Ensuring Equity and Accessibility for all Students with WCAG-compliant Newsela

FEB 10, 2022


In this webinar recording - done in partnership with ILTPP and the LTC of Illinois - we’ll cover:

  • 1

    What WCAG is and what it means for all students’ learning. We’ll include a checklist to evaluate your online tools.

  • 2

    How Newsela content -published at 5 reading levels - can support districts with their literacy efforts across the curriculum with an accessible student experience

  • 3

    Newsela’s other features designed to enhance accessibility and equity standards

Speaker Details

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Lucia Cambria

Curricular Solutions Architect

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Nicky Dunlap

Illinois District Partnerships

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Amy Turany-Mayer

Accessibility Engineer

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