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You can add images to your Google Forms to make them more accessible.

Designing Accessible Digital Content: Google Forms

Did you know you can customize a Google Form with multiple modalities?

Julie Ortlieb

March 21st, 2023

compare the suggested fonts to other fonts

Designing Accessible Digital Content: Font Considerations

Cassie Brusch

February 28th, 2023

We’re experiencing a drastic shift from being consumers of content to creators of content. Educators, for example, are increasingly designing their own digital content and encouraging students to create in advanced ways. However, just because something is digital doesn’t mean it's accessible.

Designing Accessible Digital Content 

Educators are increasingly designing their own digital content and encouraging students to create in advanced ways; however, just because something is digital doesn’t mean it's accessible.

Julie Ortlieb

February 9th, 2023

Julie Ortlieb joins the OPL podcast to continue her conversation about Literacy Instruction for students with Complex needs

Laying the Foundation for a Literate Life

Reading is a complex process that encompasses many different processes working together to unlock our written code and make meaning of it. Speech is not a prerequisite to reading, and non-speaking individuals can and do learn to read and write.

Julie Ortlieb

January 28th, 2023

Complex Learners and Literacy FI

OPL Podcast: What is More Functional than Literacy?

Julie Ortlieb

January 11th, 2023

SEN Dec Wrap Up

Special Educator’s Network Dec 22 Recap

Our Next Meeting is January 24th at 3:45pm!

Cassie Brusch

December 31st, 2022

Literacy for Complex Needs FI

Learning Series: Literacy Instruction for Students with Complex Needs

Explore how to build a comprehensive literacy program that will develop reading and writing skills in students that have limited verbal skills and other complex needs.

Julie Ortlieb

October 24th, 2022

SEN 22.23 FI

Join the New Special Educator’s Network 22-23!

Join special educators from across Montgomery county to learn, grow, and improve your classroom practices.

Cassie Brusch

September 28th, 2022

Join MCIU to Learn current best practices regarding AAC principles such as how to support language learning, select appropriate vocabulary and get AAC users engaged in the process.

Protected: Learning Language with Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

Join MCIU and guest speakers Christopher Bugaj and Rachel Madel to learn current best practices regarding AAC principles such as how to support language learning, select appropriate vocabulary and get AAC users engaged in the process.

Julie Ortlieb

September 15th, 2022

Listen to Bruce Tinor's contribution to the Behavioral Observations podcast

Bruce Tinor featured on The Behavioral Observations Podcast

Program Administrator Bruce Tinor joins an important conversation about race, behavior, and Bruce's work with the MCIU.

OPL

September 6th, 2022

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