Individualized Education Program (IEP) Checklist iPhone Application for Parents & Teachers

The Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC) has announced the development of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) Checklist iPhone application. The new IEP application helps parents of students with disabilities become better informed about by making IEP information easier to access. A captioned video about how this application works is also available. This tool is for parents and teachers to consider as they develop an IEP. Not every item on the checklist is required by special education regulations. For more information about the IDEA and IEPs visit the Department of Education's IDEA Web site.

For more information visit http://www.disability.gov/education/parent_resources/parent_involvement.

Assistive Technology: Opening Doors to Independence

You Tube video on the wide range of assistive technologies and adaptive tools available to help increase the independence of people with disabilities and make things easier for all people across their lifespans.

For more information visit http://www.disability.gov/state/california/technology.

2010 Accessible Technology On-line Seminar Series

This series of webinars, hosted by the DBTAC Great Lakes ADA Center, helps to increase understanding of technology accessibility for people with disabilities.  Upcoming webinars include The Power of Social Networking Sites for People with Disabilities and Best Practices in Developing and Disseminating Documents Electronically.

For more information visit http://www.disability.gov/technology/news_%26_events.

Disability.gov Accessible Technology Update: Section 508 Compliant Video Player

Would you like to embed YouTube videos on your website? Would you like to ensure that your website viewers with disabilities have equal access to your video? Business.gov has made its YouTube video player available to web managers who would like to embed YouTube videos on their websites. This video player follows the Section 508 Standards for web-based applications.

For more information visit http://www.disability.gov/technology/accessible_technology.

Disability.gov Technology News & Events Update: FCC Field Hearing on Broadband Access for People with Disabilities

Remarks by Commissioner Michael J. Copps at the November 6, 2009 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) National Broadband Plan Field Hearing on broadband access for people with disabilities.

For more technology news, visit  http://www.disability.gov/technology/news_%26_events.  

Disability.gov Technology News & Events Update: FCC Launches on Ideascale to Hear From Online Community on National Broadband Plan

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched on the crowd-sourcing platform Ideascale to allow the online community to discuss, evaluate and rank ideas as the Commission develops a National Broadband Plan to provide a strategy for high speed internet access. The development of this plan is a unique opportunity to assure that the nation's investment in a broadband infrastructure is accessible to all Americans. 

For more technology news, visit http://www.disability.gov/technology/news_%26_events.

Disability.gov Technology News & Events Update: FCC Reports on Informal Consumer Complaints Regarding Access to Telecommunications for People with Disabilities

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced information about informal consumer complaints processed by its Disability Rights Office during the first quarter of 2009. The complaints covered access to telecommunications services and equipment, telecommunications relay services (TRS), closed captioning, accessibility of video programming providing emergency information, and hearing aid compatibility.

For more technology news, visit http://www.disability.gov/technology/news_%26_events.

Disability.gov Technology News & Events Update: Take An Online Tour of Disability.gov

Watch a captioned video tour of Disability.gov through the TARGET Center's Discovery Series. This presentation gives an overview of the information and resources available on the site, as well as Disability.gov's new social media features. For more information visit https://admin.na5.acrobat.com/_a774694537/p58038819/.