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Following is a complete list of the 193 articles in the CUDE Knowledge Base, arranged alphabetically by title. Select any article title to view the article.
- A Smart Board in the Classroom: A Promising Practice for Engaging Students
- Are postsecondary institutions responsible for accessibility at off-campus events?
- Are there any web-based tutorials on web accessibility?
- Are there commercial products designed to make math accessible to students with disabilities?
- Are there computer keyboards designed to be used with only one hand?
- Are there voice recognition programs students can use to do math?
- As a library employee, am I required to find research material for a patron who is disabled?
- Boston Public Schools Access Technology Center: A Promising Practice of Universal Design
- Can I borrow captioned media for free?
- Can the information contained in graphs, charts, drawings, and three-dimensional models be made accessible to students with disabilities?
- Captain Strong Elementary: A Promising Practice in Engaging Students with Learning Differences
- Classroom Performance System: A Promising Practice in Engaging All Students
- Digital Frog International: A Promising Practice in Designing Accessible Educational Software
- Disability Awareness 101: A Case Study on Students with Disabilities and College Admissions Offices Staff
- Distance Learning: A Case Study on the Accessibility of an Online Course
- Do colleges and universities agree as to whether they must adhere to Section 508 standards?
- Do fume hoods exist that are accessible to people with mobility impairments?
- Dundee Elementary School: A Promising Practice in Utilizing Technology for Writing and Research
- Electronic Course Reserves: A Case Study on Universal Access to Electronic Information in Academic Libraries
- Equal Opportunities: A Case Study on Campus Transportation for Students with Mobility Impairments
- Faculty Learning Communities: A Promising Practice in Faculty Development
- Fife School District: A Promising Practice to Maximize Outcomes of Professional Development for Teachers
- GALL Laboratory: A Promising Practice in Applying Problem-Based Learning
- Garfield-Palouse High School: A Promising Practice in Creating an Inclusive High School Science Lab
- How are the terms deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, and hearing impaired typically used?
- How are the terms low vision, visually impaired and blind defined?
- How can a financial aid office make services accessible to a student who is blind or has low vision?
- How can I adapt specific science activities in a general curriculum for students with disabilities?
- How can I assure that a student who is deaf can access the content in my podcasts?
- How can I communicate with colleagues regarding making our library accessible to patrons with disabilities?
- How can I create math and science documents that are accessible to students with visual impairments?
- How can I get started in making my distance learning course accessible to all students?
- How can I help a two-year college student transition to a four-year school?
- How can I integrate topics related to disability issues in the classes that I teach?
- How can I make my computing department more accessible to students with disabilities?
- How can library databases be made more accessible?
- How can math assessments be made accessible?
- How can people who are blind access video and multimedia products?
- How can people who are blind operate computers?
- How can people who are deaf access video and multimedia products?
- How can people who have low vision operate a computer?
- How can people with mobility impairments operate computers?
- How can principles of universal design be used to construct a computer lab?
- How can printed resources in libraries be made accessible?
- How can publishers create accessible math textbooks?
- How can student services offices make campus events accessible to participants with disabilities?
- How can switches be used by people who cannot operate a standard keyboard or mouse?
- How can universal design be applied in educational settings?
- How can universal design be applied to instruction?
- How can we create more accessible campus tours?
- How can web design teachers learn to incorporate web accessibility in their courses?
- How can web pages be made accessible to individuals who have cognitive disabilities?
- How do I accommodate a student in fieldwork?
- How do I make sure that an alternate form of an exam is equivalent to the standard form?
- How do I respond to a patron who asks for Braille copies of reference materials?
- How many schools provide assistive or adaptive technology for students with disabilities?
- In a postsecondary setting, who is responsible for providing Braille translation?
- Integrating Woodshop, Technology and Reading: A Promising Practice in Team-Teaching
- Is it legal to copy material that is copyrighted in order to make the print accessible to low-vision or blind patrons?
- Is my school legally required to make our web pages accessible?
