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* EASI: Equal Access to Software & Information
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The events listed here provide opportunities to learn about tools and
tricks to make Internet multimedia accessible.


CaptionKeeper: Take your captions with you Feb. 3 at 1 PM Eastern
Presenter: Brad Botkin

CaptionKeeper is a software program developed by the National Center on
Accessible
Media which converts television-based closed-caption data into web streaming
formats. It takes closed-caption (line-21) data as input, and creates
simultaneous
outputs suitable for live and archived multimedia presentations in RealPlayer,
Windows Media Player and QuickTime™ Player formats.

CaptionKeeper will:
List of 4 items
• Repurpose existing captions for the Web with no additional costs
• Meet Federal requirements (Section 508, 1194.24-c)
•  Assist computer users in environments where audio is difficult to hear,
•  Provide searchable metadata
list end

Read more about CaptionKeeper
http://ncam.wgbh.org/webaccess/captionkeeper/

Register for this live Web conference Feb. 3 at 1 PM Eastern
(If you cannot attend at this time, registering will mean you will receive the
link to enable you to watch the recording
http://easi.cc/forms/feb03.htm

Note that this will be followed by a 4-part Web series providing hands-on
instruction
on how to design accessible multimedia using several different multimedia
authoring
tools.  The series starts Feb. 8:
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm

Earn the Certificate in Accessible Information Technology:
http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
EASI's online courses for February are:
Beginners Barrier-free Web Design
http//easi.cc/workshops/easiweb.htm
Barrier-free E-Learning
http//easi.cc/workshops/bfel.htm
(Five courses earn the Certificate in Accessible Information Technology




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EASI, (Equal Access to Software and Information), is a non-profit
organization whose mission is to serve as a resource to the education
community by providing information and guidance in the area of
access-to-information technologies by individuals with disabilities. We
stay informed about developments and advancements within the adaptive
computer technology field and spread that information to colleges,
universities, K-12 schools, libraries and into the workplace.  
http://easi.cc

Norman Coombs, Ph.D.
CEO EASI

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