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Author: Jen Moore

Academic Technology, Accessibility, Moodle
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Do you know how accessible your Adobe PDFs are?

August 12, 2024July 29, 2024 Jen Moore

By now, all current faculty and instructional staff should be aware of the Accessibility Filescan and how to use it. However, this is just one tool to help improve accessibility in our courses. In light of this, it’s 2024: do … Continue reading Do you know how accessible your Adobe PDFs are?

Academic Technology, Accessibility, Tips
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Assistive Technology (AT) Tools: Sticky Keys

June 27, 2024May 22, 2024 Jen Moore

This is part two of a series of Assistive Technology (AT) Tools posts about tools anyone can use on their devices without downloading anything additional. The previous post was Assistive Technology Tools: Speech to Text. Have you had surgery on … Continue reading Assistive Technology (AT) Tools: Sticky Keys

Academic Technology, Accessibility, Tips
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Assistive Technology (AT) Tools: Speech-to-text

April 25, 2024October 3, 2024 Jen Moore

This is part of a series of Assistive Technology (AT) Tools posts about tools anyone can use on their devices without downloading anything additional. Have you ever been stopped at a light but feel you need to respond to the … Continue reading Assistive Technology (AT) Tools: Speech-to-text

Academic Technology, Accessibility
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Making PDFs more accessible

December 21, 2023December 21, 2023 Jen Moore

Are you a student who’d like your PDF to be more accessible? Are you a faculty member who is unsure how to make the material you scanned pass the Moodle Accessibility File Scan? Making PDFs more accessible can be easy. … Continue reading Making PDFs more accessible

Accessibility, Course Planning
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Adapting Educational Materials For All Learners: What You Need To Know

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 Jen Moore

The challenge of adapting educational materials for all learners diminishes when you choose accessible material at the very beginning. This reduces the amount of stress any learner may have when approaching your courses. It may also reduce any stress you … Continue reading Adapting Educational Materials For All Learners: What You Need To Know

Academic Technology, Accessibility, Faculty/Staff, Students, Tips
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Focus effortlessly while browsing the web

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 Jen Moore

Web pages are cluttered with unnecessary—to the reader—content such as ads, multiple navigation menus, videos that auto play. These all contribute to cognitive load. With nothing to add to your computer at all, you can focus effortlessly while browsing the … Continue reading Focus effortlessly while browsing the web

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