Sentences with phrase «benefit of accessibility»

While few can dispute the benefits of accessibility — after all, scientists depend on the past research of others — Wilbanks says there's a «prevailing data - hoarding culture.»

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By contrast, Jack Mintz (another opponent of greater EI accessibility) notes that in 2007 some 100,000 unemployed workers who otherwise would have qualified for EI benefits were excluded for lack of hours.

With unemployment on the rise, the federal government should consider improving the accessibility and duration of EI benefits in its upcoming budget.

To properly garner the human capital benefits of such a policy, attention should be paid to both supply and accessibility.

Legal requirements for accessibility to institutions which receive federal funds are listed in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; it states that «no otherwise qualified handicapped individual... shall, solely by reason of his handicap, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.»

With the help of KultureCity, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rethinking accessibility, the flagship NBA Store on New York's Fifth Avenue has made changes to benefit the needs of those with sensory issues.

Family child cares are small in size and provide families the same securities as a daycare center, and also has the benefits of flexible hours, lower costs, accessibility, and cultural compatibility.

This report finds no evidence that ownership restrictions have produced a public benefit in terms of the quality, cost or accessibility of hospital care.

RuthAnne Visnauskas, Commissioner of New York State Homes and Community Renewal said, «Congratulations to the Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley and to people with disabilities throughout the Capital Region who will benefit from the Center's enhanced accessibility and space, and have a greater opportunity to live independently and thrive in their communities.

The new online R&D «dashboard» was designed to enhance the transparency, accessibility, and usefulness of historical AAAS data to benefit policymakers and analysts as well as the public, Program Director Matt Hourihan said.

If you haven't tuned in until now, I promised to rate some of the popular exercises currently trending and give you my overall grade based on safety, accessibility, do - ability, cost, hormone benefits, as well as health advantages and risks.

As we continue to increase our understanding about the benefits of foods grown and produced without pesticides, genetically modified organisms, synthetic fertilizers, preservatives, and toxins, the organic market will continue to increase in choice and accessibility for all.

Ratings include: Individual listing costs, for memberships, membership terms, and premium cost variability Top features specific to each site, such as forums, news, videos, and chat rooms.A Pros and Cons comparison list to highlight both positive and negative aspects of each site Ease of Use ratings detailing site navigation and interface accessibility Editors Verdict, a snippet of personal opinion for your benefit summarizing a sites overall usefulness.

JEPP Online provides timely information about developments of the journal and is committed to improve the accessibility and visibility of scholarship published in JEPP, allowing academics and policy - makers alike to benefit from first - class research focusing on the dynamics of public policy in Europe.

Concluding it becomes obvious that mobile games, inheriting the benefits of mobile learning in terms of accessibility and those of game - based learning in terms of engagement, do bring a great potential as effective learning environments for contemporary adult learners.

«Another key benefit of having two principals at Vista Square is that staff, parents, and children have increased accessibility, allowing for more direct contact with the administration,» added Bayer.

It is true to say, that accessibility, the ability to access, is extremely important in the selection of a LMS if we want students and teachers with disabilities to fully benefit from the use of an LMS.

Especially for pupils who benefit from the accessibility technology offers compared to conventional methods of learning.

However, it's impossible to achieve any of these benefits without accessibility.

These upstarts have offered the classic benefits that disruptive innovations extend when they emerge — greater convenience, accessibility, simplicity, and, most recently with the emergence of online, competency - based providers, affordability.

Accessibility is one of the primary benefits of just - in - time online training.

She further discusses how educators in particular can benefit from the accessibility of CC licensed content and the increased availability of educational resources that are «widely accessible, adaptable, interoperable, and discoverable.»

Ultimately Learning Management System stakeholders need to understand the reasons for switching systems and the benefits of the new Learning Management System, whether this is cost savings, better accessibility, or new and improved features and functionality.

Benefits of online mathematics courses have been noted to include (a) a wide range of potential resources; (b) convenience, flexibility and accessibility, which is especially important to teachers who have busy schedules and may not be able to attend face - to - face learning opportunities; (c) a dynamic learning environment; (d) varied communication opportunities; (e) the potential for individual and independent learning; and (f) the facility with which today's students may engage in these learning opportunities (Engelbrecht & Harding, 2005a, pp. 264 - 266).

As state, local, and other leaders develop and administer future generations of assessments, a heightened focus on accessibility, proper implementation, improved technology, and ensuring access to accommodations will benefit all learners.

The benefits of where I work are the excellent education, the customer - service focus of the highly qualified teachers, and greater accessibility to a child in any county, whether in a rural area in the southern part of the state or the urban neighborhoods of Atlanta.

Mobile devices have become a big part of training across the industries, with many benefits including accessibility and usability.

