EASI Interactive, Synchronous, Voice Web Conference Clinics
Announcing an exciting new venture using Web-based, interactive, voice
conferencing to provide hands-on know-how skills to make online
instructional content more accessible for learners with disabilities. EASI,
(Equal Access to Software and Information), has long taught month-long
online courses, but, now, for those needing short clinics on specific
skills EASI is launching a monthly series of synchronous 60-90-minute
events which will combine an online presentation with the speaker
explaining step-by-step procedures while displaying text and graphic Web
pages demonstrating what is described. Participants can even minimize the
conference window and follow the demonstration on their own computer.
Participants can also use voice or text chat to ask questions of the
presenter.
EASI has designed both an indivudal and an institutional annual membership
to 9 of these events plus a number of other membership speal features.
EASI Fee-based Clinics
The schedule below outlines the planned series. There are 2 kinds of annual
subscription memberships
Register for an individual annual subscription ($300)
Register for an institutional annual subscription ($750 special
introductory price)
(Annual subscribers will also have access to the archives of previous
clinics and a number of special membership features.)
Schedule for the 2003-04 Fee-based Practical Clinic Series:
October 16, How to create accessible Macromedia Flash.
Presenter: Bob Regan (macromedia)
November 20, Using WHSIWYG editors to create accessible web pages
including a detailed demonstration of the accessibility features of
Dreamweaver
Presenter: Dick Banks and Norm Coombs(EASI)
December 11, How to use Adobe Acrobat to create accessible PDF
Presenter: TBA
January 15, How to produce accessible web pages using Microsoft word and
excel
Presenter: Dick Banks and Norm Coombs (EASI)
February 19, Macromedia Contribute and its advantages for a webmaster
maintaining a large accessible web site while having others do much of the
upkeep
Presenter: Bob Regan (macromedia)
March 18, How to make Microsoft PowerPoint presentations accessible
Presenter: Dick Banks and Norm Coombs(EASI)
April 15, Scanning print text into accessible electronic text
Presenter: TBA
May 20, Repairing web pages with Act Verify and Watchfire
Presenter: TBA
June 17, Creating accessible forms and tables
Presenter: TBA
You can read more and also register online at:
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
You can watch the archive of a recent synchronous Web conference clinic
comparing Web accessibility checkers.
The archive of the Sept. 25 clinic is near the bottom of this page:
http://easi.cc/archive.htm
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EASI's October, month-long online courses:
Beginner Barrier-free Web Design: http://easi.cc/workshops/easiweb.htm
Train the Trainer: http://easi.cc/workshops/train.htm
Learning Disabilities and Information Technology
http://easi.cc/workshops/ld.htm
(a package of five courses will earn the Certificate in Accessible
Information Technology)
http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
Norman Coombs, Ph.D.
CEO EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information)
22196 Caminito Tasquillo
Laguna Hills CA 92653
home: (949) 855-4852
Cell: (949) 922-5992
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
http://www.rit.edu/~nrcgsh
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September online courses on accessible information technology:
Barrier-free Information Technology http://easi.cc/workshops/adaptit.htm
Advanced Barrier-free Web Design http://easi.cc/workshops/advwbsyl.htm
LD and Information Technology http://easi.cc/workshops/ld.htm
EASI Home Page http://www.rit.edu/~easi
CCourses and Clinics http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
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