June 7 is the starting date for 3 online EASI courses: Barrier-free Information Technology, Learning Disabilities and Accessible IT, Accessible Internet Multimedia: Barrier-free Information Technology http://easi.cc/workshops/adaptit.htmm This month-long online course, given bimonthly, provides an overview of the topic of adaptive computing technology and is ideal for administrators, teachers, librarians, rehab consultants, computer support staff, ADA compliance officers Disabled student services staff and service providers. Today's distributed computer environment means that providing support for the on-site technology needs of students with disabilities is an institution-wide responsibility. This course is designed to provide the broad knowledge of accessible information technology, the law and of student technological and pedagogical needs to facilitate such institutional planning. (This course is required for the EASI/USM certificate.) Course content will be available on the web and class discussion will take place either by e-mail or on a discussion board. Both will be entirely asynchronous. An optional synchronous online chat meeting may also be scheduled Learning Disabilities and Information Technology http://easi.cc/workshops/ld.htm The largest disability group in education today consists of students with various learning disabilities. Adaptive technologies which were primarily created for the needs of other populations have alsoturned out to provide support for people with learning disabilities. Course content will be available on the web and class discussion will take place either by e-mail or on a discussion board. Both will be entirely asynchronous. An optional synchronous online chat meeting may also be scheduled. A ccessible Internet Multimedia Production http://easi.cc/workshops/mmedia.htm Educational and other information providers on the Internet are increasingly using multimedia as a means to disseminate information. Multimedia poses special problems but also unique opportunities for reaching people with disabilities. Providing transcriptions, captions and descriptive video synchronized with the media is a real challenge. This course will give step-by-step instruction in how and when to provide transcriptions and synchronized captions. This course will be good for web masters, information technologists, instructional technologists, disabled student staff, librarians and more. This course is optional for the EASI/USM certificate.) Besides the online group starting on June 7, anyone can take this course starting any time as independent study with e-mail access to the instructor. --------------------------- 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 >>> Error in line 8 of AXSLIB-L.MAILTPL: unknown formatting command <<< -> . . . . . . . . . <-