The Accessible Classroom: Online Learning and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
This webinar was originally posted on the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute website.https://youtu.be/MLQBtU_-V5gThe Accessible Classroom is a video series exploring web accessibility for K-12 education. We’ll dive into concepts and tools that can help schools ensure access to digital learning spaces for all students. In this first video, Jeff takes takes a look at the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) from the perspective of schools.Resources from this episode:
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