Jen, your apps on FizzBrain were great. I particularly liked the emphasis on students with autism as I have a large student population with this disorder. I thought that the app for making eye contact was great because this is a common issue. I think having a computer program to help them with this would be very beneficial because it would give them practice without a human to make eye contact with at first. As they get better at it, they could practice with another person. This app was very cheap for $2.99 and compatible with many personal mobile devices that people use in their daily lives like iPads.

Lisa, I thought your post about how to use your Mac as a text reader was great. It reminded me that I learned about all kids of special Mac features in a former class. The Mac computer really has the ability to be an assistive device, which is much more versatile than some of the other Assistive Technologies out there on the market. There are shortcut keys for all of the options available.

Ali, your article called Blogs, Wikis, and Text Messaging... was great! I liked it because it pointed out that Web 2.0 tools have the ability to create an equal playing field for students that have disabilities like dysgraphia, dyslexia, and other reading and writing issues. Not only can these students use a computer to record their answers legibly, but it can also read to them using a free software program. Time and frustration these kids face can be minimized. Another opportunity I think it brings is that these students may be able to participate to a greater extent or be heard. Students that blog or post things online have the opportunity to review their thoughts and plan out what to say or write and proofread it without handwriting getting in the way.

In this article there are several common Web 2.0 applications discussed. There are also examples of common accessibility problems with web 2.0 pages. This best part of this web page is the list of ways that web designers and companies that have disabled employees can check for accessibility and make their pages accessible if they are not.

This blog post features explanations about Web 1.0 vs Web 2.0 and the static vs. dynamic abilities of both. An explanation is included as to what changes to the web are occurring with Web 2.0 applications and how that impacts disabled users. Towards the end, the author shares where the future for web 2.0 accessibility is going. He shares his predictions about what the new WCAG 2 guidelines will bring to web users and web creators. I chose this article because it simplified some of the tech terminology as well as gave insight about what the options are for the future of the web and differently-abled users.