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Glenview CCSD 34 highlights digital accessibility, assistive devices on Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Summary
On May 15, Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34 presented examples of digital-access tools and assistive communication devices used by students, noting alignment with the districtstrategic plan and classroom practices led by a bilingual teacher.
During remarks marking Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 15, Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34 described how district technology and classroom practices support students with disabilities.
District presenters said every student in kindergarten through eighth grade is issued an iPad with built-in accessibility tools, and staff demonstrated examples including text-to-speech with highlighting, dictation, word prediction and translation. A speaker noted that these features support universal design for learning and give students "voice…
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