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Prof Norm Coombs <[log in to unmask]>
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Library Access -- http://www.rit.edu/~easi
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Wed, 22 Mar 2000 10:32:01 -0500
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BARRIER-FREE WEB DESIGN, beginning April 3th, and led by Norm Coombs and
Dick Banks, of TLT Group's award-winning Project EASI (Equal Access to
Software and Information).  Learn how Web sites can be made informative,
visually appealing, fully accessible to users with disabilities, and
compliant with the intent of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Designing for accessibility benefits everyone, as barrier-free Websites
also accommodate users with diverse learning styles.  Not a programming
course, BARRIER-FREE WEB DESIGN instead is intended to help those who
influence Web design better understand how to use Web technology as a means
of expanding, not limiting, access to information.

Syllabus and registration fees at
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/workshops.htm

TERM
BARRIER FREE WEB DESIGN begins on Monday, April 3, 2000 and will
continue for 4 weeks.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires educational institutions to
provide equal access to information.  As more and more educational
resources move to the Internet, colleges and universities must make those
materials accessible to all learners, disabled or not.

This new TLT Group workshop helps participants learn how to create Web
pages that can be "read" by everyone.  BARRIER-FREE WEB DESIGN will point
out "barriers" in Web design, as well as examples of good design in
practice.  Participants will master design principles they (or their Web
programmers) can use to create barrier-free Web sites. Accessibility
guidelines recently announced by the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Access
Initiative will also be covered.  Participants will become more informed
about accessibility issues so that Web sites created under their direction
(or that they create themselves) become bridges to information, not barriers.

INSTRUCTIONAL FORMAT
Workshop instruction will balance self-paced content modules (available via
the Web) with structured interaction (via listserv discussion) among the
leaders and fellow participants.  Participants should expect to devote
about 2-4 hours a week on the workshop.

AUDIENCE
BARRIER-FREE WEB DESIGN is NOT a programming or HTML course.
Participants should have some familiarity with Web design concepts, but no
programming experience is required.  Web designers, IT professionals, those
with a special interest in adaptive technology and/or disability advocacy,
as well as faculty and administrators who want to develop a fuller
understanding of accessibility issues will find this workshop of particular
value.

EASI is also running a barrier-free web contest.  Check it out and submit
your school's page for the contest:
http://www.rit.edu/~easi

Check the URL below to register your institutions
Web page in EASI's Batteri-free Web contest.
http://www.rit.edu/~easi

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