REPLAY: EASI SELECTS THE BEST FROM THE PAST
Highlights from Information Technology and Disabilities E-journal
Volume 2, Issue 1
Replay Editor: Penny Gray, Adaptive Technology Specialist
Bucks County community college
Editing is done using Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
The ITD e-journal has provided quality, peer-reviewed articles on
disabilities and information for nearly a decade. Many articles are too
good to be lost, and EASI wants to connect you with this quality
resource. EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) is the premier
provider of online courses on accessible information technology:
http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
Selected Articles on Libraries and Electronic Texts
Inside This Issue:
1. April 1997: The Virtual Library: Collaborative Data Exchange And
Electronic Text
2. April 1999: Delivering Accessible Library Services In a Distance
Learning Environment
3. August 2000: National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped: Digital Plans and Progress
April 1997
THE VIRTUAL LIBRARY: COLLABORATIVE DATA EXCHANGE
AND ELECTRONIC TEXT DELIVERY
Presenter: Steve Noble, Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
The intent of this presentation will be to look at two specific tasks which
must be performed by libraries in the pursuit of their primary mission of
information access--namely bibliographic access and document delivery--and
how various technologies used to perform these tasks may either help or
hinder the inclusion of persons with disabilities. The pivotal points of
this study will focus on two primary highlights. The first primary
highlight of this session will be a soon to be completed project funded by
the National Science Foundation (NSF) which will provide a merged
electronic database indexing nearly all alternative format accessible texts
available in the English language within the North American continent. The
second primary highlight of our study will be computer mediated document
delivery by the use of various types of accessible electronic texts,
including digital audio.
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/itd/itdv04n1/article4.html
April 1999
DELIVERING ACCESSIBLE LIBRARY SERVICES IN A DISTANCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Steve Noble
Manager, Product Development
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
In the typical university setting, a student is usually expected to spend
two-to-three times as many hours outside the classroom doing reading,
homework and library research as he or she may spend in class. This amount
of outside work continues to grow in both volume and importance as a
student progresses to higher level classes, finally reaching very critical
proportions in graduate school. For students who participate in distance
learning settings, however, the task of "going to the library" takes on new
and very different dimensions.
A rapidly growing number of universities have now begun to offer distance
education classes, and we now have seen a variety of delivery techniques
developed to service the needs of remote students. Indeed, there are a
number of institutions of higher learning now existing primarily as
"virtual universities." Although some experience may be gained by examining
how various organizations have tackled this problem, of particular concern
for this presentation is just how the textbook and library access needs of
students with disabilities can be met without the possibility of physically
"going to the library" or the campus special services office for assistance.
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/itd/itdv06n1/article5.html
August 2000
NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED:
DIGITAL PLANS AND PROGRESS
John Cookson and Lloyd Rasmussen
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
The Library of Congress
NLS produces about 2,000 talking books and 50 magazines per year on
specially formatted cassette tape for free distribution to a readership of
about 764,000. Cassettes and special players are delivered by U.S. Postal
Service from a network of 138 participating libraries. To control the cost
of technical obsolescence and to meet patron and sponsor expectations, NLS
will replace this analog system with a digital system over the next ten years.
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/itd/itdv07n1/article2.htm
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your article idea to the executive editor, Tom McNulty, <[log in to unmask]>
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EASI is partnering with the University of Southern Maine to provide a
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Course schedule for 2002-03
Barrier-free Information technology: March 3, June 2, Sept. 2, Dec 1.
Beginners Barrier-free Web Design: April 7,July 7, Oct 6
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Barrier-free E-learning: Feb. 3, May 5, August 4, Nov. 3
Learning Disabilities and Information Technology: March 3, June 2, Sept. 2,
Dec. 1
Accessible Internet Multimedia: Feb. 3 May 5,Nov. 3
Train the Trainer: April 7, July 7, Oct. 6
Business Benefits of Accessible Information Technology: May 5, August 4, Dec. 1
EASI is a non-profit organization which, for a quarter century, has served
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making computer and information technology systems accessible to people
with disabilities.
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