On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 10:23 PM, Prof Norm Coombs
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EASI Webinars Take the Mountain to Muhammad
Are your department budgets being cut?
Is your travel being restricted?
If so, how do you keep up-to-date on the rapid transformations happening daily in the technologies that are crucial to your department’s responsibilities?
Internet Webinars have the ability to bring the mountains of new information to you rather than your having to go to conferences and attend presentations. Of course, there have always been books and journals. These now abound in electronic formats at Web sites around the world. Webinars can do more. You are in a virtual conference room with a presenter, with slides being pushed, with other peers in the virtual room and with the ability to interact with the presenters and with other participants just as at in a face-to-face conference.
EASI has an Annual Webinar Membership for individuals and another for institutions to provide a comprehensive package of up-to-date information technology to help compensate for the budget crunch.
EASI's mission is to serve as a resource 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.
What some of our friends and supporters have to say:
· I have taken six of the EASI courses ... I have learned so much about adaptive/assistive technology, which has given me the confidence to... pass on accessibility information in any venue I can-for example I belong to a Web Enthusiasts Association and have given them numerous links for ways in which they can make their websites accessible.
· Since first subscribing to the EASI list almost three years ago, I have sought and received some very helpful and worthwhile support, suggestions and resources which, in my capacity as an education adviser in assistive technology, have been of benefit not only to me but to many teachers and students whom I support.
· I was one of the first people in [Israel] to be concerned about accessibility, and definitely the first English teacher to be using assistive technology in classes with blind, visually impaired, and learning disabled students. EASI was one of the organizations that I turned to for answers, colleagues, support and advice.
· As an "early retiree" in Australia, I am very involved with seniors computing,. In 2003, I undertook five courses with EASI, earning the Certificate in Accessible Information Technology. Accessible web design is critical for older people, since many have low vision or find it difficult to use a mouse. I recently put my newly gained skills and knowledge to good effect in developing a website for my local Computer Pals for Seniors.
The first URL is a link to the currently planned Webinars for the next few months illustrating the typical Webinars available to EASI Annual Webinar Members:
<http://easi.cc/clinic.htm>http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
The next link is to a long list of previous Webinars available to EASI Annual Webinar Members:
<http://easi.cc/member-demo.htm>http://easi.cc/member-demo.htm
Finally, the last link will take you to a page giving a more detailed explanation of the EASI Annual Membership Program including a link for online registration:
<http://easi.cc/sub.htm>http://easi.cc/sub.htm
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It's never too late to become what you might have been. George Eliot
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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