It is with great sadness that I post this memorial article about Cynthia Waddell. Cynthia was a dear friend, business colleague and mentor of mine. I’ll miss her deeply. Rest in peace Cynthia. Love you. Steve. Cynthia Waddell a pioneer in developing and advocating for legal theories to support website accessibility for people with disabilities, died on [...]
Photos Introduction: Individuals with Disabilities Enabling Advocacy Group (IDEAL) Group was incorporated, as a not-for-profit organization, in 1991. IDEAL’s business objective was to facilitate and support the hiring of core-competent individuals with disabilities by AT&T. Today, there are active chapters of IDEAL at AT&T http://www.att.com/, Lucent Technologies (now Alcatel-Lucent) http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal, NCR Corporation http://ncr.com, Avaya http://avaya.com [...]
Written by Margaret Waterman Published Feb 19, 2013 After the deadline for sweeping spending cuts as part of the “fiscal cliff” was pushed from Jan. 1 to March 1, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said the 10-percent, across-the-board cuts will cause dramatic harm to institutes of higher learning. The automatic spending cuts, referred to [...]
Christchurch School Changes Need to Take into Account Disabled Students One of New Zealand’s leading disability service providers, CCS Disability Action, today called on any changes to Christchurch schools to take into account the needs of disabled students. CCS Disability Action Chief Executive, David Matthews, said that disabled students were more vulnerable to education changes [...]
They claim policies from special ed to employment assistance to the Taxi of Tomorrow failed to increase opportunities for the disabled. City Hall says its reforms made a difference. Share on reddit Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on stumbleupon Share on email Share on print Share on gmail More Sharing [...]
Peter Relan Editor’s note: Peter Relan is a former developer and Oracle’s former VP of Internet Division, a serial entrepreneur since 1998, and a Silicon Valley angel investor. Relan founded YouWeb Incubator in 2007, spinning out a string of successful mobile and gaming companies. Follow him on Twitter @prelan. Even before Apple’s 10 percent stock [...]
Written by John Cumbler Special to The Courier-Journal With support for new taxes arguably at an all-time low, states are looking for ways to cut costs. In the sights of the cost cutters are state contributions to public universities. In recent days this discussion has focused on the conflict between accessibility and quality. Public universities [...]
Fri, Feb 15 2013 Teresa Villanueva (L) and her 11-year-old daughter Laritza receive help on their charter school application from Barrio Logan College Institute counselor Jennifer Pena (R) in San Diego, California, February 7, 2013. REUTERS-Mike Blake Heather Davis-Jones (R) and her daughter Shakia at their residence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 9, 2013. REUTERS-Tim Shaffer [...]
School Website attends the Bett, one of the leading education technology exhibitions. Reasons to visit Stand C41 between Wednesday (30th January) and Saturday (2nd February) at the ExCeL Arena! This press release has received 34 unique views (Source: Google API) One of the world’s leading education technology exhibitions: ‘Bett is a global community where individuals [...]
We’ve written a lot in recent months about the need for a general overhaul of higher education. Cost and accessibility are the core issues. A college degree is getting more and more expensive, putting it beyond the grasp of many young people who truly need that kind of education and training. Accessibility is closely related [...]