Accessing Complex Text for Students With Disabilities: Technology Purchasing Checklist

Author: 
American Institutes for Research; Center on Technology & Disability
Year: 
2015
As state education agencies implement more rigorous college and career readiness standards, school leaders must consider how students with disabilities will meet these standards. The checklist, designed to meet the needs of educators at all levels, provides an easy-to-use guide for making purchasing decisions. It identifies key considerations when deciding how to align curriculum goals that foster student access to text through sensory, physical, visual, cognitive, and developmental supports.
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