Atlantic Cape Community College administrators were shocked when the college was sued for discrimination under the Americans With Disabilities Act. They thought the college was doing a pretty good job providing accommodations for students with disabilities, given staff and budget constraints.
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National Association of the Deaf v. Harvard Redux
In a previous blog entry, I discussed the case of the National Association of the Deaf v. Harvard University. That particular blog entry talked about the magistrate judge denying Harvard’s motion to dismiss. Subsequently, Harvard filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings.
https://www.williamgoren.com/blog/2019/04/15/national-association-of-the-deaf-v-harvard/
2019 CSUNATC Digital Accessibility Legal Update
On March 13, 2019, I presented the 2019 Digital Accessibility Legal Update to a packed house at the annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference. I have been attending the conference since 2000, and presenting the Update for over a decade.
Four-Year Court Battle Between Deaf Advocates and Harvard Over Closed Captioning of Videos Proceeds to Discovery With Some Limitations
JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/four-year-court-battle-between-deaf-93827/
Christmas Presents from the Czech Republic
For Children? Krtek, The Little Mole The adventures of the cartoon character – Little Mole are widely known by all Czech children.
10 Best Czech Souvenirs from Prague
After spending the day roaming around the beautiful streets and gaping at the stunning architecture, it’s time to do some shopping! This amazingly historic city offers a ton of eccentric and conventional souvenir options.
https://www.travelvui.com/czech-republic/prague/10-best-czech-souvenirs-from-prague/
10 Traditional Souvenirs to Buy in Prague
Manufaktura is a traditional Czech brand of cosmetics that uses all-natural, non-animal-tested ingredients to produce high-quality products.
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/czech-republic/articles/10-traditional-souvenirs-to-buy-in-prague/
brno restaurant view
Sunset restaurant: best view in Brno – See 200 traveler reviews, 91 candid photos , and great deals for Brno, Czech Republic, at TripAdvisor.
The Innocents Abroad
For the Gene Wolfe collection, see Innocents Aboard.
Šelepka
For lunch, for a concert, for the sand! A big summer garden and a family-friendly establishment. Šelepka’s been around forever, maintaining its offer of high-quality Czech food, Brno beer, and Moravian wine.
Restaurant Pavillon
Exclusivity, cleanliness, and precision, with a linearity of interiors and food, plus superb service. Awaiting every visitor in this Functionalist replica is a true gourmet experience – both from the à la carte and the multi-course set menu.
https://www.gotobrno.cz/en/taste-brno/restaurant-pavillon-2/
Café Atlas
This Brno Atlas covers a lot of territory: great coffee, a broad range of unusual goodies for breakfast and a fresh, healthy lunch, with a beautiful animal-inspired interior. The big table is hospitable to all comers who want to bring their work to the café. Keep turning the pages!
Gỗ Brno – Pravá vietnamská kuchyně (Vietnamese Street Food)
Bún bò Nam Bô., Bánh rán, Chè, and many other favourites of Asian cooking, with vegan and vegetarian options. Stepping inside off Běhounská Street, the flavours will take you all the way to Hanoi. Let’s Gỗ!
https://www.gotobrno.cz/en/taste-brno/go-brno-prava-vietnamska-kuchyne-vietnamese-street-food/
Bistro Bastardo
Authentic Mexican cuisine, amazingly fresh ingredients, varied and intense flavours. Experienced head chef Alejandro, a native of Mexico City, prepares his dishes in an open kitchen – part of an original and unconventional bistro interior. ¡Bienvenido a México!
Soul Bistro
Bistro, co má duši. Lehký čistý interiér, jednoduchá kvalitní jídla od snídaní po večeře, od nadýchaných dortíků přes lehké salátky až po skvělé fish&chips, na pracovní setkání i k povídání s přáteli či na rychlovku na oběd.
Modern and Contemporary Art
The city of Prague features various modern, postmodern and contemporary installations, private gallery openings and fine museums to feed your need of the Modern.
