Welcome Everyone! Penny Pearson from OTAN (waayyyy out in Californis!)

Good afternoon, Andrea from Pinellas Education Foundation, Florida. :)

Greetings! Mary Gaston from SC. Sunshine today but snow is on the way!

Samunn from Singapore. Local time 0200 15 Jan 22.

Amy White from West End Neighborhood House in Wilmington, DE

Brenda Johnson, Labor Institute of Training, Indianapolis, Indiana

Hello! Carmen Maldonado, Bristol Community College, Taunton, Massachusetts

Good afternoon! - Robert Chase - Baylor Women's Correctional Institute - Wilmington, DE

Pamela Jackson CBC Bladensburg, MD

Great to see so many people here from all over the country!

Good Friday afternoon,

Mary Walton - Community Based Classroom, Bladensburg, MD

Hello from Dover, NH!

Please ContactEBONY_VANDROSS@WORLDED.ORGfor tech assistance :)

Hello from Ypsilanti, MI!

Welcome everyone!

Hi, from NYC!

Hello from Philadelphia!

Digital Skills Library: https://etctechtoolkit.glideapp.io/

https://wke.lt/w/s/drTkW5

Phil Anderson, Florida DOE Adult ESOL Specialist, Tallahassee

David Rosen, Newsome Associates, Boston

Elizabeth McDowell, Rhode Island

Hi Phil, Andrea from SSTTESOL- great to see you here. :)

Ivette Cruz, Washington DC

To sign up for the EdTech Maker Space (a digital EQUITY initiative for sure!) or to share the information, use this link: https://wke.lt/w/s/drTkW5

Registration Link: https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTEyMTUuNTAzNTMyMzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2N2ZW50Lm1lL203UTBxYT9SZWZJZD1Jbi1wZXJzb24rYW5kK1ZpcnR1YWwrU3VtbWFyeStQYWdlJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSJ9.5o9zZrTjcIvCmAvgrK_AiITISEZBwG9BQUo48M_36Pg/s/1028674107/br/123207840307-l

Texas' Adult Ed Med Video Project https://air-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItcuyrqTsqGdI8n75YpmkP-uxY9PmTaXrA

Please place comments and questions in the chat.

Greetings from the Mayor's Office for Adult Literacy in Houston, TX 😎

We ask that attendees please stay muted and keep your cameras off if you are not speaking. Thank you!

That is a great idea! What a great way to safely share who they are.

@Penny, I agree. And if it is a remote class, breakout rooms can be used for the discussions about identity.

I can’t hear the speaker

We suggest everyone use headphones if possible. Also live transcript is enabled in your control bar. Let me know if you need assistance finding this. Thank you!

Student choice is a great strategy in the classroom. Thanks for sharing that, Kamala.

Facing History: https://www.facinghistory.org/holocaust-and-human-behavior/chapter-1/little-things-are-big

https://changeagent.nelrc.org/

That’s incredible, Kamala! I imagine what an empowering experience it must be for learners to see their publications.

If you have any questions for Kamala or Cynthia, please add them to the chat.

Your story is very inspiring, Kamala! Thank you!

Introduction to Racism in the U.S.: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tVMkVNPyjR9Mrldx_UJmqTL9J2YNyH4fwGulQKBsz8k/edit#slide=id.gadd976123d_0_58

Visit https://www.fcc.gov/acp

Excellent, thanks!

That is extremely important! We’ve had students struggle with that

For those who have Emergency Broadband already, the ACP may be much less difficult to get.

All slideshows are located here: https://changeagent.nelrc.org/in-the-classroom/lesson-packets/

Thank you!

Thank you so much! Very informative.

Thank you for your incredible work and this amazing presentation!

Thank you both! The Change Agent is an incredible resource… one of a kind.

Thank you :) !!

And Kamala a one of a kind instructor :)

These resources are great! Thank you!

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/impacts/index.html

WCAG site: https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag

Captions during videos are useful or changing the pace of audio play back.

The recording of today's DESS session and the slides will be available via post-event email and this website: https://edtech.worlded.org/tips-for-distance-learning/strategy-session-resources/

Great tip, Penny!!! Start from today :)

https://aem.cast.org/nimas-nimac/nimas-nimac

A SUPER helpful resource from NIMAS is their POUR framework: https://aem.cast.org/create/designing-accessibility-pour

https://aem.cast.org/

https://www.cast.org/impact/universal-design-for-learning-udl

Awesome presentation

👍

There's a test! Pay attention!

Screenreader simulation; starts at 8 sec: https://youtu.be/C1HSIW9FCqU?t=8

MS “Accessibility fundamentals: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/paths/accessibility-fundamentals/

Is there any program available that has a more "natural" reading style?

Tip - if you are designing somethin with Google and you add in media (image, infographic, etc) you right click on the media and add Alt Text.

Spechify is a paid program with more natural sounding voices

some are even read by celebrities!

In Google Docs, the “styles” are in a dropdown that says “Normal text” to the left of the font style dropdown menu.

Wakelet has an reader extension. I am not sure how accurate with the place holders

https://www.tpgi.com/color-contrast-checker/Free software from Paciello Group; download at: https://github.com/ThePacielloGroup/CCAe

I love the Colour Contrast Analyser! Great tool!

Thank you @ebony

I just wanted to take a moment and say that I have had the privilege to meet amazing people coming in to different presentations. I see all of you throughout meetings and then, when I see your introductions, I'm aware of how far most of you all are. Thank you for your comradery, your willingness to share, and your investment to our Adult Education students! It warms my heart to know that such commitment can be found anywhere you go.

Whole other level of "equity".... thank you!

I also like Microsoft's "Immersive Reader" tool for OneNote and Word.