Adapt-it SYLLABUS Nov. 2
Registration information is at
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/workshops/adaptit.html at the bottom of the
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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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http://www.rit.edu/~nrcgsh
Richard Banks
EASI Electronic Resource Manager
Adjunct Ratchasuda College, Mahidol University, Thailand
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http://www.rit.edu/~easi/banks.html
EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) is a non-profit
organization, part of the Teaching, Learning and Technology Group and
affiliated with the American Association for Higher Education. Our
mission is to help make information technologies more accessible to
users with disabilities.
Workshop registration fee is $195, which includes the text,
Information Access and Adaptive computing,
Adapt-it video
and the resourse handbook.
Course Materials:
The video tape, the print manual and text which accompany this
workshop will be mailed to participants.
Course Skills:
The workshop will utilize e-mail and the web, and participants should
be familiar with both. There will be some multimedia which will need a
java enabled browser and a Real Player. If you cannot handle
multimedia, this will not prevent you from obtaining the essential
course content. You should sign up just the same.
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.
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.
Course lessons:
Lesson 1: Personal Introductions
Part 1: Course syllabus
Part 2: Instructors' Introductions
Part 3: Members Introductions
Part 4 Adapt-it Web Page
(Note: each lesson will include material on the class web page.
Previous participants have said that learning how to find relevant
materials on the web was one of its most useful features.)
Lesson 2: Definitions
Part 1: Introductory Material
Part 2: Definitions of disabilities
Part 3: Technical definitions
Part 4: Useful Internet Discussion Lists
Part 5: Class Web Page
Part 6: Text readings from Preface and Introduction
Lesson 3: 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 on the Web
Part 5: Class Web Page
Part 6: Text reading chapter 11 "The Information Hungry and the
Information Highway"
Lesson 4: the Law
Part 1: Introduction and architectural Barriers Act
Part 2: Rehabilitation Act sections 503, 504 and 508 and the Tech Act
Part 3: Education of All Handicapped Children Act
part 4: Americans Withh Disabilities Act
Part 5: The Law and Information Technology
Part 6: Class Web Page
Part 7: Text Reading chapter 3 on the ADA
Lesson 5: 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 and Disabilities Journal
Part 5: Class Web Page
Part 6: Text Readings chapter 5 (for lessons 5, 6 and 7)
Lesson 6: alternate Input Issues
Part 1: Computer-related Definitions
Part 2: Input Issues for Blind and Low Vision Users
Part 3: Input Issues for Users With Physical, Mobility or Brain
Injuries
Part 4: Input Issues for Hearing Impaired and Speech Impaired
Part 5: Input Issues for Users With Learning Disabilities
Part 6: Class Web Page
Part 7: Text readings review chapter 5
Lesson 7: Alternate Output Issues
Part 1: Output Issues for blind and Low vision Users
Part 2: Check List for Screen Reading Programs
Part 3: Output Issues for Users With Physical, Mobility or Brain
Injuries
Part 4: Remaining Populations
Part 5: Class Web Page
Part 6: Text Readings review chapter 5
Lesson 8: Compensatory Strategies and Sensitivity
Part 1: How is a computer a compensatory tool?
Part 2: Suggestions for Using Computers as a Compensatory Tool
Part 3: Lab Etiquette
Part 4: A rose By Any Other Name Would Small As Sweet
Part 5: Class Web Page
Part 6: Text Reading chapter 12 on sensitivity
Lesson 9: Putting It All Together
Part 1: Sample Workstation
Part 2: Computer Considerations
Part 3: The General Accessible Workstation
Part 4: Resource Guide for IBMs and Compatibles
Part 5: Resources for the Mac
Part 6: Dealing With Windows and GUI
Part 8: Class Web Page
Lesson 10: Producing alternate Text Materials
Part 1: Adapting Existing Electronic Text Materials
Part 2: Scanning Print into E-text Format
Part 3: Creating Large Print Texts
Part 4: creating Braille Texts
Part 5: Special Problems of Technical Texts
Part 6: creating Raised Tactile Drawings
Part 7: Class Web Page
Lesson 11: Web Design and Web Browsers
Part 1: Information Potential
Part 2: TheCampus Web: a Connecting Device or a Trap?
Part 3: Tricks to make IE and Netscape more accessible
Part 4: Alternative Browsers
Part 5: Multimedia: The New Kid on the Block
Part 6: Class Web Page
Lesson 12: Planning for an Accessible Campus or Institution
Part 1: Each Situation is Unique
Part 2: Class Web Page
Part 3: Text Readings chapters 3 and 4
Part 4: Course Evaluation
For registration information go to
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/workshops/adaptit.html
or e-mail [log in to unmask]
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