CALL FOR ARTICLES
SPECIAL ISSUE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DISABILITIES
PROMISING PRACTICES: ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION
Guest Editor: Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D. [log in to unmask]
DO-IT Director, University of Washington
A special issue of the Information Technology and Disabilities (ITD) journal
for Spring, 2005, will feature promising practices in promoting, developing,
procuring and using accessible information technology in education. Consider
submitting an article if you have a practice to share in this arena. The
final product will be a guidebook that can be used by practitioners, both
those who work with individuals with disabilities and those who work with
technology in the mainstream.
TOPICS
We are hoping to include representation from around the country as well as
from different levels of education (e.g., k-12 schools, technical training,
higher education), types of instruction (e.g., on-site, web-based), and
issues addressed (e.g., technical challenges, procurement policies and
practices, training/support).
Articles should describe practices that have been proven with rigorous
research or that have at least informal data (surveys, anecdotal evidence,
indicators that suggest institutional change) to support the practice.
Examples of practices that might be included in this issue:
A K-12 school district implements practices in support of a newly adopted
state policy that requires websites to meet accessibility standards.
A high school technology teacher incorporates accessibility issues into her
curriculum for teaching web design to high school students.
A distance learning program implements a new policy on accessibility that
includes training, support documentation, and follow-up support
A college undertakes a competition for developing accessible websites for
nonprofit organizations
A school district implements accessibility as a requirement in the
procurement of all technology
FORMAT
In order to make the practices documented in this issue of most use to
practitioners, we suggest that authors use a relatively consistent format:
Introduction
What do we know from previous practices and the published literature about
the issue(s) addressed in this practice?
Background of the Institution
What are the characteristics of the institution in which this practice was
implemented?
Description of the Problem
What problem was addressed by this practice?
Description of the Practice
When was the new practice implemented? What steps were taken to implement
the practice?
Evaluation of the Practice
What indications are there that the practice was successful in reaching its
goal?
Lessons Learned
What was learned in this process that can benefit others who would like to
implement a similar practice in their institutions?
Conclusion
This issue of ITD will be an easy-to-read practical guide of promising
practices that can be applied by others in the field. If you have something
to share that could benefit others as they attempt to make information
technology more accessible to individuals with disabilities, we encourage
you to submit a promising practice for this issue of ITD.
SUBMISSION
Authors considering contributions to this issue should send abstracts of
proposed articles to Sheryl Burgtahler at [log in to unmask] by
November 15, 2004. A draft of the full article must be submitted by January
30, 2005. All articles published in ITD are peer reviewed, and are subject
to possible rejection or revision based upon peer reviewer comments. Authors
will be given an opportunity to update and revise their articles based upon
peer review comments before final publication. ITD general publication
guidelines are available at
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/itd/guidelines.htm
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