Modern information technology makes it possible for schools and colleges to
provides students with disabilities, as never before, with the most level
learning space in history opening doors of opportunity for their full
participation in society. EASI's Certificate in Accessible Information
Technology offers an array of 9, month-long, interactive, online courses
providing the skills and know-how to create institution-wide, accessible
computer and information technology systems. These courses are designed
for the faculty, instructional designers, information technologists,
computer staff, librarians, student support staff, and administrators
responsible for providing and using educational technology. Digitized
information is display-independent and can be used in ways that include
students with disabilities as equals or used in ways that close the door to
their full participation in learning.
The 9 courses are:
Barrier-Free Information Technology
Beginner Barrier-free Web Design
Advanced Barrier-free Web Design
Barrier-free E-learning
Designing Accessible Course Content Using Familiar Software
Accessible Internet Multimedia
Learning Disabilities and Accessible Information Technology
Adaptive Technology on a shoestring
Train the trainer
Five of these courses will earn the Certificate in Accessible Information
Technology provided by EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) in
partnership with the University of Southern Maine. (The fifth course will
receive a 50% discount.
http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
The Courses being delivered in September are:
Barrier-free Information Technology:
http://easi.cc/workshopps/adaptit.htm
Learning Disabilities and Accessible Information Technology:
http://easi.cc/workshops/ld.htm
Advanced Barrier-free Web Design
http://easi.cc/workshops/advwbsyl.htm
EASI has been delivering online training on providing accessible
information technology for more than a decade with participants from across
the US and from more than 3 dozen other countries. Read about what our
students say about us:
http://easi.cc/quotes-i.htm
Every month EASI also provides 2 or more live, synchronous, voice chat Web
conferences on aspects of accessible information technology. Some of these
are offered free and other require a paid registration. Register for the
free Web conference August 18 with the University of Southern Maine
describing its NSF-sponsored EAST project to make science, math,
engineering and technology more accessible to students with disabilities at
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
Read about all of the upcoming Web conferences:
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
Since 1988, EASI's mission is to keep up-to-date on the state-of-the-art
accessible information technology and to provide that to schools, colleges,
non-profit organizations and to business.
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EASI COURSES FOR SEPTEMBER
(5 courses earn the Certificate in Accessible Information Technology)
Barrier-free Information Technology
http://easi.cc/workshops/adaptit.htm
Learning Disabilities and Information Technology
http://easi.cc/workshops/ld.htm
Advanced Barrier-free Web Design
http://easi.cc/workshops/advwbsyl.htm
Norman Coombs, Ph.D.
CEO EASI
22196 Caminito Tasquillo
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
(949) 855-4852
http://www.rit.edu/~nrcgsh
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Check out EASI New Synchronous Clinics:
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
EASI Home Page http://www.rit.edu/~easi
Online courses and Clinics http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
Check the EASI Library Web http://www.rit.edu/~easi/lib.htm
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