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Accessibility in Google for Education

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What does it mean? #a11y

Accessibility

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Definition

Disability

Neurodiversity

Socio-economic background

Mental health

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Unit II

Gender

Ethnicity

Other factors

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Giving all students the ability to access the same quality of education regardless of any external factors such as:�

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Accessibility in Google Docs, Slides and Chrome

Google Chrome

  • Zoom Function
  • Accessibility in Google Chrome Browser
  • Android & iPhone: Accessibility

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Accessibility

Google Docs

  • Google Dictionary
  • Voice Typing
  • Translate Documents
  • Use Alt text for pictures

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Google Slides

  • Voice typing for speaker notes
  • Presenter mode captions
  • Use Alt text for pictures
  • Insert Audio

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Accessibility in Google Docs

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  • Google Dictionary
  • Voice Typing
  • Translate Documents
  • Use Alt text on Pictures

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Using Google Dictionary extension

Accessibility

Students who are struggling with the language

EAL students

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Students with hearing issues

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MFL students as available in English, French, Spanish

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Using Voice Typing in Google Docs

Accessibility

Slow writers

Students with sight issues

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Students with Dyslexia / Dyspraxia / Other Conditions

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EAL Students

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Using Translate Documents with Google Docs

Accessibility

EAL Students

SEN Students

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Accessibility in Google Slides

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  • Voice typing for speaker notes
  • Presenter mode captions
  • Use Alt text for pictures
  • Insert Audio

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Practical Examples

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Accessibility in Chromebooks

Chromebooks

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Accessibility in ChromeOS

Vision

Large mouse cursor, coloured cursor, magnify, docked magnifier, high contrast, braille support, text to speech, ChromeVox and more

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Fine Motor

Sticky keys, automatic clicks, dictation

Other

On-screen keyboard, dictation, switch access, mono audio

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Text-to-Speech

ChromeVox

select-to-speak

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Display

High contrast mode

Full Screen magnifier

Docked magnifer

Manage screen resolution & text size

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Keyboard and Text Input

Sticky keys

On-screen keyboard

Dictation

Highlight the object with keyboard focus when it changes

Highlight the text caret when it appears or moves

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Mouse and Touchpad

Large mouse cursor

Highlight mouse cursor

Automatic clicks

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Audio and captions

Play the same audio through all speakers (mono audio)

Play sound on startup

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Braille Device

Read or write with a braille device

Connect via USB or Bluetooth

Automatically enables ChromeVox

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Getting Started with Accessibility Tools

  • Navigate to the system tray and click on the gear icon to select settings
  • Click on ‘Advanced’ and scroll to ‘Accessibility’
  • Select ‘Always show accessibility options’ in the system menu

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Quick Answers

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  • With this feature, right-clicking on a word will give a definition, pronunciation, translation, and unit conversions (as appropriate).
  • Turn on in "Search" settings.

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PDF Annotation

  • Chromebooks have built-in annotation tools for PDF files including text and drawing annotations.
  • Open any PDF file from the "Files" tool to access this feature.

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“

What works for kids with special needs works for everyone. The strategies that work, just work.”

Suley Castillo, Instructional Coach, Dallas ISD

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Third party tools and websites

Accessibility

IncludEdu

TextHelp Read & Write

Helper Bird

Mote

Dyslexia friendly fonts

Talkie

Google Read Along

Google Lens

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