EASI Online Month-long Course: Train the Trainer starting 
August 1
This course aims to provide computer and disability service staff with an 
introduction to several adaptive technologies used by students with a wide 
spectrum of disabilities. It will equip these participants  to provide 
training on such applications for students who lack skills on using the 
software they will need to succeed in college.

Train the Trainer has been significantly updated and also enriched with new
multimedia. Participants will be expected to download both demo versions of
adaptive software or free support software and spend part of almost every 
lesson
actually acquiring hands-on experience.
  The task of the trainer is made difficult because he or she will need to 
have
at least a beginner's skill on several different adaptive technologies and 
have
a broad understanding of various disabilities to provide such people with what
they will need to know to get started on using today's information technology.
This course will provide that broad, basic learning. The trainer may also need
to provide a beginner understanding of adaptive technology to other staff such
as lab assistants and librarians.

Participants will download demo or free software and gain some hands-on 
experience in almost every lesson.
The course is month-long and is entirely taught over the Internet. There will
also be several modules using multimedia, video, audio, PowerPoint etc.

Week 1 :
  LESSON 1: Introduction to training users with disabilities on adaptive 
computer
technology
LESSON 2 OVERVIEW OF PERSONAL COMPUTER HARDWARE AND OPERATING SYSTEM

Week 2:
  LESSON 3: TECHNOLOGY FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED CONSUMERS
LESSON 4: TECHNOLOGY FOR PERSONS WITH HEARING RELATED DISABILITIES

Week 3
LESSON 5: Reading Support Technology For Persons With Learning Disabilities
LESSON 6: Writing Support Technology For Persons With Learning Disabilities

Week 4
Lesson 7 Training Users with Motor Impairments (Voice Recognition, Onscreen
Keyboards, track ball, etc.)
Lesson 8 Providing Institution-wide Awareness of the Needs of Users With
Disabilities

Those registering for the course will receive the EASI pamphlet, Computer 
Support Staff, as a bonus.

Registration is $350 with a $70 discount for students, overseas 
participants and for EASI Annual Webinar Members.

Register and pay by credit card, PO or check
http://easi.cc/workshops/train.htm


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Once you choose hope, anything's possible.  Christopher Reeve
Norman Coombs [log in to unmask]

Making Online Teaching Accessible: Inclusive Course Design for Students 
with Disabilities by Norman Coombs published by Jossey-Bass Oct 10,2010
http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470499044.html

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