Gluten Free City Guide Brno, Czech Republic
There are many places to eat gluten free in Brno! It is a lively city filled with students and young professionals. The hip vibe is undeniable. Brno is the second largest city in the country and is in the south-east part of the country.
DISCOVERING PRAGUE SECRETS: HOUSE SIGNS
Prague is famous for a lot of things – red roofs, hundreds of spires, pebble stone streets, and famous Czech beer. If you continue with the list, you will also reach house signs.
http://www.czechpragueout.com/blog/2015/discovering-prague-secrets-house-signs
Online course design for humans
My colleagues and I are in the midst of launching an online course development pilot at our institution. For the next year and a half we will be providing pedagogical and technical support for the development (or in some cases, re-development) of eleven, fully online courses across ten disciplines.
http://mgtheid.ca/uncategorized/online-course-design-for-humans/
International Trip Planner
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Arepas De Lyna
Place Category: Restaurants
http://www.gluten-free-prague.com/places/prague/restaurants/arepas-de-lyna/
Gluten-Free Prague: A Survival Guide for Celiacs
In the city of dumplings, flour-infused meat sauces and of course beer, how can a celiac possibly enjoy a safe gluten-free trip to Prague? Well, with the help of this guide you can.
Voice Recognition Still Has Significant Race and Gender Biases
Voice AI is becoming increasingly ubiquitous and powerful. Forecasts suggest that voice commerce will be an $80 billion business by 2023. Google reports that 20% of their searches are made by voice query today — a number that’s predicted to climb to 50% by 2020.
https://hbr.org/2019/05/voice-recognition-still-has-significant-race-and-gender-biases
Teaching, Technology, and Tea (or Maybe Coffee)
A few months ago, I posted a roundup of podcasts that focus on teaching and learning in higher education.
Stolen from AIGA DEC: Places to Publish Design Research
ORGANIZATIONS THAT FOSTER OR SUPPORT DESIGN RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP: Many of these host peer-reviewed conferences and publish their conferences’ proceedings. Some facilitate juried exhibitions and workshops.
https://social.designincubation.com/topic/14-stolen-from-aiga-dec-places-to-publish-design-research/
Functional outcome of patients with prolonged hypoglycemic encephalopathy
The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study were available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. Little is known about the causes, clinical course and long-term outcome of comatose patients with prolonged hypoglycemic encephalopathy.
Encephalopathies: the emerging diabetic complications.
Author information 1 Department of Pathology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. asima@med.wayne.edu Abstract Diabetic encephalopathies are now accepted complications of diabetes.
Fabricademy Bootcamp 2019 ICELAND
Fabricademy Bootcamp Program An amazing week full of Workshops + Guided tours + Social events 09:00-09:30 Transport to Alafoss social 09:30-11:00 Visit to icelandic Wool Factory visit 11:00-16:00 Transport to Blönduós social 16:00-17:00 Workshop at Icelandic Textile Center workshop 17:00-18:00
‘Recollections’ Exhibition Portrays Mementos as Sparks For Cherished Stories
SYRACUSE — Randy Bowling treasures a ceramic bull, recalling his youthful days riding a Brahman bull named “Jack.
My Blind Spot, Resources to Empower the Blind Towards Independence & Inclusion. Use tab key to navigate the menu
Each of us in one way or another has a blind spot in our lives. When I first came to be blind, I found I was forever running into literal and virtual walls—dead ends that blocked my assimilation into the blind community and hindered my participation in mainstream society.
Students Fall for Misinformation Online. Is Teaching Them to Read Like Fact Checkers the Solution?
Traditional-age students are digital natives. Professors are trained researchers. Neither of those qualities, though, prevents people from falling for misinformation online.
