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Section 508: Ensuring Equal Access to Information on Digital Devices

by Mary Beck |

508 compliance refers to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which applies to all federal agencies “when they develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology. Under Section 508, agencies must give disabled employees and members of the public access to information that is comparable to the access available to others.” For… Continue Reading Section 508: Ensuring Equal Access to Information on Digital Devices

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Successfully Closing the Achievement Gap Using Neuroscience

by Mary Beck |

Teachers work long and hard hours to create lesson plans that engage and effectively teach every child in their classes. However, each individual child’s success depends on more than just a great lesson plan: Their neurological development and their socioeconomic status can heed their ability to perform at grade level. Continue Reading Successfully Closing the Achievement Gap Using Neuroscience