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Apple hosts free accessibility webinars for teachers

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Apple is hosting a free series of on-demand webinars which demonstrate how Mac computers and Apple devices can be used to enrich engagement with students of all abilities. These webinars will be available to teachers until 1 April.

The increasing use of digital technology in the classroom has led to a greater need for teachers to address the particular access needs of students. Apple continues to improve the accessibility of its products, providing a number of in-built features that can improve learning for students with sensory impairment and particular literacy and learning needs.

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Apple Mac

Apple OS X, also known as Mac OS X, is Apple’s operating system for Mac desktop and laptop computers produced by Apple. There are a number of built-in accessibility features that come standard with recent versions of OS X which improve access for people who are blind, vision impaired, Deaf or hearing impaired, or with physical or motor impairment.

The built-in accessibility features include:

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is currently the world’s most popular family of operating systems running on most of the world’s desktop and laptop computers. The most recent version of the OS includes Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

All recent versions of Windows contain many accessibility features, although there have been notable improvements to Windows accessibility with the introduction of touch-screen functionality in Windows 8.1 and further improvements to the user interface and digital assistant support in Windows 10.

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