Valentine's Day Activities

With Valentine's Day right out the corner, children in classrooms across the country are creatively making and engaging in projects related to the holiday. Pinterest has compiled a list of many Valentine's Day activities that are suited for students with vision impairments or with multiple disabilities. Click on the link (or image) below to begin searching for creative ideas to implement with your children or students!

Valentine's Day Ideas Pinterest Link

Dos and Don'ts on Designing for Accessibility

When considering and designing accessibility, there are many areas of consideration. Today's post shares six different printable posters from a series created by Gov.org's website, which focus on the areas of: dyslexia, physical and motor disabilities, hearing impairments, vision impairments, autism spectrum and the use of screen or e-readers. Of course, these "dos and don’ts of designing for accessibility" are presented as general guidelines with the consideration of best design practices for making daily life more accessible for those with any of these disabilities.

Click for printable version of the austistic spectrum poster

Click for printable version of the hearing impaired poster

Click for printable version of the dyslexia poster

Click for printable version of the screen/e-reader poster

Click for printable version of the low vision poster

Click for printable version of the physical/motor disabilities poster

The posters can also be found here: 

https://github.com/UKHomeOffice/posters/tree/master/accessibility

Click to access the original article by Gov.org