Category: Student Engagement and Agency
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Bronx elementary school to pilot program for students with emotional disabilities
This article was published on Chalkbeat New York by Pooja Salhotra on August 31, 2021. A South Bronx elementary school is launching a first-of-its-kind program in New York City to integrate students with emotional disabilities with their general education peers. The pilot, called “Path,” will prioritize social-emotional learning for a single kindergarten classroom at P.S.…
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Google Fonts Adds Braille Institute’s ‘Hyperlegible’ Typeface For All To Use
This article was published on DesignTaxi by Mikelle Leow on August 8, 2021. Joining the hundreds of thoughtfully designed font families on Google Fonts is ‘Atkinson Hyperlegible’, a typeface strategically optimized for the visually impaired. When tasked to revamp Braille Institute’s visual identity, design firm Applied Design Works took the reasonable approach of creating a wholly new typeface, poring…
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Rock Bridge High School students grow adaptive sports not-for-profit, one step at a time
This article was published on the Columbia Daily Tribune by Roger McKinney on July 16, 2021. When Rock Bridge High School students Kinley Schade and Sriya Pokala started a not-for-profit in tandem with the start of the pandemic, they had no idea it would grow as it has in 16 months. Their not-for-profit organization, Difference One Step…
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Tempe high school robotics team creates adjustable hoop to help disabled students
This article was published on azcentral by Amaris Encinas on July 5, 2021. When a group of high school students from Tempe was tasked to innovate in a way that could help a community achieve optimum physical and mental health, their thoughts went to people living with disabilities. In particular, to special education students at their…
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A Utah student with Down syndrome was left out of a photo of her school’s cheerleading squad
This article was published on The Salt Lake Tribune by Courtney Tanner on June 16, 2021. The cheerleading squad at Shoreline Junior High took two official team portraits this year. The first photo included Morgyn Arnold, a 14-year-old student with Down syndrome who’d been working as the cheer team manager and knew all the routines…
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Costa Mesa fourth-grader petitions Newport-Mesa Unified for greater accessibility to restrooms
This article was published on the Daily Pilot by Lilly Nguyen on June 15, 2021. Rory Siwula is 9 years old and speaks quickly as if she were in a rush to get all the words out. She’s confident and happy to answer questions about herself. She’s about to enter the fourth grade this fall.…
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The Benefits of Speech-to-Text Technology in All Classrooms
This article was published on KQED by Caroline Smith on June 9, 2021. During in-person instruction, Vikram Nahal would correct console grips in his role as a Resource Specialist Program (RSP) teacher in Northern California. Learning console grips helps students develop the hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills necessary to correctly form shapes on a page. He…
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Apple announces a slew of accessibility updates
This article was published on The Verge by Kait Sanchez on May 19, 2021. Apple announced a variety of new and updated features for people with disabilities today. Beginning May 20th, customers can use the new SignTime sign language interpreter service to contact AppleCare and retail customer care through their web browsers. Software updates later this year…
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COMIC: How A Teacher Tackled Pandemic Fears For His Students With Disabilities
This article was published on Blue Ridge Public Radio by LA Johnson on May 18, 2021. It’s been a year since teachers were handed an unprecedented request: educate students in entirely new ways amid the backdrop of a pandemic. In this comic series, we’ll illustrate one educator’s story each week from now until the end…
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Making a splash: Pennridge High School celebrates recognition for sports inclusion efforts
This article was published on Bucks County Courier Times by Ashley R. Williams on May 3, 2021. Normally, raining on someone’s parade is a surefire way to spoil an already overcast day. That was far from the case for a group of energetic Pennridge High School students and staff, who couldn’t have been more eager to…
