The TRAINING CD FOR TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT STAFF contains clear, practical 
introductions for technology support staff on how to provide tech support 
for clients with disabilities and specifically provides them with a quick 
overview of several software applications that this population will need to 
use.  It is not aimed at assistive technology specialists.  Rather it will 
equip general IT support staff with enough understanding of this special 
population and their unique software applications that they will feel 
comfortable in helping them either in lab settings or in telephone help 
situations.

This CD is a $50 value provided free to anyone registering for EASI's 
December Train the Trainer course.  There is a preview of the contents of 
this bonus CD at:
http://easi.cc/download/techsupport.htm

The month-long, instructor-led Train the Trainer course builds on the 
contents of this CD to further equip IT support staff to meet the needs of 
users with disabilities.  Adaptive and/or assistive software applications 
are an extremely powerful tool opening up a new world of information to 
these users.  It is creating the opportunity for schools and universities 
to create the most level learning space in history.  It also means that 
schools and universities have to be prepared to provide tech support for 
these clients and for this specialized technology applications.

The 8 lessons in the Train the Trainer course are:
LESSON 1: Introduction to training users with disabilities on adaptive 
computer technology
LESSON 2 OVERVIEW OF PERSONAL COMPUTER HARDWARE PLATFORMS
LESSON 3: TECHNOLOGY FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED CONSUMERS
LESSON 4: TECHNOLOGY FOR PERSONS WITH HEARING RELATED DISABILITIES
LESSON 5: Reading Support Technology For Persons With Learning Disabilities
LESSON 6: Writing Support Technology For Persons With Learning Disabilities
Lesson 7 Training Users with Motor Impairments (Voice Recognition, Onscreen 
Keyboards, track ball, etc.)
Lesson 8 Providing Institution-wide Awareness of the Needs of Users With 
Disabilities

The registration of $350 and the syllabus are available online at:
http://easi.cc/workshops/train.htm

** Because of the holidays in December, the participants will have till mid 
January to complete the course.  All content is online, and participants 
can work at their own pace.


Norm

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