- IT + AT: A Promising Practice in Creating a Technology-Rich Experience for All Students
- Javier and Medical School: A Case Study on Accommodations for Visual Impairments
- Kim and Biology: A Case Study on Accommodations for Learning Disabilities
- Maplewood Middle School: A Promising Practice in Integrating Technology for Students with Visual Impairments
- MESA: A Promising Practice in Making Math and Science Curriculum Accessible
- Must student clubs and organizations provide accommodations to allow students with disabilities to participate?
- On the Shelves: A Case Study on Library Access
- Orofino High School: A Promising Practice for Hands-On Science for Everyone
- Phoenix Reading Project at Sugar-Salem High School: A Promising Practice in Using Scan/Read Software
- Professional Development for Web Accessibility: Case Studies on Higher Education
- Removing Barriers: A Case Study on Classroom Access
- Roberto and Biology: A Case Study on Accommodations for Deafness
- Simple Solutions: A Case Study on Low-Tech Accommodations and Campus Computer Labs
- Software Compatibility: A Case Study on Assistive Technology, Accessible Course Software, and a Student with Low Vision
- The Equestrian Team: A Case Study on Access to Student Organizations
- The Signing Science Dictionary Project: A Promising Practice in Creating an Accessible Science Dictionary
- The University of Washington: A Promising Practice in Making Distance Learning Courses Accessible to Students with Disabilities
- The University of Washington: A Promising Practice in User Group Support for Web Accessibility
- Universally Designed Web Pages: A Case Study on Access Issues for a Student with a Learning Disability
- Web Access: A Case Study on Making Content Accessible to a Student who is Blind
- What is Autism?
- What access challenges might visitors to a web page experience?
- What accessibility issues should I address when planning student events?
- What adaptive technology is typically provided to students with disabilities on postsecondary campuses?
- What advice can be given to a high school student with a disability preparing for college?
- What advice can I give to a college student with a disability to promote their success?
- What alternative pointing systems are available for someone who cannot use a mouse?
- What are examples of accommodations for students with low vision in science labs?
- What are examples of accommodations in science laboratories?
- What are examples of psychiatric diagnoses?
- What are examples of science lab accommodations for students who are blind?
- What are examples of science lab accommodations for students who are deaf or hard of hearing?
- What are examples of science lab accommodations for students who have health impairments?
- What are examples of science lab accommodations for students with disabilities that impact learning and/or attention?
- What are examples of science lab accommodations for students with mobility impairments?
- What are issues related to the accessibility of a library facility?
- What are issues related to the design of accessible software?
- What are legal issues associated with the design of accessible software?
- What are some considerations regarding library staff who may work with visitors with disabilities?
- What are some guidelines for creating attractive and functional open or closed captions?
- What are some guidelines for creating overhead transparencies that are easier for students to see?
- What are some hints for communicating with individuals who have disabilities?
- What are some low-tech assistive technologies that aid computer access?
- What are some of the barriers students with disabilities face in distance learning courses?
- What are some of the challenges students with Dyslexia face in using technology?
- What are some of the functional limitations related to mental illness?
- What are some steps that distance learning program administrators can take to assure the accessibility of their courses?
- What are some techniques for creating Braille math materials?
- What are specific computer applications that can assist students with learning disabilities?
- What are strategies for teaching a student with a math-related learning disability?
- What are the benefits of universal design of a distance learning course for students without disabilities?
- What are the main features of an accessible computer lab?
- What are the NIMAS Development and Technical Assistance Centers?
- What are the options for someone who cannot operate a standard keyboard?
- What are the steps to take in making a school computer lab accessible?
- What are typical accommodations for students with AD/HD?
- What are typical accommodations for students who are deaf or hard of hearing?
- What are typical accommodations for students with blindness?
- What are typical accommodations for students with health impairments?
- What are typical accommodations for students with learning disabilities?
- What are typical accommodations for students with low vision?
- What are typical accommodations for students with mobility impairments?
- What are typical challenges and accommodations for students with Asperger's Disorder and high-functioning Autism?
- What are typical challenges students with math-related learning disabilities face?
