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Blind students report challenges like materials arriving late after many colleges and universities transitioned to remote learning amid the pandemic.
The shift to remote learning has been extremely challenging for blind students, with some still facing unresolved accessibility issues.
The National Federation of the Blind and other organizations have warned for months that colleges are failing to provide blind students with the timely accommodations and support to which they are legally entitled.
In some instances, blind students have had such a poor experience with remote learning that they decided to take time away from their studies rather than continue online, said Chris Danielsen, director of public relations at the NFB. This is a concerning trend, as research suggests students who take a pause from their education sometimes decide it’s not worth coming back.
The city election is taking place during the pandemic. Jon Lamson
This article was produced as part of a journalism class at Colorado College, taught by Corey Hutchins. The students are Amelia Allen, Esteban Candelaria, Jon Lamson, Arlo Metzger, Will Taylor, Frances Thyer and Peyton Wright.
As the race for six seats on the Colorado Springs City Council heats up, tens of thousands of dollars are already sloshing around the campaign coffers of the nearly two dozen candidates running in the April 6 elections.Â
The campaign donations show who has broad or limited support, illuminate potential coalitions among candidates who are giving to each other, and also show how much money some are willing to shell out of their own pockets to try and win a seat in city government.Â
AVs have many potential benefits to society, ranging from fewer road fatalities to better fuel economy. Blind people like me, however, have particular reason to be enthusiastic about them.
They were hailed as a key part of the green transport revolution, but e-scooters are used mainly by young men for fun, new research has suggested.
The electric-powered scooters are also being used instead of walking or cycling rather than as an alternative to driving polluting cars.
The findings will raise suspicions that the scooters are little more than ‘boys’ toys’ and reignite concerns over their links to street crime and accidents involving pedestrians.
The electric-powered scooters are also being used instead of walking or cycling rather than as an alternative to driving polluting cars
The research was based on the e-scooter hire scheme in Paris, which began in June 2018 and has now grown to a fleet of 20,000 machines.