Beyond the Visible: Recognizing and Accommodating Invisible Disabilities by Don Ringelestein

The concept of accessibility for individuals with disabilities has been an evolving journey, significantly propelled by landmark legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Enacted over three decades…
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Women in IT Leadership – ASU/GSV’s Brave New World

CoSN’s EdTech Leadership Survey Report of 2022 noted an upward trend of women in IT leadership from the previous report. In 2020, 25% of IT leaders were female while the…
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IT & AT: How are inclusive tech practices being tackled to support access in your district?

District leaders, how are teams across your district ensuring that all students have seamless access to instructional materials and tools for learning? Is there a leader from assistive technology (AT)…
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Action for Digital Access

Betty Garcia-Hill has 19 years of experience in K-12 education, including transitioning the seventh largest district in the United States to online assessment and instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. But…
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Approachable and Timely Professional Learning

Dr. Lakisha Brinson is the Director of Instructional Technology and Library Services with Metro Nashville Public Schools located in Nashville, TN. Metro Nashville Public Schools is a Very Large (50,000+…
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Defining Access in Terms of Technology Accessibility by Dr. Rita Fennelly-Atkinson

Access covers many different and broad ideas that are important to student learning. Educational access requires that schools and districts implement systems that ensure that every student has a chance…
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Reflections on a Moment

I am a new CoSN Board Member.  I was the CIO of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (OH). Today, I am the Director of Business Development at ENA.  I am…
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Five Opportunities to Tackle Digital Access at the Start of the School Year!

When the Beaverton, Oregon School District first rolled out their 1-to-1 program in 2014, they did not realize that the technology could inadvertently disadvantage some of their most vulnerable students.…
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Digital Access isn’t just about Access to Technology

Rather it’s a critical component for creating equitable access to learning for ALL students. Over the past decade, Albemarle County Public Schools has used Digital Access as the foundation for…
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