- What challenges do individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing have in operating computers?
- What challenges do individuals with speech impairments face in operating computers?
- What challenges do students with disabilities face as they transition from two-year to four-year colleges?
- What considerations should be made to assure that electronic and information resources in a library are accessible?
- What do distance learning professionals need to know about accessibility?
- What does word prediction software do?
- What efforts are computer hardware and software companies making toward making their products accessible?
- What Internet-based communication methods are accessible to people with disabilities?
- What is a "qualified student with a disability"?
- What is a 504 Plan?
- What is a mental illness?
- What is a mobility impairment?
- What is a physical or mental impairment?
- What is a qualified individual with a disability?
- What is a reading system?
- What is a refreshable Braille display?
- What is a speech impairment?
- What is a traumatic brain injury?
- What is a virtual keyboard?
- What is AD/HD and how is it diagnosed?
- What is an Individualized Education Plan?
- What is Asperger's Disorder?
- What is computer-based speech recognition?
- What is DAISY?
- What is MathSpeak?
- What is Nemeth Code?
- What is NIMAS?
- What is No Child Left Behind and how does it affect students with disabilities?
- What is real-time captioning?
- What is Section 504?
- What is sign language?
- What is the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990?
- What is the difference between accessible, usable, and universal design?
- What is the difference between accommodation and modification for a student with a disability?
- What is the difference between an IEP and a 504 Plan?
- What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?
- What is the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC)?
- What is the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?
- What is universal design?
- What lab safety issues need to be considered when working with a student who is deaf?
- What lab safety issues need to be considered when working with a student with a mobility impairment?
- What lab safety issues need to be considered when working with a student with a visual impairment?
- What legal issues are associated with access to video products for students with sensory impairments?
- What resources can help faculty make their courses more accessible to students with disabilities?
- What should I consider when deciding what kind of adaptive technology to use?
- What specific challenges make it difficult for people with mobility impairments to operate computers?
- What statement can I put on my syllabus for students with disabilities?
- What U.S. federal legislation protects the rights of students with disabilities?
- What web-based resources tell how to make STEM accessible to people with disabilities?
- Where can I find a list of publisher contacts to request electronic text formats?
- Where can I find electronic text versions of books for students who have visual impairments or other print disabilities?
- Where can I find funding to help make my classroom, school, or program more accessible?
- Where can I find resources for making distance learning courses accessible?
- Where can I find resources related to brain injuries?
- Where can I find resources related to health impairments?
- Where can I find resources related to hearing impairments?
- Where can I find resources related to learning disabilities and Attention-Deficit Disorder?
- Where can I find resources related to mobility impairments?
- Where can I find resources related to visual impairments?
- Where can I find tips on making math accessible to students with disabilities?
- Where can I find training materials for making science, technology, engineering, and mathematics instruction accessible?
- Where can I find vendors who provide captioning services?
- Where can I find vendors who specialize in assistive technology and materials for science laboratories?
- Which states have technology accessibility laws, policies, and standards?
- Who is a person with a disability?
- Who offers training on assistive technology and the design of accessible technology?
- Who should pay for accommodations that allow students with disabilities to participate in student clubs and organizations?
- Whom do I work with on campus to secure accessible venues for meetings and events?
- Whom should I contact in my state if I have a question about assistive technology?
You may also find relevant articles in the following searchable Knowledge Bases:
- AccessSTEM - to help individuals with disabilities pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
- Conference Room - to help postsecondary student services staff make their services accessible.
- Board Room - to help administrators create a welcoming and accessible offerings for postsecondary students with disabilities.
- Faculty Room - to help postsecondary faculty fully include students with disabilities in their courses.
- AccessCAREERS - to help employers, career services staff, individuals with disabilities, and others make careers and work-based learning accessible.
- AccessComputing - to help individuals with disabilities pursue studies and careers in computing.
- Advancing Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Computing - to help individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing pursue studies and careers in computing.
- AccessIT - to help educational entities at all levels develop, procure, and use accessible informational technology.