Hello Mary (Hricko), I read about your forthcoming book on the AXSLIB list, see appended message. My company, Cloudworld, has developed a web-enabled teaching tool called WordAloud. We are currently releasing a version of the tool as a text/hypertext reader cum off-line browser. It has been designed for universal accessibility, with large-character word-at-a-time display coupled with speech output, and with input/control from keyboard, keypad or mouse. See www.wordaloud.co.uk for details and a down-loadable version. WordAloud gives direct access to text, unlike in the screen-reader approach, where the information is interpreted via an application (typically a word processor). I'd appreciate consideration of WordAloud in your chapter on resources. I'd be happy to contribute to a chapter comparing and contrasting the screen-reader approach with more direct approaches to information access. Cheers, John In message <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] writes: >Hi all! > >An ALA colleague passed this along to me. There are a lot of you on this >list who should look into this opportunity. Go for it! > >Audrey >------------------ >CALL FOR CHAPTERS >Submission deadline June 30, 2001 > >Design and Implementation of Web-Enabled Teaching Tools >A book edited by Mary Hricko, Kent State University, USA > >As the multifaceted environment of the Internet continues to evolve, web >accessibility has become a major issue in terms of providing effective >communication to the public. In the last five years, the United States >Department of Justice and the United States Department of Education, >Office of >Civil Rights (OCR) have upheld decisions making public entities accountable> >for providing equal access to web-based information. Modifications of >existing >laws such as the American Disabilities Act (ADA) and the 1973 Rehabilitatio>n >Act have amended guidelines to ensure equity in the use of Internet >services. >However, although web accessibility guidelines exist, there are some >academic >institutions and areas of industry that have not developed guidelines to >ensure that web documents are accessible. > >The primary objective of this book is to explore the myriad issues >regarding >web accessibility, specifically focusing on those areas that cover the >design >and implementation of web-enabled teaching tools. Thus we need a collection> of >scholarly research works on web accessibility which will address a vast >number >of issues ranging from the fundamental definition and basic concepts of >universal design to case studies of experiences on application of web >accessibility guidelines and web-enabled teaching tools. Chapters based on >research from both academia and industry are encouraged. > >Representative topics include but are not limited tothe following: > >Conceptual and empirical research on issues related to web accessibility >Definitions of web accessibility >Web accessibility and the law: Legal Implications >Models of application of web accessibility standards >Visual/Auditory accessibility Issues - technical accessibility Issues >Web-enabled teaching tools- Resources >Distance education and web accessibility >The Great Divide >Case Studies in Education/Corporate/Private/Public Sectors >Funding resources for web accessibility Initiatives >Models of Implementation >New trends in developing web-enabled teaching tools >Empirical investigation of web page effectiveness >Libraries and web accessibility > >SUBMISSION PROCEDURE >Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before June 30 >2001, >a 2-5 page manuscript proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns >of >the proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by >July >31, 2001 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter organizationa>l >guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by October 15, >2001. >All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a blind review basis. The book >is >scheduled to be published by Idea Group Publishing in 2002. > >Inquiries and Submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word97) to: >Mary F. Hricko >Kent State University - Geauga Campus >14111 Claridon-Troy Road >Burton, OH 44021 >Tel: 440-834-3722 * Fax: 440-834-0919 * Email: [log in to unmask] > > >Mary Hricko, Library Director >Kent State University Geauga Campus >[log in to unmask] > >Stand up for what is right, >even if you're standing alone. -- Access the word, access the world! -- Try our WordAloud software!! John Nissen, Cloudworld Ltd., Chiswick, London, UK Tel: +44 (0) 845 458 3944 (local rate in the UK) Fax: +44 (0) 20 8742 8715 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.cloudworld.co.uk and http://www.wordaloud.co.uk