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Sheryl Burgstahler <[log in to unmask]>
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Equal Access to Software & Information <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 17 Nov 2006 08:03:12 -0800
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yep; where best to mail to?
Sheryl

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Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D.
Director, DO-IT & UW Accessible Technology Services
Computing & Communications
University of Washington, Box 355670
Seattle, WA 98195
206-543-0622          FAX 206-221-4171
http://staff.washington.edu/sherylb
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On Thu, 16 Nov 2006, Prof Norm Coombs wrote:

> VEry good.
>
> Could I have the DVD versions?
>
> Norm
> At 03:18 PM 11/16/2006, you wrote:
>> To those who work with individuals who have sensory impairments:
>> 
>> DO-IT has created training materials on making science and computer 
>> technology accessible to individuals with sensory impairments. They are 
>> designed for individual as well as large-group presentations. They include 
>> DVDs and handouts from the Alliance for Access to Science, Technology, 
>> Engineering, and Mathematics (AccessSTEM) and the Alliance for Access to 
>> Computing Careers (AccessComputing) at the University of Washington in 
>> Seattle. The development and distribution of these materials is funded by 
>> the National Science Foundation (NSF Cooperative Agreement #0227995 and 
>> grant #CNS-0540615.
>> 
>> Most of these materials are also available on the DO-IT website at 
>> http://www.washington.edu/doit. At this location you will also find a 
>> Knowledge Base of questions and answers, case studies, and promising 
>> practices. Select the "Search DO-IT Knowledge Base" link on the vertical 
>> bar on the left side of the DO-IT home page.
>> 
>> Note that the DVDs include talking menus to assure that they can be 
>> operated by individuals who are blind. In addition, all of the video 
>> presentations on the DVDs are open captioned and an audio described version 
>> of each is included.
>> 
>> We have some copies of these products that we are willing to send to those 
>> who request them. If you would like the materials to be sent to you and/or 
>> if you would like printed materials in alternate format, please let me 
>> know.
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> Sheryl Burgstahler
>> Director AccessSTEM, AccessComputing, DO-IT
>
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> EASI Courses on Accessible Information Technology for November:
> Barrier-free E-learning (expanded and enriched with more multimedia)
> http://easi.cc/workshops/bfel.htm
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>
> Norman Coombs, Ph.D.
> www.rit.edu/~nrcgsh
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