‘Glacial Progress’ on Digital Accessibility
Data from 700,000 classes show digital course materials have gotten only slightly more accessible to students with disabilities over the last five years
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Data from 700,000 classes show digital course materials have gotten only slightly more accessible to students with disabilities over the last five years
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