Supporting equitable access to learning in the BC K-12 community with materials in digital alternate formats for learners with print disabilities. #bced
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Colton has the booth all set up to represent ARC-BC at the #bcaspconference2022, swing by to talk about #accessible books for students with perceptual disabilities, including learning disabilities!
ALT Colton stands at a conference booth in front of an ARC-BC banner. There is posters and technology on table, and a tree decorated with lights and colourful balls is off to the side.
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Want to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day? Start by talking about #a11y amongst your publishing colleagues - get them to think about the UX and encourage them to try for themselves, We've got lots of ideas for you: inclusivepublishing.org/blog…
#GAAD #GAAD2022
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Have you registered yet?
SET-BC Virtual Conference 2022 on February 1-4
set-bc.ourconference.ca/
#assistivetechnology #bced #accessibilty #InclusiveEd #inclusion @bctf @BCPVPA
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Learn how tools such as Alt Text, the Check Accessibility button, merged cells, and more make better docs and a better experience for everyone. 👇
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Did you know that November is Indigenous Disability Awareness Month? #IDAM2021
During #IDAM2021 the BCANDS team will be hosting a number of informational webinars on some of our work! For more information and how to register go to eventbrite.ca/e/207424210397 Share widely and plan to attend!
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Heartened recently by meetings with #educators where #mismatch between S's #access profile & the #learning environment was used as rationale for programming change. Much #medicalmodel thinking still out there, but this was good. Shared @ARC_BC's UDLM cycle arc-bc.org/universal-design
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The SET-BC Conference 2022 will be held Tuesday, February 1st through Friday, February 4th. Stay abreast of news regarding speakers, workshops and, of course, how to register on our Events page: setbc.org/events/set-bc-conf…
#bced #onlineLearning #onlineWorkshops #AssistiveTechnology
ALT Save the date! SET-BC Conference 2022
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Here's a closer look at some of the #ProfessionalLearning titles we selected to display for #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth. Have you read any of these? What did you think? Any recommendations? Thanks for the challenge, Cathy McMillan @DyslexiaBC. #LearningDisabilities.
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Many of the children's titles that David Robertson recommends can be found in accessible format @ARC_BC - arc-bc.org - along with a number of other titles. Keyword search "Residential School." #TruthAndReconciliationWeek #ResidentialSchools #EveryChildMatters
When we can't find the words, stories help. Cree writer David A. Robertson has curated a list of 48 books, a mix of fiction, non-fiction, poetry & picture books, by #IndigenousWriters on #ResidentialSchools. cbc.ca/books/48-books-by-ind…
#EveryChildMatters #TruthAndReconciliation #215
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One of the lesser known gems in the @ARC_BC collection for students with more complex profiles that include #visualImpairment are books in PowerPoint format! @TVI_Jen highlights these #alternateformat books in this week's #outreaching blog post. prcvi.org/outreach/outreachi…
ALT Screenshot from Powerpoint book showing two adults walking on a Fall day with a girl running ahead of them. Text reads "When red and yellow leaves are on the trees,". There are two large arrow buttons for navigation in the foreground.
Accessible Resource Centre - British Columbia retweeted
Have a look we have some sessions planned in October for #DyslexiaAwarenessMonthBC #DyslexiaBC #bced @ldafs @ldabc @BCANDS1 @BCLibrariesCoop @PoMoLibrary @set_bc @NNELSca @ARC_BC @CoastMtnSD 1 of the artists 4 the T-shirts is from Hazelton! @nathancullen docs.google.com/document/d/1…
Happy New Year! Our September 2021 News and Updates are posted on our main page (but scroll down!) arc-bc.org/ #BacktoSchool2021
ALT A student sits cross legged on the floor while reading from a tablet computer wearing headphones.
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Today on International Literacy Day, UNESCO is holding a global conference exploring how technology can aid literacy worldwide in their quest to #LeaveNoOneBehind. #ILD2021 #inclusion #inclusiveEd #access
en.unesco.org/commemorations…
ALT UNESCO's Literacy Day Image of people of various nations, abilities with literacy themed technology
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SET-BC used to run an #AccessibleBooks library. Files were sent on disk by mail! Now @ARC_BC has those books in their vast repository of alternate format materials that continues to grow. They have over 1000 ppt titles alone. 2 new ones were added today! arc-bc.org/
ALT The title slide of the PowerPoint version of Oscar Lives Next Door.
Accessible Resource Centre - British Columbia retweeted
Looking forward to tomorrows #webinarwednesday from @accessibledaisy and @PublishersAssoc Accessibility Action Group on The Essentials for Accessible Publishing in 2021. Don't miss out on the wealth of info that this webinar will be offering!! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
#eprdctn
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Have you seen the new Universal Design for Learning Materials portal from @ARC_BC? Add this thorough and much-needed reference to your bookmarks now! arc-bc.org/universal-design #Accessibility #bced #bcteachers #DigitalAccessibility #Inclusion #UniversalDesign
It's National #AccessAbility Week! #NAAW #Digital #accessible materials are an essential part of equitable, access to #learning. Our UDLM portal supports educators in designing #inclusive learning experiences with how-to guides & more! arc-bc.org/universal-design #a11y #bced
ALT Cycle diagram with four steps. Step 1 - educator to consult with students. Step 2 - create, remediate, and curate learning materials in digital formats. Step 3 - check materials for accessibility using automated tools. Step 4 - implement materials with students. The cycle starts again at the first step.
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RIP Eric Carle. Some of the first #AccessibleBooks made at SET-BC were @ericcarle titles because everyone loved them so much. @ARC_BC now keeps them safe in their vast collection. arc-bc.org/
ALT Title page of powerpoint accessible book of Eric Carle's The Tiny Seed with ARC-BC disclaimer at the bottom.
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In a recent workshop - Tech Tools to Support #FirstPeoplesPrinciplesofLearning - we shared various tools, eg. #VideoProductionApps for #DigitalStorytelling. We aimed to demystify #edtech, promote #learningthroughplay, always considering people/relationships first.
#FPPL @SD85_VIN
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Spring is in full swing and we have #accessible #ClassroomResources to celebrate! Visit resourceSET at w3.setbc.org/students/Pages/… and search for "Spring." #FreeResources #bced #inclusiveEd #Clicker8 @Cricksoft
ALT Three pages of Clicker activities. A sentence building page, a colour assigning activity and a sentence completion activity.