Skipton Building Society & Digital Accessibility - Creating a Society where no one is left out
10th February 2020 -This is the first in our new Accessibility Leaders blog series, where we showcase organisations leading the way in digital and web accessibility.
As a company passionate about promoting digital inclusion and bringing equal access to the web, we will be giving experts and industry leaders the chance to share best practice alongside practical thoughts and solutions that can be used by IT, Marketing and Inclusion professionals, as they pursue the goal of increasing accessibility within their own organisations.
Our first guest blog is from Hannah Hall, Customer Empathy Manager from Skipton Building Society, who showcases the research and impact of her company's Accessibility Initiative.
Continue ReadingThe State of State Assessment
7th February 2020 -At the annual ATIA conference in January, thought-leaders from several leading assistive technology (AT) companies, as well as Pearson and Smarter Balanced, formed a panel to discuss state assessments and the challenges in providing an equal and equitable experience for persons with disabilities as outlined in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The 90-minute discussion was moderated by Joy Zabala from the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) and covered a range of topics including the variety of interpretations of ESSA, the differences in accommodations from state to state, and the conflict between accessibility and security during assessments.
Keep reading to learn more about some of the key challenges and promising solutions when it comes to state assessments.
Continue ReadingAre you improving reading comprehension with Read&Write?
5th February 2020 -Reading comprehension is one of the most important skills for your students to master if they want to understand and engage with educational content across the curriculum. Keep reading to learn how Read&Write can help you improve the reading age or lexile level in your school.
Continue ReadingD&I Leaders Global Summit: Survey & Key Takeaways
3rd February 2020 -This week saw a wonderful grouping of the world’s leading diversity & inclusion and HR professionals come together in central London, all hoping to gain actionable insight, inspiration and accelerate their workplace d&i strategy. Read on to find out some of the day's most pressing takeaways.
Continue ReadingFive reasons why struggling readers benefit from using technology
30th January 2020 -This guest blog post comes from Kristine Scharaldi, an education consultant and instructional coach with a specialization in the fields of educational technology, Mind-Brain-Education, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and 21st Century Skills/Global Education.
With over 20 years of experience providing customized professional development and training for educators, we turned to Kristine to hear how technology can benefit struggling readers.
If you want to support your struggling students through the help of education technology, you won't want to miss Kristine's post!
Continue ReadingA New Milestone: Read&Write Wins BETT Award 2020!
23rd January 2020 -We are thrilled to announce that we have won best 'International Digital Education Resource' in the UK's BETT Awards 2020 for our flagship Read&Write product!
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