March 1. for info see http://www.rit.edu/~easi/workshops.html
Adapt-it Syllabus
Workshop on Adapting Computers for Persons With Disabilities
Adapt-it Instructors:
Norman Coombs, Ph.D.
Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology
Chair of EASI: Equal Access to Software and information
Consultant on distance learning and adaptive computing
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Richard Banks
EASI Electronic Resource Manager
Adjunct Ratchasuda College, Mahidol University, Thailand
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EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) is a non-profit
organization affiliated with the American Association for Higher
Education. Our mission is to help make information technologies more
accessible to users with disabilities. Registration fee is $150, which
includes a video and resource handbook.
Course Materials:
The video tape and print manual which accompany this workshop will be
mailed to participants. All lessons and communications will be
delivered over the Internet.
Supplemental materials:
You can order the recommended text, Information Access and Adaptive
Technology, by Cunningham and Coombs from Oryx Press for $34.95.
You can view excerpts on the web at:http://www.oryxpress.com/iaat/index.htm
Call Customer Service Toll-Free:
1-800-279-6799
Fax: 1-800-279-4663
Outside the U.S. Call: 602-265-2651
Fax: 602-265-6250
Course Skills:
The major skill required to participate in the workshop is the use of
email. Participants are assumed to have a working familiarity with
email or you would not have signed up for the course. While everything
we do to help you explore the Internet and locate online disability
resources can be done using email, much of it can be done easier and
better using other telecommunications tools. Web browsers are now
common, and we will utilize them to explore resources on the Internet.
The purpose of Adapt-it is to provide an introductory overview of
adaptive computing for persons with disabilities. It is not concerned
with how to plug a piece of hardware into a computer or how to install
a specialized package of software. The focus is on the need for a
systematic program for adapting the entire computing and information
technology facilities of a college, school, business or other
institution.
In 1995, EASI was awarded a dissemination grant from the National
Science Foundation to collect and disseminate adaptive materials to
increase the numbers of disabled students and professionals in the
fields of science, engineering and math. This workshop will touch on
the topic. Starting in June 1997, EASI began providing a workshop on
how to create Web pages that are accessible to people with a wide
variety of disabilities.
Besides providing a rationale for having a strategic plan to provide
these services and besides providing examples of how such services
transform the productivity of students and professionals with
disabilities, this workshop gives an overview of the wide variety of
alternative input and output systems available. It also teaches
participants how and where to locate the most recent, relevant
information on disabilities located on the Internet. This most
valuable skill permits workshop graduates to remain current in the
field even after the course has concluded. This overview information
and the Internet search skills will enable workshop participants to
develop plans for their institution as it seeks to meet both the needs
of individuals with disabilities and meet the requirements of recent
disability and civil rights legislation.
We urge you to be active in the workshop. There are two ways you can
interact with us. One, use the reply command to the relevant day's
assignment. This reply will be rebroadcast to the entire class and
become part of our group interaction. Two, send personal mail to the
instructors.
Course lessons:
Lesson 1: Personal introductions
Part 1 Instructors' Introductions
Part 2 Class Syllabus
Part 3 Members' Introductions
Lesson 2: Introduction and Definitions
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: "Liberation Technology"
Part 3: Definitions Of Disabilities
Part 4: Technical Definitions
Part 5: A Word About Developmental Disabilities Part 6: Useful
Internet Discussion Lists
Lesson 3: Hands-on Experience With Adaptive Software
Assignment 1: Finding and Using Adaptive Software
Assignment 2: Sharing Experiences and Opinions
Lesson 4: Demographics and Reasons to Adapt
Part 1: Why adapt?
Part 2: It's The Right Thing To Do
Part 3: It Makes Economic Sense
Part 4: Disability Resources Via the World Wide Web
Lesson 5: It's the Law
Part 1: Introduction and Architectural Barriers Act
Part 2: Rehabilitation Act
Part 3: The Tech Act
Part 4: Education of All Handicapped Children Act
Part 5: Americans With Disabilities Act (Part 1)
Part 6: The Americans With Disabilities Act (part 2)
Lesson 6: Adapt-it Video and Resource Manual
Assignment 1: View the video
Assignment 2: Discuss the video and the technologies it presents
Assignment 3: Skim the Resource manual
Lesson 7: Physical Access
Part 1: Lab and Workstation Location
Part 2: It's the Right Thing to Do
Part 3: Support Considerations and Documentation
Part 4: Information Technology and Disabilities
Lesson 8: Alternate Input Issues
Part 1: COMPUTER RELATED DEFINITIONS
Part 2: Input issues for Blind and Low Vision Impaired
Part 3: Input and Physical-Mobility Impairment
Part 4: Input and Hearing Impairments - Speech Impairments
Part 5: Traumatic Brain Injured
Part 6: Learning Disabilities and Input Issues
Lesson 9: Alternate Output Issues
Part 1: Output Issues for Blind/Low Vision Users
Part 2: Checklist for Screen Reading Programs
Part 3: Physical Impairments: Traumatic Brain Injury
Part 4: Learning Disabilities
Part 5: Hearing and Speech Impairments
Lesson 10: Compensatory Strategies and Lab Etiquette
Part 1: Definition and Introduction
Part 2 Suggestions for using computers as compensatory tools
Part 3: Lab Etiquette
Part 4: "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"
Assignment 1: Sharing Compensatory Stories
Lesson 11: Putting It All Together
Part 1: Sample Workstations
Part 2: Computer Considerations
Part 3: The General Accessible Workstation
Part 4: IBM and Compatible Resource Guide
Part 5: Mac Access Resources
Part 6: Dealing With Windows and Web Browsers
Lesson 12: Planning and Funding
Part 1: Introduction and Funding
Part 2: Who are the Key Players?
Part 3: Making Plans
Part 4: Sample Job Description
Assignment 1: Workshop Evaluation Survey
Registration Form for EASI's Online Workshops
EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) is a non-profit
organization affiliated with the American Association for Higher
Education with a mission to help make information technologies more
accessible to users with disabilities. EASI presently conducts 3
online workshops: ADAPT-IT, EASI-SEM and EASI-WEB.
Registration fee for the 4-week Adapt-it is $150 which includes a
demonstration video and resource manual.
Registration fee for the 3-week EASI-SEM is $170 which includes three
demonstration videos and three manuals. * If you are registering for
EASI-SEM and have taken ADAPT-IT, you will only need two videos as you
received one with ADAPT-IT. You must inform us of that and must deduct
$25 from the EASI-SEM registration fee.
Both the ADAPT-IT and EASI-SEM workshops recommend the text,
Information Access and Adaptive Technology, by Cunningham and Coombs
which is available from Oryx Press for $34.95 in print or on IBM or
Mac disk. Call Customer Service Toll-Free: 1-800-279-6799 Fax:
1-800-279-4663 Outside the U.S. Call: 602-265-2651 Fax: 602-265-6250
Registration fee for EASI-WEB is $95. All materials are available
electronically on the internet.
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