Tuesday, July 9, 2019

ILS 441 - Databases for Previous Postings

Databases for Americans with Disabilities Consultant - Adaptive Technology Consultant 

  1. Provides product information, events, and social media, etc. 
  2. Provides a list of all/most databases on adaptive tech. 
  3. Product info, without all the fluff. 

Databases for Fact Checking Services (top 3 according to UMASS)


Provided by:
  1. Extremely popular. It covers a variety of topics. 
  2. Provides political fact-checking. 
  3. Provides a variety of fact-checking, with a focus on politics. 
Works Cited/Used
AbleData. (2019, June 20). Search AbleData. Retrieved June 20, 2019, from https://abledata.acl.gov/
FactCheck. (n.d.). FactCheck.org. Retrieved June 20, 2019, from https://www.factcheck.org/
McAvoy, M. (n.d.). Browse Products. Retrieved June 20, 2019, from http://assistivetech.net/
Media Bias/Fact Check. (n.d.). Search and Learn the Bias of News Media. Retrieved June 20, 2019, from https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/
National Center on Accessible Educational Materials. (2019, April 15). Assistive Technology Resources. Retrieved June 20, 2019, from http://aem.cast.org/navigating/assistive-technology-resources.html#.XQvFqtNKiu4
Snopes. (n.d.). Snopes.com. Retrieved June 20, 2019, from https://www.snopes.com/
UMASS Amherst. (2019, June 18). LibGuides: Fake News: Fact-checking resources. Retrieved June 20, 2019, from https://guides.library.umass.edu/fakenews/factcheck
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Thursday, June 20, 2019

ILS 441 - Americans With Disabilities Consultant - Adaptive Technology Expert

Americans With Disabilities Consultant - Adaptive Technology Expert

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     This is service is an extension of the ADA, which is aptly named Disability Access Consultants. The Technology aspect is a branch off of this. This provides software and real-life support for people with disabilities as well as the legal side. It has everything in one place from guidelines to industry help to technology. 

     The services that it provides are as follows. Provided from DAC 
  • Facility and Site Services (DAC)
  • Compliance Management (DAC)
  • Self Evaluation (DAC)
  • Policies Review and Development (DAC)
  • Expert Witnesses and Legal Support (DAC)
  • Plan Reviews (DAC)
  • Web Accessibility reports (DAC)
  • Mobile Surveys (DAC)
  • Articles (DAC)
Most individual companies offer these services with the possible addition dependent on business or personal need. Such as the addition of construction of buildings. 

     The technology aspect offers a few different things. It first on inspection of the website offers green reports, which is online and saves paper (EMG)! They can be saved and distributed in many forms. They also provide web-based reporting and management (EMG). They work with a full range of businesses and help to manage multiple properties (EMG). This service does not require soft or hardware. Info as with the green reports can be seen in multiple forms with the addition of offline review (EMG). The next technology service that they provide is compliance planning and management. This service allows you to create and track your budget, set progress, and create timelines (EMG). This service also provides the ability to write notes and provide photos. Manage items, locations and costs are all included in this section (EMG). You have complete control over the reports and management (EMG). Lastly, they provide updates and customization which is great for when standards have been changed/updated. You can check to see what has been added and removed from the standards

This is all directly in compliance with the Americans Disability Act. 



Works Cited/ Used
DAC. (n.d.). Welcome to DAC. Retrieved June 20, 2019, from http://www.dac-corp.com/
EMG. (n.d.). ADA Compliance Assessment Services & Consulting. Retrieved June 20, 2019, from https://emgcorp.com/services/ada-assessments-consulting/
Education, U. D. (2013, August 27). IMG06. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/departmentofed/9606672093/in/photolist-fCUGVt-eiSMmi-74262R-5e6RiP-eiSK34-6DXsTa-rsjofS-6n3HaF-ej125Y-eiTxck-2QkQLg-eiUfap-fCUGR8-fDbYEh-V6JEC4-2t6pUU-9LHsyk-fEhJrB-bke2q-2b98Dym-2b99AZb-fDewqu-4x7AXh-fHLoCt-257MLkx-4uaFpa-nhtsqF-9Xomd-rb5zi2-G6LDr-pQyCid-kPQGz-dRuzKU-4X5d7p-dZKir-9w3jBs-qMK1p-AbUwV-5AkzQc-4wM32r-dqbUC-deqCqu-5ApQiW-8dXAJ-3fg25U-bpr3MK-bxsAeB-G6G3U-bzyULm-4qjbh1
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ILS 441 - Fact Checking Service

Fact Checking Services

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     Ballot Pedia provides an in-depth, short definition of what a fact checker is and does. Fact checking is extremely modern. The goal of fact checking if done successfully is to be unbiased and accurate in order to keep in-fighting and wrong information about big topics from being spread and used (BallotPedia). A true/false system is used when writing and organizing articles created by fact-checkers (BallotPedia). They will provide background information and context of what they are referring to. 
      The historical use of fact checkers is to correct names, dates and the like (BallotPedia). Fact checking started to take on a life of its own in the definition we know of now in the '80s and '90s (BallotPedia). Previously referred to as Adwatch or truth-squadding (BallotPedia). Fact checking soon became its own branch of journalism with the rise of Factcheck.org. 

Typical uses of fact-checkers/ing Provided by Ballot Pedia: 

  • Political 
  • Internet hoaxes 
  • Urban legends 
  • Memes
  • Writer's works 
  • Other things that can be fact checked 

4 Things that you may want to know about Fact Checking from Media Bistro's Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin: 


  1. Perfect the pitch - know how to spell someone's name (Peshkin).
  2. Do not mess up figures (math) (Peshkin).
  3. Check to make sure you have the correct conclusions (Peshkin).
  4. You are alone in this, screw up, it's on you. Most small papers do not have official fact checkers(Peshkin). 

Popular Fact Checkers - Google Top hits list (6/20/19)

  • Snopes, 
  • Ballot Pedia, 
  • Politifact, 
  • NPR, 
  • Factcheck.org*** most popular, 

Works Cited/Used
BallotPedia. (n.d.). What is fact-checking. Retrieved June 20, 2019, from https://ballotpedia.org/What_is_fact-checking

Bloyd-Peshkin, S. (2018, October 29). 4 Things Writers Need to Know About Fact-checking. Retrieved June 20, 2019, from https://www.mediabistro.com/climb-the-ladder/skills-expertise/4-things-writers-need-to-know-about-fact-checking/
Geralt, & Shutterstock. (n.d.). Free Image on Pixabay - Road Sign, Attention, Right Of Way. Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/illustrations/road-sign-attention-right-of-way-63983/


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