So, You Wanna Submit a Proposal to Speak at an Event
Twitter Facebook When and where is the event? Who’s organizing it? Do they have a code of conduct? Do they value diversity and inclusion? Are they looking for specific topics or proposals? Do they cover travel/hotel? Do they pay speakers? Most importantly: who is their audience? Write a Good Abst
https://css-tricks.com/so-you-wanna-submit-a-proposal-to-speak-at-an-event/
The User’s Perspective: Using Story Structure To Stand In Your User’s Shoes
12 min read User Experience, Storytelling, Emotional Design Share on Twitter or LinkedIn From Sketch To Code Builds. Tests. Deployments. Docker. Try Free! Earn Your Master’s Degree Online Story structure can be the lens through which we view websites.
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2019/04/user-perspective-story-structure/
Writing for Designers
Shit. The writing. We forgot about the writing. The thing, the design thing…it needs words! Oh man, so many words. I thought somebody…wasn’t the client going to…shit. We’ve got to get the writing done. We’ve got to get the writing done! How are we going to get the writing done?!
https://alistapart.com/article/writing-for-designers-excerpt
Designing for Cognitive Differences
Inclusive design is designing to be inclusive of as many users as possible, considering all aspects of diversity in users. With increased understanding, compassionate discussions around how to design for disabilities are becoming increasingly common in the web industry.
https://alistapart.com/article/designing-for-cognitive-differences/
OLC Accelerate 2019 CFP Guidelines
Help OLC celebrate our 25th anniversary by submitting a proposal for Accelerate 2019: Accelerating Online Learning Worldwide: The Next 25 Years! The conference is held November 19-22, 2019 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel in Orlando, Florida.
https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/attend-2019/accelerate/cfp/
Healthy Jambalaya with Sausage & Shrimp (Whole30, Low Carb, Paleo)
This healthy jambalaya recipe is a Whole30 and low carb version of an authentic Cajun dish. With sausage and shrimp, this paleo Creole recipe is even keto friendly, thanks to cauliflower rice! Surprisingly easy, too, and it comes together in a little less than an hour.
https://40aprons.com/healthy-jambalaya-whole30-low-carb-paleo/
What I Learned About Coaching After Losing the Ability to Speak
I was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) in 2001. By 2003 I could no longer speak intelligibly or walk, and any muscle control became more difficult as the disease progressed.
https://hbr.org/2017/09/what-i-learned-about-coaching-after-losing-the-ability-to-speak
Ten Famous Intellectual Property Disputes
1. S. Victor Whitmill v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. In the recent movie The Hangover Part II, Stu Price, a strait-laced dentist played by actor Ed Helms, wakes up after a night of debauchery in Bangkok to find a tribal tattoo wrapped around his left eye, his skin still painfully pink.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ten-famous-intellectual-property-disputes-18521880/
How much of a photo do you need to alter to avoid copyright infringement? Hint: Cheshire Cat
Bloggers and artists often ask, “how much of a photo do you need to alter to avoid copyright infringement?” Five changes? Fifteen? The Seventh Circuit addressed the issue in the Kienitz v Sconnie Nation case recently.
Summaries of Fair Use Cases
The best way to understand the flexible principle of fair use is to review actual cases decided by the courts. Below are summaries of a variety of fair use cases.
G.M. Used Graffiti in a Car Ad. Should the Artist Be Paid?
There was a time when graffiti was perceived to be a scourge, a public nuisance made by outlaws who sprayed their work on subway cars then slipped into the shadows, occasionally pursued by the police.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/17/arts/design/general-motors-graffiti-artist-copyright.html
Design Copyright Infringement: Five of the most famous cases
Baio, a web developer, paid photographer Jay Maisel more than $32,000 settlement over a copyright infringement claim. The case stems over the cover art for the album Kind of Bloop, a chiptune remake of the Miles Davis classic, Kind of Blue. Yes, you got that right. 32k for this.
https://blog.unifiedmanufacturing.com/design-copyright-infringement-costly-cases/
5 famous copyright infringement cases (and what you can learn)
Copyright has never been an easy, black-and-white kind of issue. Arguments over copyright between creatives happen all of the time, it’s an inescapable issue.
https://99designs.com/blog/tips/5-famous-copyright-infringement-cases/