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The Kindness of Strangers
Unlike Blanche Dubois, I haven’t always depended on the kindness of strangers, though I am not opposed to the kindness of strangers, if their kindness makes sense in which the kindness is offered. Like the times that the person in … Continue reading
Chasing Accessible Reality
As some of my returning readers know, I’ve spent quite some time developing a solution framework in the area of content accessibility and consumer engagement for print vehicles (particularly packaging). My ideas have been well-vetted by an array of subject-matter … Continue reading
What Do You Do?
I try to take the stairs when I can. I won’t enumerate the reasons why I take the stairs, though I want to make it clear that I do not think think I am better than you because I take … Continue reading
Accessibility Concept “Executive Summary”
(For the past several months, I have been working on the development of a solution to provide accessibility in print vehicles and to promote consumer engagement. This blog post –a draft of an Executive Summary–is part of my efforts to … Continue reading
If Print Is Dead, Somebody Better Tell My Aspirin Bottle
As many of you already know, I have been working for several months on service offerings in the area of content accessibility and consumer engagement. The following paragraphs provide a high-level walkthrough of my journey. In the next few days, … Continue reading
Some Thoughts on Charter Schools
Let me get something straight here among my high school friends, Tweeps, and my many other cyber-acquiaintances, I am NOT against charter schools. I think what is being missed in the conversation surrounding ”Waiting for Superman” is what a charter … Continue reading
My Perfect Education-Reform Solution: Do Something Different
I will get this out in the open: education reform is a big, freakin’ personal issue with me. I realize that I will likely face criticism by some parties for my claims or comments about the state of education because I … Continue reading
The Universal Design for Learning Utility Belt
Recently I wrote of a bottom-up approach to bringing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into the classroom. I’m happy to share a fantastic blog by Lisa Parisi which provided a teacher’s perspective of UDL. As she describes in her blog, she feels … Continue reading
Bottom-Up Approach to UDL (and an answer to my swears).
(Note: I won’t be offended if you don’t read this blog as long as you read that one that I link to: Lisa Parisi’s excellent post on setting up a universal design for learning environment in the classroom.) Over the … Continue reading
Are You Leaving Money on the Table?
…a few billion dollars here, a few trillion dollars there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money. Please see my article on the business case for a content accessibility strategy..
