Accessibility - The Cengage Blog

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How Perkins Access Helps Us Be More Inclusive in Our Research

One in four adults in the United States has a disability. This includes auditory, sight, cognitive and motor disabilities. So, it’s important when doing research that the research truly represents the...

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The Importance of Accessible Educational Materials

Justin Tumelaire is senior manager of accessibility at Cengage The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative defines accessibility as “websites, tools, and technologies designed and developed so that people with disabilities can...

Ensuring Educational Equity in Your Classroom

Ensuring Educational Equity in your Classroom

Sandy Keeter is a Professor in the Information Technology Department at Seminole State College in Florida. What is Educational Equity? Educational equity is a measure of achievement, fairness, inclusion, and...

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How I Built a More Flexible Course for My Students

Tanya Mosley is an Information Technology instructor at Chattahoochee Technical College It has been a challenging two years since the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the lives of everyone, including students and...

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Designing Flexible Courses During COVID-19

Dr. Sinjini Mitra is a professor at the Information Systems and Decision Sciences Department at California State University, Fullerton Designing flexible courses for both online and in-person learning is essential...

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College Student Housing and Food Insecurity: What Faculty Can Do

Jody Small is an Emmy Award-winning writer-producer who films stories about students and educators at community colleges and universities around the country Several years ago, The Hope Center for College,...

How to Make Your Course More Accessible

How to Make Your Course More Accessible [eBook]

Reading Time: < 1 minute The topic of accessibility is an important one for instructors to consider when designing their course and creating materials. Students with disabilities are protected under the ADA, but many feel...