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Module VIII Security Issues Ethics and Emerging Technology in Education Assistive Technology 1. Web Accessibility Resource Center This Web site from NetMechanic provides information on and links to additional information you need to make your Web pages accessible. 2. WebXACT (formerly Bobby) WebXACT is a free online service that lets you test single pages of Web content for quality, accessibility, and privacy issues. 3. Cynthia Says Portal The HiSoftware Cynthia Says is a Web content accessibility validation solution. It is designed to identify errors in your content related to Section 508 standards and/or the WCAG guidelines. 4. WAVE Accessibility Tool Sponsored by the Temple University Institute on Disabilities, WAVE allows you to check your Web pages for accessibility a number of different ways. 5. The Family Center on Technology and Disability The Family Center is a resource designed to support organizations and programs that work with families of children and youth with disabilities. The Family Center provides resources for Web Accessibility. 6. Web Style Guide Accessibility This Web site from Florida State University provides examples and techniques for making academic Web sites accessible. 7. WebAim Simulation This simulation will help you to understand what it is like for a person with vision loss or low vision to access the Internet using a software program called a screen reader. 8. WebAIM Distractibility Simulation This is a simulation that demonstrates the effects of cognitive disabilities. The confusion, disorientation, and slow site navigation that you will experience in the simulation are the effects of cognitive disabilities. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">9. Lighthouse for the Blind <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Learn about design with color contrast in mind at this Lighthouse for the Blind site. This Web page details basic guidelines for making effective color choices that work for nearly everyone. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">10. Simulate Color Blindness at Vischeck <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Visit this Web site to learn the way things look to someone who is color blind.