Most everyone is aware of the Section 508 standards for Web accessibility
for users with disabilities, but that is only half of the Section 508
story.  One day, the other shoe will drop!

Section 508 deals with providing access to electronic information including
equipment used to handle that information which does mean the Web, but it
also means computers, copiers, scanners, and a number of other devices
especially now that microprocessors are becoming embeded in everything and
all kinds of new devices each year are being adapted to access the Web.
With many colleges and universities adopting Section 508 for Web
accessibility, the courts may well think it only reasonable to require them
to apply the Section 508 standards for on-site technology as well.

Doug Wakefield from the Federal Access Board will be presenting "The Other
Side of Section 508" as an EASI webcast on April 22.  Watch the EASI clinic
page for details: http://easi.cc/clinic.htm

Meantime, EASI has 2 very relevant online courses during March that focus
on on-site accessibility:
Barrier-free Information Technology: http://easi.cc/workshops/adaptit.htm
Train the Trainer http://easi.cc/workshops/train.htm
(Both courses will count towards the 5 courses required to earn the
Certificate in Accessible Information Technology: http://easi.cc/workshop.htm)

Barrier-free Information Technology
Lesson 1: Introductions and definitions
Lesson 2: Four reasons to provide barrier-free educational technology
Lesson 3: computer input problems and solutions
Lesson 4: Computer output problems and solutions
Lesson 5: Compensatory Strategies and Disability Etiquette
Lesson 6: Access to print information
Lesson 7: Access to physical facilities and staff training
Lesson 8: Planning for an Accessible Campus or Institution

Train the Trainer
LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO TRAINING USERS WITH DISABILITIES
LESSON 2 OVERVIEW OF PERSONAL COMPUTER HARDWARE PLATFORMS
LESSON 3 THE WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM AND ACCESSIBILITY
LESSON 4 TECHNOLOGY FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED CONSUMERS
LESSON 5 TECHNOLOGY FOR PERSONS WITH HEARING RELATED DISABILITIES
Lesson 6 ALTERNATIVE INPUT SYSTEMS
Lesson 7 Technology For Persons With Learning Disabilities
Lesson 8 Evaluations and Report Writing

** Note EASI will be broadcasting from the CSUN conference on Technology
and persons with disabilities all day on Thursday, March 18.  Watch the
EASI home page for details: http://www.rit.edu/~easi