EASI is looking forward to a fuller and better series of webcasts related
to education, information technology and disabilities.  We will post at
least one 30-min webcast every week and sometimes more covering a spectrum
of topics and interviewing a variety of interesting people.

Today, Thur. Sept. 7, Dr. Larry Scadden from the National Science
Foundation interviews Karen Milchus from Georgia Tech about her work in
Rehab and assistive technology.  http://www.rit.edu/~easi and either select
"site index" or "webcasts".

Georgia Tech is one of almost three dozen grant recipients from NSF doing
work on including students with disabilities in science, math, engineering
and technology.  Dr. Scadden heads up the NSF Program for Persons with
Disabilities. While a NSF study claims that the biggest barrier in these
fields for students with disabilities is negative social attitudes, there
are also several significant barriers that benefit from adaptive
technology.  Georgia Tech is one of the grant projects working to provide
improved technology to help students in functioning in a science lab.

** Keep your ear tuned to the Internet next week for an excellent interview
relating to making libraries more accessible for patrons with disabilities.

Barbara Mates has published a book on the topic, and the American Library
Association has put it on the web for all to read.  However, it is really
worth purchasing if you are a librarian and keep it handy on your desk as a
reference book.

Norman Coombs