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Design Learning for Visually Impaired Students with NVDA

Jeff Gerlach
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SEP 14, 2018
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Accessibility
Jeff reviews Non-Visual Desktop Access (NVDA), an open source screen reader for Windows. Screen readers help those with vision impairments to access digital content. Teachers can use screen readers to check that web content for lessons is accessible to students with visual impairments.
Jeff Gerlach sitting at his desk with a laptop and microphone

This webinar was originally posted on the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute website.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSaLvKeyNYQ

Jeff reviews Non-Visual Desktop Access (NVDA), an open source screen reader for Windows. Screen readers help those with vision impairments to access digital content. Teachers can use screen readers to check that web content for lessons is accessible to students with visual impairments.

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