Liberation technology is a term that some people with disabilities use to 
describe the impact of information technology married with adaptive 
technology on their lives.  I know it opened a new world for me.  In fact I 
wrote an article with that title several years ago:
http://www.rit.edu/~nrcgsh/arts/liberation.htm

Others discount personal stories even dramatic ones and want to see 
statistics of the impact especially in education.  The problem is that 
students now arrive on campus already as users of technology and there is 
no way to find a group of non-users to use as part of any statistical 
study.  Nearly 30 years ago as adaptive personal computers first emerged, 
Nebraska University did do such a study.  It can still be found at:
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/pubs/ezhorn.htm

So what difference does this make for you???

While many schools and colleges have adaptive technology in place for their 
students with disabilities, some do not or do not have enough.  Also 
technology changes daily, and schools and colleges need to have someone 
knowledgeable to keep up with these rapidly changing events.

In September, EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) has 3 events 
that will provide state-of-the-art knowledge on adaptive technology.

Starting at the beginning of September, the online, month-long course, 
Barrier-free Information Technology, will provide details on how to make 
campus-wide computer and information technology systems fully accessible
http://easi.cc/workshops/adaptit.htm

In the middle of the month is an hour-long Webinar on the exciting changes 
making electronic texts more accessible and more useable.  This is open to 
the public, but you need to register to preserve a chat room seat:
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm

Finally, there will be a 4-part live Webinar on accessible podcasts and 
vodcasts.  There will be 4 hour-long live presentations.  The 4-part series 
is fee-based and again you need to register:
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm

EASI has also produced a short pamphlet on how to plan for accessibility 
across your campus.  You can obtain a free copy of this pamphlet by sending 
email to [log in to unmask] and the pamphlet will be sent to you in return email.






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EASI Courses and Webinars for September
Online Course: Barrier-free Information Technology:
www.easi.cc/workshop.htm
Webinar 4-part series: Accessible Vodcasts, Making Captions for a Personal 
Portable Player:
www.easi.cc/clinic.htm
Free Webinar: Accessible E-books in Higher Ed, the Future is Coming:
www.easi.cc/clinic.htm


Norman Coombs CEO EASI
22196 Caminito Tasquillo
Laguna Hills CA 92653