Working with one of our skilled online math tutors provides the same benefits of an in - person tutor while allowing for even more flexibility and accessibility.

Each of them will benefit from the Foundation's innovation to accelerate accessibility of ePub3 and HTML5.

Although not everyone will benefit from these new devices, increasing numbers of blind and partially sighted people are using new technology and by working collaboratively with the publishing and technology industry, the charity wants to make sure accessibility is at the fore of all new developments.

Yet despite TTS's potential benefits to millions of Americans, the Federal Communications Commission has just granted the e-reader industry another year's exemption from the Twenty - First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010.

Public schools have to face the issue of who is to pay for the devices each student will need, while all educational settings have to worry about heightened accessibility issues, specifically for visually impaired students who won't benefit from the high - resolution graphics and videos that many supporters say make digital textbooks superior to print.

We all benefit from the work done by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), and many of the features of EPUB 3 will be useful for persons with disabilities without additional work from the publisher.

First, for EPUB accessibility purposes, we've been trying to focus people on reserving figure as a marker of secondary content, as defined in the HTML5 specification, as there's the very real benefit to users of assistive technologies in quickly and easily being able to determine primary from secondary content.

Overlays transcend the accessibility domain in their usefulness: the synchronization of text and audio as a tool for learning to read, for example, being of benefit in many circumstances.

Accessibility and speed are the key benefits of these short term financial products.

In addition to the liquidity and accessibility offered by an ASX listing, investors will benefit from knowing the indicative net - asset value unit price at the time of purchase.

Regardless of the role, the establishment of an intermediate role has shown many benefits in human medicine, including greater efficiency and overall accessibility to healthcare.

8 - year - old Sydney is one of many pets that has benefitted from accessibility to SRS through PetCure Oncology.

One thing is certain: Those who own real estate in Belize or work in the tourism industry are set to benefit from this increased accessibility and traffic.Big changes are coming to this small Caribbean nation, and getting your feet on the ground early will allow you to experience all that Belize has to offer while getting the most out of your investment. For those looking to retire to Belize, stay tuned to our blog for our next article detailing the incentives and benefits of moving to Belize.

In areas as varied as transportation, education, medical, procurement, spectrum management, accessibility, and venue construction, the partnership between the IOC, Rio 2016 and the local authorities is paying benefits not just for the period of the Games but beyond and for generations to come.

Moreover, this feature allows non-VR players to take advantage of the head - tracked «look - to - lock» weapon functionality present in the VR experience of the game, enabling you to enjoy the gameplay enhancing benefits of VR along with the graphical fidelity and accessibility of flatscreen gaming.

This document brings report the key messages that emerged from the Third International Off - grid Renewable Energy Conference (IOREC 2016), including the importance of (1) mainstreaming off - grid renewable energy in national rural electrification strategies, (2) creating an ecosystem to accelerate deployment, (3) designing dedicated policies and regulations for the off - grid sector, (4) unlocking capital for energy access, (5) identifying the right business models for deploying off - grid renewables, (6) innovating to improve accessibility, reliability and range of electricity services, (7) strengthening the sustainability of energy access efforts and maximizing benefits and (8) harnessing the cross-sector development impact of off - grid renewables.

Perhaps it is possible to identify and apply regulatory tools or programs to ABSs in such a way as to harness any accessibility - improving changes they produce in the user - pays private market for the benefit of those who would still lack the means to pay.

To this end, Part 7 also includes rehabilitation benefits under s. 88, including the provision of funds for various one - time expenses that are likely to promote the person's recovery (for vocational training, for example, or alterations to the insured's residence to improve accessibility), and funds for medical treatments and rehabilitative therapies.

Although I'm not particularly preoccupied with legislation governing banks and corporations, I am concerned about the rules governing civil proceedings and the law on domestic relations, personal taxation, government benefits and criminal conduct, and it seems to me that a major goal of law and justice reform over the next decade should be improving the accessibility of the legislation and regulations most affecting individuals.

«Langlois offers all the advantages of a large firm in terms of the quality and range of legal services, along with the benefits of mid-sized firms in terms of affordability and accessibility,» he says.

He added that the following values were all to be appreciated and brought into a pragmatic balance: that an efficient and cost - effective and relatively informal type of alternative dispute resolution should not be stifled by the imposition of legal doctrine; that the opportunity for the development of new ideas fitting to financial service industries operating in consumer markets should be appreciated for the benefits they could bring; that on the other hand transparency, consistency and accessibility as to the principles which informed the ombudsman's determinations remained virtues in the new setting; and that publicity as to those principles and those determinations could assist in that regard.

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I do not agree with what I see as your assumption that academia is purposely keeping results a secret through limited accessibility (as per «How do we benefit as a society, if our Universities bury their research among a closed group of two to five thousand academics sprinkled around the globe?»).