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How the Accessible Canada Act Will Impact Web Publishers

Magic EdTech

The Accessible Canada Act is legislation intended to help to create a barrier-free Canada by identifying and removing or preventing barriers to access “wherever Canadians interact with areas under federal jurisdiction.” Support the Government of Canada as it works with stakeholders to create new accessibility regulations.

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Why College Matters for a Successful Career in Tech

Ask a Tech Teacher

Libraries, laboratories, expensive software licenses, access to reputable academic journals and career assistance – all these represent only a part of the wide range of resources that a good university provides to students so they can excel in their field. Professors Have a Bigger Role than Just Teaching.

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Child Care Providers Deserve More Than Thanks. They Need Action.

ED Surge

While some of these providers, known as family child care providers, hold child care licenses and operate as small businesses, the vast majority are family members and neighbors who offer care to support members of their community. million children ages 0-5 in a home setting. Think: a child’s aunt or retired grandmother.

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Fresh Food, Dance Class, and Nap Mats: What's Lost Without Federal Money for Child Care

ED Surge

By serving these families, Gale got access to federal child care subsidies. Leaders in Washington routed additional money through state agencies to child care centers like Miss Tiffany’s, too, which meant that these small businesses accustomed to slim margins finally had some financial breathing room.

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5 Tips for Digital Portfolios

Cool Cat Teacher

Request free access today at teach.tract.app with the access code COOLCATTEACHER. But they are using their portfolio weekly accounts for their small businesses. Free access today at Teach. Dot tracked Dot app with the Access Code. So go to teach Dot tracks, Dot app and use the access code called Cat Teacher.

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“With the resources that are available online, there’s nothing stopping anyone from learning electronics, mechanics, programming, entrepreneurship, or how to build prototypes.”

Futurum

The first Iron Man movie was released in 2008, just as I was about to start university, which brought robotics to the mainstream and made it more accessible. I felt that this was preventing bionic hands from becoming accessible and that contributing to that accessibility would be a noble pursuit.

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Wilkes-Barre Connect, Codelicious, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, and The Institute a part of CSforALL 2020 Commitment Makers

Ellipsis Education

Twitter: @codeliciousHQ Media Contact: Sena Hineline shineline@codelicious.com About Wilkes-Barre Connect: The Wilkes-Barre Connect program helps businesses grow in NEPA. Our team here at Wilkes-Barre Connect has been working diligently on our Coding the Coal Region pilot program through our NEPA Works Project. As the U.S.