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LEARNEast 2.0.18 is a free professional development opportunity for K-12 educators across New Brunswick, Atlantic Canada and beyond who are involved or interested in student learning environments rich with new digital / social media experiences. The Neil Squire Society will have an AT Help Desk booth at the event.
Mary-Jo was working at a grocery store when she was injured on the job. After being without work for two years, Mary-Jo approached Working Together. With the help of the program, she began a position at community partner Crosswinds.
On May 30 2018, Neil Squire Society’s Makers Making Change hosted a LipSync build-a-thon at Moncton High School for the province’s Disability Awareness Week.
High school student Sydney needed help with career planning. She joined Working Together, where she learned about her post-secondary education options and career opportunities.
Right now on the iOS app store there are countless talking calculators available for purchase and even some for free. We’ve looked at Talking Calculator in the past, and it does a great job of calculating complex formulas hands-free with full VoiceOver support. For users who are blind, have low-vision, or have learning disabilities that make it difficult to visually process numbers, talking calculators can help level the playing field by giving users the ability to engage in math problems independently.