Recap of this week
Thanks you all for your attention, excellent contributions, and questions with our guests from BCEdAccess, Kaori Lau and Neesha Blajberg.
The BCEdAccess slides are available as a PDF here. Please do take the time to review the links and resources they provided in the slides and bring forward any questions to our next class. Unfortunately some of the links in the slides are not working, so here are the links for “Further Learning & Resources” on the last slide:
- https://www.bu.edu/diversity/resource-toolkit/social-identity-wheel-activity/
- https://unitedforcommunicationchoice.org/damon-kirsebom-when-people-see-me-typing/851/
- https://assistiveware.com/learn-aac/presume-competence
- https://www.facebook.com/715087393/videos/602424674334108/
- https://i-asc.org/events/spellx/
- https://bcedaccess.com/2020/02/13/advocacy-and-conflict-resolution-for-students-with-disabilities-in-bc-education-a-rights-based-primer/
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/teach/resources-for-teachers/inclusive-education#programs
- https://www.bcecta.com/
The results of the latest Exclusion Tracker report can be found here.
I also mentioned in class a useful resource provided by the Government of Canada on communication with and about persons with disabilities in writing, speech, and images. This guide aims to foster an accessibility- and disability-confident Canada. You can access ‘A way with words and images: guide for communicating with and about persons with disabilities‘.
We also have a resource we have compiled on Assistive Technologies available for your review.
Video Resources
The video below includes reflections from four young people, who share their answers to the question “what is accessibility?”
Accessibility means more than ramps, accessibility means different things to different people, everyone deserves accessibility; considering access in physical and online designs, allowing for and/or providing reasonable accommodations, equal access and safe spaces. What does accessibility mean to YOU?
Tracy also wanted to share this video with the class. In this video, 17-year-old British Columbia resident Damon Kirsebom uses an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) device to type the following: “When people see me typing, they always realize I am really authentically expressing my own thoughts. No tricks here, people.” More info about Damon and his use of technology to communicate can be found here.
Here are some additional slides I put together with resources on accessible technology.
To Do list for Week Ten
- Continue with your weekly WordPress class reflection as well as your free inquiry project update.
- By now, you should have completed:
- 6 of your weekly reflection posts towards 8 total be end or term
- 7 of your free inquiry posts towards 10 total be end or term
- By now, you should have completed:
- You have your educational technology groups formed so you can continue with research and discussions to move that forward. Let me know if I can help at any time.
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