmen arriving
this week at the University of Illinois, a ritual that will be repeated on
college campuses throughout the country in coming weeks.
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