Fixes and patches no longer work to provide students and professors with
disabilities access to today's complex teaching and learning
technologies.  Nothing less than genuine, system-wide planning and
cooperation can do the job.  EASI's online course, Barrier-free Information
Technology provides the needed overview of the requirements of the
technology and of the people to provide the most level learning space in
all of history.
http://easi.cc/workshops/adaptit.htm

It is ideal for administrators, faculty, librarians, information and
instructional staff as well as anyone who is responsible to oversee
compliance with disability-related laws.

The course also will count toward earing the Certificate in Accessible
Information Technology.  Like other EASI courses, it is month-long,
instructor-led, interactive and given entirely online using the Web,
multimedia and e-mail.  The next presentation begins on June
6.  Registration information and a syllabus are available at:
http://easi.cc/workshops/adaptit.htm

Course lessons and Assignments

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 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

EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) is a non-profit
organization, and our mission is to make information technologies more
accessible to users
with disabilities.





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EASI online courses for June:
Completing 5 courses earns the Certificate in Accessible Technology
Barrier-free Information Technology:
http://easi.cc/workshops/adaptit.htm
Learning Disabilities and Adaptive Info Tech:
http://easi.cc/workshops/ld.htm

Norman Coombs, Ph.D.
CEO EASI
22196 Caminito Tasquillo
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
(949) 855-4852

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