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Lesson Plan
Anti-Defamation League

Diverse Books Matter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
A campaign by Marley Diaz sheds light on the importance of diverse books. Scholars explore the campaign and identify "window" and "mirror" books. They look closely at their library and classroom bookshelves and reflect on why diverse...
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Lesson Plan
K20 LEARN

ADA Accessibility: Inverse Trigonometric Functions

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Ramp up using trigonometric ratios. After receiving a request to check school ramps to verify they meet ADA requirements, groups calculate the angle of the incline on ramps on campus. They report their findings via a letter to the...
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Handout
Norton Life Lock

The Nine Ds of Digital Citizenship

For Students K - 12th
A reference page identifies the nine Ds of digital citizenship—digital access, etiquette, commerce, responsibilities, literacy, law, communication, security, health, and wellness.
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Activity
Ed Change

Inclusion/Exclusion

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students verbally share their own experiences as students, exploring different ways people are made to feel "included" in the learning process.
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Handout
Other

Access to the Internet, Web and Windows

For Students 9th - 10th
If you want to learn how to make web pages and the internet more accessible then this is the place to be!
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Website
Other

National Center on Deaf Blindness

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Site consists of an extensive library of materials, and information specialists to help serve children who are deaf-blind.
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Website
Other

U.s. Department of Health and Human Services: usability.gov

For Students 9th - 10th
A one-stop resource for government-compiled information on how to develop websites that boost their usability and accessibility based on proven methods of design and audience analysis. With many, many how-tos, such as how to write for...
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Website
Other

University of Connecticut: Resources: Accessible Media and Multimedia

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides help for making media and multimedia accessible to all. It includes checklists, information about best practices, and tips for social media. It covers audio, images, and video, and includes links to additional...
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Website
Other

University of Connecticut: Tools for Testing Web Accessibility

For Students 9th - 10th
If you would like to test your website's accessibility prior to launching it, there are many resources available. This page lists a variety of accessibility checkers and provides a checklist for reference.
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Handout
Other

Cbm International: Digital Accessibility Toolkit [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This kit provides a selection of tools and recommendations pertaining to the accessibility of information technologies. Based on international standards and a scan of available technologies, these tools and recommendations are intended...
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Article
Other

Web Accessibility in Mind (Web Aim): Accessible Images

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the importance of images for enhancing comprehension online and how to use them to communicate effectively. The article looks at illustrations, maps, animations, icons, color and contrast, image enlargement, and...
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Article
Other

Web Accessibility in Mind (Web Aim): Alternative Text

For Students 9th - 10th
Adding alternative text for images is the first principle of web accessibility. It is also one of the most difficult to properly implement. The web is replete with images that have missing, incorrect, or poor alternative text. Like many...
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Website
Other

Digital.gov: Federal Social Media Accessibility Toolkit Hackpad

For Students 9th - 10th
This toolkit is intended for government agencies and other organizations to help them evaluate the accessibility of their social media programs. It contains tips, real-life examples and best practices to ensure that social media content...
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Article
Other

Queens University: Social Media Accessibility

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource describes the problems related to social media accessibility for individuals with special needs and offers suggestions on how to work around some of them to make the content more accessible. The information is also...
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Handout
Other

National Center on Disability and Access to Education: Accessibility Cheatsheets

For Students 9th - 10th
These one-page accessibility resources, or "cheatsheets," have been developed to assist anyone who is creating accessible content. They provide guidance for how to make documents accessible that are created with Microsoft Office and...
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Website
Other

University of Cambridge: Inclusive Design Toolkit

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides tons of information about inclusive design. It has an Exclusion Calculator that can be used to assess a product once you understand the principles of inclusive design, as well as the Sight Exclusion Estimator -...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Making a Car for Blind Drivers

For Students 9th - 10th
Using robotics, laser rangefinders, GPS and smart feedback tools, Dennis Hong is building a car for drivers who are blind. It's not a "self-driving" car, he's careful to note, but a car in which a non-sighted driver can determine speed,...
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Website
Other

National Center for Accessible Media

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Comprehensive site full of information for accessibility. Project link has a listing of current and past projects which provides the user with the ability to view the projects by date, by population served, or by media type.
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Website
Other

National Center for Accessible Media

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Comprehensive site full of information for accessibility. Project link has a listing of current and past projects which provides the user with the ability to view the projects by date, by population served, or by media type.
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Article
Other

Spectronics: Microsoft Windows 95 and 98 Accessibility Features

For Students 9th - 10th
An article that describes Microsoft Windows 95 and 98 version software's system accessibility features.
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Handout
Other

Infinitec: Total Resource Guide: Visual

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A resource guide that is a great help to locating a full array of assistive products and services for persons with blindness or visual impairments.
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Professional Doc
University at Buffalo

University of Buffalo: Assistive Technology Training Online Project (Atto)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Assistive Technology Training Online Project (ATTO) provides information on AT applications that help students with disabilities learn in elementary classrooms.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs: The u.s. Mexico Border a History

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has complete information about the U.S.-Mexico border. It has an interactive timeline of important border events and a morphing map that shows changes in the border.
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Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: People With Disabilities

For Students 4th - 9th
Understand what it means to have a disability, and learn about accessibility options for many people.