USDLA Webinar Nov 8: Issues in Access and Accessibility for All in Digital...
Trish Trifio (Wayland Baptist U, and TxDLA) and I will be doing this session as part of USDLA's recognition of National Distance Learning Week. Thursday, November 8 3:30-4:30 EasternAccessibility by...
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Make Your Google Slides More Accessible
I've gotten interested in Google Slides recently. Slides are always a bit tricky when trying to ensure they are accessible. There's an add-on for Google Slides, Grackle Slides. Grackle Slides shows...
View ArticleI'm Back! Accessibility Can't be Ignored
Yes, it's been a while since I last made a post here. A couple of medical issues got me out of the habit of posting here, but a couple of weeks ago I was at the DLAC 2020 conference in Austin and a...
View ArticleContinuity of Education in Light of COVIS-19 Concerns
There's been discussion in both K-12 and higher education about what to do about the face-to-face instruction in light of ongoing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Given that academic...
View ArticleOCR Speaks
I like it when I can get a direct statement from the US Dept of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on issues of accessibility and online education. This is especially good information in light...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Schooling. Protecting the Civil Rights of Students with IEPs
It’s hard to know just what’s happening with schooling these days because the language in the press and elsewhere isn’t precise. Just because a Governor has declared school closed, what does that...
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5 Minutes on K-12 Online Learning with Ray Rose
Michael Barbour interviewed me for his 5 Minutes series on his Virtual School Meanderings Blog. Watch the video here. Catch all the videos, by clicking here. Michael continues to add to the series....
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Website Developers Pay Attention, You May Be Liable If Your Website Is Not...
Here's an interesting case from a Superior Court in California. That makes this a narrow ruling. But, worth paying attention to if you develop websites. The decision should have website developers...
View Article2020-2021 School Year
I do not believe, even with states trying to loosen up, that all K-12 schools will be back to the pre-pandemic normal. K-12 schools and higher ed institutions should be planning for improvement and...
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10 Tips on Using Tele-practice for Students with Disabilities
New post from a friend and colleague. Tele-practice is being used to provide services for students with disabilities during the growth in remote...
View ArticleHow to Achieve Equity of Opportunity When Access Isn’t Equal
Last week Kelsey Ortiz from iDAC at Kansas University and I figuratively sat down with Jason Mitchel to do a podcast as part of the Opportunity Thrives series. Our Session: How to Achieve Equity of...
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What Is Your Organization Saying About Racial Justice (Equity)
There have been a variety of statements written in the past few weeks about the systemic racism that has been recognized and acknowledged by a variety of educational organizations. Friend and colleague...
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Accessibility for All K-12 Students in Remote Learning Webinar August 19
https://virtualschooling.wordpress.com/2020/08/13/tuc-gsoe-diversity-now-webinar-series-accessibility-for-all-k-12-students-in-remote-learning/
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Happenings
Accessibility for All K-12 Students in Remote LearningI had announced this webinar was happening before it took place, but then never posted the actual event. You can watch the webinar.It was fun to...
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This is what journalistic malpractice looks like
John Watson from DLC and I collaborated on this latest blog post from DLC. (If you don't follow them you should.) And this saves me from writing a post today, which was on my to-do list.
View ArticleTeacher Educator Technology Competencies (TETCs)
Teacher Educator Technology Competencies (TETCs) The TETCs should be viewed as a first step in a larger reform effort to better address technology integration in teacher preparation programs. The...
View ArticleHow to Become a Critical Reader of Online Research
Distance education has existed for a long time. Think correspondence courses and the pony express. Education at a distance has evolved as new technologies have been created. Radio and television played...
View ArticleIn Massachusetts Vocational Schools Become The Latest Front In The Battle For...
The headline in the Boston Globe magazine read Civil Rights groups urge state to change ‘discriminatory’ vocational school admissions policies to lottery. I had to read it. I was a Civil Rights...
View ArticleContacting Policy Makers -- Will it Make a Difference?
I've been having a discussion with some colleagues about what it will take to get some changes in both the way we prepare folks to run our k-12 schools and how we get them to understand more about...
View ArticleIllinois Passes Law to Require Digital Accessibility in all K-12 Schools...
Here's a blog post I wrote for the Digital Learning Collaborative.Illinois Passes Law to Require Digital Accessibility in all K-12 Schools BY RAYMOND ROSERaymond Rose is the Public Policy Chair for the...
View ArticleIt's been a while -- about time to catch up
I've been slipping, and not posting. There have been a variety of things worth posting. So, I'll make this a series of things that should have been posted over the past months.Here's an article that I...
View ArticleTexas Legislative Commission on Virtual Education Written Testimony
Raymond M. RosePublic Policy Chair, Texas Digital Learning AssociationDigital Accessibility Certificate Program Design and Delivery Team Just a little background so you know who I am. I have been...
View ArticleA Podcast: What is True Accessibility
I was interviewed for this EdUp podcast. I was, as you'll see, pretty freewheeling. I was told not to prepare, and so that's how I went into it. But I like the YouTube version better. EdUp didn't...
View ArticleFrom Virtual School Meanderings: Who Are These Experts?
I'll spill and admit I was one of the members of the discussion that Michael writes about in this post.This is not the first time I've read an article where a university professor is designated, in the...
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ADA Title II Regs... IMPORTANT!
Michael Barbour's blog Virtual School Meanderings gets a lot more visitors than this blog. It helps that he posts multiple times daily. I asked for him to address this topic and he offered me a guest...
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