Online Course: designing an accessible IT campus for students with
disabilities
Barrier-free Information Technology starts Dec. 2
http://easi.cc/workshops/adaptit.htm

Today, all the hype is about making web pages accessible, but this is only
part of the story.  It needs to be one component in the bigger picture of
creating an institution's information technology, on-site and on-line, to
be fully inclussive of everyone.  A comprehensive program will cover the
web, computer labs, classrooms, the library and it also needs to include
the needs of faculty with disabilities.

This month-long, instructor-led course is required for the Certificate in
Accessible Information.  It is also valuable taken as a stand-alone course.
 The lessons cover:

 Lesson 1: Introductions and definitions
 Part 1 introduction to the workshop;
 Part 2 basic definitions
 Part 3 E-mail and listserv discussion lists
 Lesson 1 Assignments: Participant introductions.

 Lesson 2: Four reasons to provide barrier-free educational technology
 Part 1 it's the right thing to do;
 Part 2 it makes economic sense;
 Part 3 it's the law;
 Part 4 participants should do it for themselves
 Lesson 2 Assignment: Sharing relevant information.

 Lesson 3: computer input problems and solutions
 Part 1 Computer-related definitions
 Part 2 Alternative input systems for people with motor impairments
 Part 3 Alternative input devices for other disability groups Part 4 Lesson
 2 Assignment Using Windows access features

 Lesson 4: Computer output problems and solutions
 Part 1: Output issues for users who are blind
 Part 2: Output issues for users who have limited vision and users who have
 visual or cognitive processing disabilities
 Part 3: Output issues for other disability groups
 Lesson 4: Revisiting previous assignments

 Lesson 5: Compensatory Strategies and Disability Etiquette
 art 1: What is a compensatory strategy?
 Part 2: Do I have to be politically correct?
 Part 3: Etiquette tips for service providers
 Lesson 5 Assignment Disability-related resources on the World Wide Web

 Lesson 6: Access to print information
 Part 1: Creating and adapting electronic texts
 Part 2: Problems related to braille and tactile drawings
 Part 3: Creating texts for the web
 Lesson 6 Assignment: Create 2 simple texts for use on the web

 Lesson 7: Access to physical facilities and staff training
 Part 1: Physical access to the computer itself
 Part 2: Designing a model accessible work station
 Part 3: Training the technology support staff
 Lesson 7 Assignment: What do you have to know?

 Lesson 8: Planning for an Accessible Campus or Institution
 Part 1: Implications of decentralized computing
 Part 2: Who do you need on your team? Part 3: Looking at One Example
 Lesson 8 Assignment: Developing a 12-18 month plan

Course Instructors
 Joe Lazzaro
Norm Coombs
 Dick Banks

Register at http://easi.cc/workshops/adapitit.htm