{"id":1504,"date":"2011-07-15T19:48:48","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T19:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/?p=1504"},"modified":"2011-07-15T19:48:48","modified_gmt":"2011-07-15T19:48:48","slug":"ebooks-and-required-accommodations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2011\/07\/15\/ebooks-and-required-accommodations\/","title":{"rendered":"eBooks and Required Accommodations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This document (<a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/ocr\/docs\/dcl-ebook-faq-201105.pdf\">this is a pdf<\/a>) from the DOE outlines expectations related to the use of ebooks and &#8220;new technologies&#8221; and expected accommodations for students with unique needs. While this topic can be frustrating, I did find that the examples included some concrete suggestions.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes not:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>If, however, a school chooses to provide emerging technology and proposes traditional alternative media as\u00a0an accommodation or modification to provide equal access to the educational\u00a0opportunities and benefits provided to all students, the alternative media must provide\u00a0access to the benefits of technology in an equally effective and equally integrated\u00a0manner.\u00a0\u00a0Some forms of emerging technology may readily offer students educational\u00a0opportunities and benefits that traditional alternative media cannot replicate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_1504\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"1504\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This document (this is a pdf) from the DOE outlines expectations related to the use of ebooks and &#8220;new technologies&#8221; and expected accommodations for students with unique needs. 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