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Online Course: designing an accessible IT campus for students with
disabilities
Barrier-free Information Technology starts Dec. 2
http://easi.cc/workshops/adaptit.htm
Today, all the hype is about making web pages accessible, but this is only
part of the story. It needs to be one component in the bigger picture of
creating an institution's information technology, on-site and on-line, to
be fully inclussive of everyone. A comprehensive program will cover the
web, computer labs, classrooms, the library and it also needs to include
the needs of faculty with disabilities.
This month-long, instructor-led course is required for the Certificate in
Accessible Information. It is also valuable taken as a stand-alone course.
The lessons cover:
Lesson 1: Introductions and definitions
Part 1 introduction to the workshop;
Part 2 basic definitions
Part 3 E-mail and listserv discussion lists
Lesson 1 Assignments: Participant introductions.
Lesson 2: Four reasons to provide barrier-free educational technology
Part 1 it's the right thing to do;
Part 2 it makes economic sense;
Part 3 it's the law;
Part 4 participants should do it for themselves
Lesson 2 Assignment: Sharing relevant information.
Lesson 3: computer input problems and solutions
Part 1 Computer-related definitions
Part 2 Alternative input systems for people with motor impairments
Part 3 Alternative input devices for other disability groups Part 4 Lesson
2 Assignment Using Windows access features
Lesson 4: Computer output problems and solutions
Part 1: Output issues for users who are blind
Part 2: Output issues for users who have limited vision and users who have
visual or cognitive processing disabilities
Part 3: Output issues for other disability groups
Lesson 4: Revisiting previous assignments
Lesson 5: Compensatory Strategies and Disability Etiquette
art 1: What is a compensatory strategy?
Part 2: Do I have to be politically correct?
Part 3: Etiquette tips for service providers
Lesson 5 Assignment Disability-related resources on the World Wide Web
Lesson 6: Access to print information
Part 1: Creating and adapting electronic texts
Part 2: Problems related to braille and tactile drawings
Part 3: Creating texts for the web
Lesson 6 Assignment: Create 2 simple texts for use on the web
Lesson 7: Access to physical facilities and staff training
Part 1: Physical access to the computer itself
Part 2: Designing a model accessible work station
Part 3: Training the technology support staff
Lesson 7 Assignment: What do you have to know?
Lesson 8: Planning for an Accessible Campus or Institution
Part 1: Implications of decentralized computing
Part 2: Who do you need on your team? Part 3: Looking at One Example
Lesson 8 Assignment: Developing a 12-18 month plan
Course Instructors
Joe Lazzaro
Norm Coombs
Dick Banks
Register at http://easi.cc/workshops/adapitit.htm
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