Google working to improve its accessibility (fwd)

[Karen Lewellen]

In case others have not seen this.  share far and wide.
Karen


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Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:59:18 -0700
Subject: Google working to improve its accessibility



Google is announcing work that is in progress to increase the accessibility
of its products. The announcement says:
we hope these improvements will make it easier to use our products.
To answer your questions and discuss how our accessibility updates affect
blind users, we*d like to invite you to join us for a webinar on September
21.  We will be focusing on updates for Google Docs, Google Sites and
Google Calendar.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 12:00pm-1:00pm PT
Sign up here<
https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dENrOHBmV2FXaHhUQUt3QVBMY1k4Q3c6MQ

To learn more about accessibility features in Google Apps, please visit our
help center
<http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?&answer=1631886.

For information more generally about using Google products with screen
readers, how to send us feedback and how to track our progress, visit
google.com/accessibility.






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Making Online Teaching Accessible: Inclusive Course Design for Students
with Disabilities by Norman Coombs published by Jossey-Bass Oct 10,2010
http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470499044.html