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As AI becomes increasingly integrated into education, it offers powerful strategies for making learning more inclusive and accessible. However, it also raises important questions about academic integrity and ethical boundaries. In this webinar, with Jennifer Murchison, Executive Director, Universal Access & Inclusion and ADA Coordinator, will explore how disability services professionals and educators can harness AI to support diverse learners while maintaining academic standards. 

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Back in Session! Are you seeing new student challenges or some you’ve seen before but need a new way to support your learners? Join Colleen Sandquist and Ginger Dewey for an engaging and informative webinar, "Unlock Learning: Innovative Solutions to Academic Challenges," where they explore cutting-edge strategies and tools designed to overcome common and not so common academic obstacles.

ReadSpeaker is more than just text to speech, we offer built in accessibility tools to help to unlock the potential for student success and tackle academic challenges head-on.

 Originally presented October 16, 2024.

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As textbooks and materials are acquired, accessibility is a high priority. Join us and learn how to:

• use ReadSpeaker's alternative format options 
• quickly and easily integrate text to speech
• make most inaccessible textbooks readable
• add voice to legacy PDFs, text images, and assessments
• provide a suite of learning tools

 Originally presented May 15, 2024.

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Learn about EdPros, Higher Ed’s premier partner for disability resource and accessibility support. We provide access to a network of experienced professionals for support with case management/accommodation determination, leadership, alt formatting, AT, trainings, and external reviews. We will also introduce EdPros’ Health Check, a time and cost-effective approach to assessment and benchmarking your office against national standards and peer institutions. Originally presented April 3, 2024.

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“Second-generation Americans, children born in the United States to immigrant parents, currently account for almost 20% of all U.S. college students and 24% of community college students.”(Source)

Knowing this information, how do we level the playing field? Assistive technologies help provide ESL students with meaningful, relevant, and individualized learning experiences.  Learn how Springfield Technical Community College utilizes ReadSpeaker and other assistive technology to meet the needs of this diverse, growing population. Originally presented September 27, 2023.

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Administering exams can be a resource burden for DSO, but there's a new solution that can provide a controlled set of TTS and accessibility tools for students needing accommodations that allows for leveraging resources in other areas. Come hear about ReadSpeaker's Exam Mode and how we also work with proctoring solutions. Originally presented September 21, 2022.

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ReadSpeaker and Beth Mulhollon from Gateway Technical College discuss how institutions can transition, how faculty can gain the resources for good course design and see a broader set of students receive the benefits of the UDL methodology. ReadSpeaker is a champion of the UDL model, and our Text-to-Speech Suite of Learning tools can aid in not only giving voice to materials, but also helping students retain focus in the ever-changing learning landscape. Originally presented April 13, 2022.

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Many University accessibility lawsuits are in motion and understanding the solution is important. Making your virtual yours ADA compliant is important to make your content accessible but also to avoid lawsuits. Join Steve Barnes, President of Barnes Creative Studios, and see how he can help you with his solution as an official partner of Matterport to bring compliance to their tours. Originally presented August 25, 2021.

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Glean is the antidote to information overload. See how a free pass to the Glean note taking tool can help you get the most from AHEAD. Leave nothing behind in Austin - this training webinar will give you everything you need to take those gems of insight home with you. Originally presented July 14, 2021.

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Information regarding college students living with diabetes presented by College Diabetes Network. Includes latest updates on working with students living with diabetes, resources for incoming and current students, and real-world perspectives on how best navigate their complex needs, including during COVID. Research on impacts of COVID-19, as well as opportunities for involvement on campus are discussed.  Originally presented May 26, 2021.

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Working adult students with learning disabilities and attention issues face unique challenges in the workplace, and when pursuing higher education. Join our webinar on May 12, from 3-4pm ET for research and strategies that academic institutions and innovative employers can deploy to better meet student needs and prepare them for academic success and upward career mobility.. Originally presented May 12, 2021.

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Abraham Lincoln once stated, “When I read aloud, two senses catch the idea: first, I see what I read; second, I hear it, and therefore I can remember it better.”  Expanding on Lincoln's idea, ReadSpeaker’s text-to-speech technology incorporates more than you seeing and hearing your material. Our suite of tools perfectly fit Universal Design for Learning; the WHAT of learning, the HOW of learning and the WHY of learning.

ReadSpeaker has developed easy to implement, cost-effective solutions to allow educational institutions to integrate text to speech quickly and easily, promoting engagement, increasing comprehension and depth of learning. It also has been proven to boost motivation and self-esteem, aid with assessments, reduce screen fatigue and improve learning results.

Now, here is your chance to learn more about our offerings that you can take back to your institution and students which will provide a more meaningful, accessible engagement with their lessons. Originally presented March 24, 2021.

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Has your institution been wondering how to add voice to your assessments, both proctored and traditional? What about getting accessible textbooks to those in need? Join our team along with a panel of your peers to see how ReadSpeaker's Suite of Learning Tools have met these needs and more natively inside the LMS. Originally presented February 24, 2021.

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Learn about the best practices for remote testing accommodations and proctoring. Learn how you can use Capti to schedule tests, specify accommodations, handle extended time, lock browser, deliver/return tests, proctor multiple students, work in Canvas, Blackboard, etc. Capti is an all-in-one accommodation platform that helps address ADA and Sec. 504 compliance by providing tools that help accommodate and bolster independent work and testing. Originally presented December 2, 2020 .

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Starting back to school this year has many instructors facing challenges including suddenly pivoting from a traditional classroom to online learning.  ReadSpeaker is here to help! In this webinar we will cover the following aspects:

• Ease of implementation
• Assessments
• Accessible text sharing
• Oral Presentations
• Data

Originally presented September 16, 2020.

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This discussion brings together subject matter experts from the world of college recruiting, disability hiring, and candidate assessments to provide guidance to the professionals that work daily with students with disabilities.  Panelists will discuss hot topics such as accessibility, affinity groups, and cohort programs while also steering participants to resources that might assist them in answering questions from students seeking advice in career exploration.  Originally presented August 5, 2020.

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