EASI Webcast: DEVELOPING POLICY FOR MAKING DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS
ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE by Sheryl Burgstahler, presentation from CSUN 2003:
http://www.rit.edu/~easi

"Distance learning courses offer opportunities for education and career
enhancement for those who have access to the technologies they employ.
However, even if they have access to assistive technology, some people with
disabilities face barriers to distance learning courses because of the
inaccessible design of coursework. Libraries, university departments,
museums and other groups who offer content used in distance learning
programs should take steps to assure that their materials are accessible to
everyone."

Check out 2 projects with which Sheryl is closely involved at the
University of Washington:
DO-IT: http://www.washington.edu/doit/
ACCESS-IT: http://www.washington.edu/accessit/
http://www.washington.edu/accessit/

Now is the time to register for EASI's two July online courses:
http://easi.cc/workshops.htm and take links to syllabus and registration

Beginner Barrier-free Web Design: http://easi.cc/workshops/easiweb.htm
This course is month=-long and instructor-led, aimed for those who design
web pages but who are not technical HTML editors.  We take the jargon out
of accessible web design.

Train the Trainer: http://easi.cc/workshops/train.htm
Are you responsible to provide initial training at your institution for
users with disabilities on the special adaptive applications they need to
use to access information technology? ....  screen readers, onscreen
keyboards, voice recognition, screen magnification, etc.  This course wil
introduce you to the beginner set of commands you will need to know to get
your users started including handouts and tip sheets to jog your memory.
You cannot be expert on all these systems.  This overview will prepare you
with tools to enable you to introduce users with disabilities to accessing
information technology.

** Note: In August EASI will offer its course: Barrier-free E-learning
which connects to the webcast listed above: http://easi.cc/workshops/bfel.htm


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                EASI Juluy Courses http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
Beginner Barrier-free Web Design
Train the Trainer
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                Norman Coombs
CEO EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information)
(949) 922-5992 (cell)