Accessibility to e-textbooks is an issue that we librarians need to
grapple with.

Axel (Schmetzke)
Library
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

-----Original Message-----
From: Prof Norm Coombs [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 11:58 PM
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Subject: EASI Webcast: E-texts on and off Campus

EASI Webcast: ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOKS FOR ON-CAMPUS AND OFF-CAMPUS LEARNING
http://www.rit.edu/~easi
(Text transcription is available for the Deaf.)

This presentation was given at the CSUN conference on technology and
people
with disabilities in March.  The webcast is an hour long but is divided
in
three sections:

Part one: Introduction and Overview of the Law - Steve Noble from RFB&D,
Part two: Problems and Solutions - Jeff Senge, Cal State Fullerton,
Part three: Bookshare.org - Alison Lingane

Progress is real, but progress is slow.  A decade ago, many of us were
eagerly looking for the day that text books would all be readily
available
in alternative formats.  We never imagined it would take this long.  We
are
now seeing some real progress, but there is still some distance to go
before our dreams are fulfilled.  This presentation tels of some of this
progresss and points to what still needs to be done both for students
taking traditional courses and those studying at a distance.

Also:
EASI's November online courses are:
Barrier-free E-learning http://easi.cc/workshops/bfel.htm
Accessible Internet Multimedia http://easi.cc/workshops/mmedia.htm
These courses c
an be used towards the Certificate in Accessible Information Technology.