National Federation of the Blind Takes On E-Text Pilots
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) has accused Educause, a higher education IT association, and technology community Internet2 of ignoring the "accessibility barriers" that are preventing blind and print-disabled students from fully participating in a major e-text pilot initiative being coordinated by both.
MoreMedical School Cuts Dropout Rate by 6 Percent
After adopting new exam management software, a New York City medical school sees a reduction in dropouts, from eight percent to two percent.
MoreMIT Auto-Sensing System Maps Emergency Sites
Researchers at MIT have developed the prototype for a "wearable sensor system" that can create a digital map of an environment as the person wearing the system moves through the building.
MorePublic Cloud Services Expenditures To Reach Nearly $109 Billion This Year
Organizations will spend nearly $109 billion worldwide this year on public cloud services, an increase of 19.6 percent over last year, according to a report from information technology research and advisory company Gartner.
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