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Information Technology & Disabilities Vol. IX No. 2 Now Available
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Easi Equal Access to Software and Information
Information Technology and
Disabilities
Vol. IX No. 2 December, 2003
http://www.rit.edu/%7Eeasi/itd/itdv09n2/contents.htm
Introducing a special issue of Information Technology and Disabilities
PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES: ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Guest Editor: Steve Noble
Policy Analyst, Kentucky Assistive Technology Service Network
Steve.Noble@mail.state.ky.us
With this second installment, we conclude ITD's two-part special series on
public policy issues. This collection of articles, and those previously
published in the October 2003 issue, are part of our special theme to address
the public policy aspects relating to the emerging civil right of access to
information. In a world so dependent upon the flow of information and the
operation of information technology, it is clearly a social imperative that
all
people are afforded equal access to this vital resource. In particular, those
who help shape public policy must collectively safeguard this right and
ensure
that individuals with disabilities do not find themselves on the wrong side
of
the "digital divide."
On behalf of EASI, Equal Access to Software and Information, I would like
to say
a special "thank you" to all the authors who contributed to this series.
ISSN 1073-5127
(CONTENTS)
FEDERAL STANDARD FOR ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
David Baquis (baquis@ACCESS-BOARD.GOV)
Accessibility Specialist in Technology, U.S. Access Board
ANALYZING RECENT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT-BASED
ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COURT CHALLENGES
Susan B. Kretchmer (susankretchmer@yahoo.com)
Johns Hopkins University
Rod Carveth (rodcarveth@hotmail.com)
Rochester Institute of Technology
WEB ACCESSIBILITY IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION:
LEGAL AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
Kurt L. Johnson, Ph.D. (kjohnson@u.washington.edu)
Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of
Medicine;
Director, U.W. Center for Technology and Disability Studies
University of Washington
Sharan E. Brown, J.D., Ed.D. (sbrown@u.washington.edu)
Research Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies,
College
of Education
University of Washington
Dagmar Amtmann, Ph.D. (dagmara@u.washington.edu)
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School
of
Medicine;
Assoc. Director, U.W. Center for Technology and Disability Studies
University of Washington
Terry Thompson, M.Ed. (tft@u.washington.edu)
Technology Specialist, Computing and Communication and DO-IT
University of Washington
UNIVERSAL DESIGN: IS IT REALLY ABOUT DESIGN?
Jim Tobias (tobias@inclusive.com)
President, Inclusive Technologies
AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES WITH ACCESSIBILITY POLICIES POST THE SYDNEY OLYMPIC
GAMES
Andrew M. J. Arch (andrew.arch@nils.org.au)
Accessible Information Solutions
National Information Library Service
Oliver K. Burmeister (oburmeister@it.swin.edu.au)
Swinburne Computer-Human Interaction Laboratory
School of Information Technology
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
RESEARCH ON WEB ACCESSIBILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Terry Thompson (tft@u.washington.edu)
Technology Specialist, Computing and Communication and DO-IT
University of Washington
Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph. D. (sherylb@u.washington.edu)
Director, DO-IT Program; Assistant Director - Information Systems,
Computing & Communications; Affiliate Associate Professor, College of
Education
University of Washington
Dan Comden (danc@cac.washington.edu)
Adaptive Technology Consultant, University of Washington Adaptive Technology
Lab;
Technology Coordinator, DO-IT Program
University of Washington
FACTORS INFLUENCING ADOPTION OF WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES:
KEY POLICY ISSUES, BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Paul M.A. Baker, Ph.D. (paul.baker@gcatt.gatech.edu)
GCATT/Georgia Institute of Technology
Christine Bellordre (christine.bellordre@gcatt.gatech.edu)
GCATT/Georgia Institute of Technology
Announcements
WEB-4-ALL
WEB ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH SIGHT, SOUND AND TOUCH
CALL FOR ARTICLES
SPECIAL ISSUE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DISABILITIES
CASTING YOUR BALLOT: ACCESS TO VOTING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
ITD E-journal Home Page http://www.rit.edu/~easi/itd.htm
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Note: Important EASI events for January 2004:
January 15 2004
Free 60-minute online, interactive presentation by George Kerscher on
progress in creating new standards for more accessible digital books and
documents
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
January 8 2004:
Tuition-based 60-minute presentation on designing accessible PowerPoint for
the Web ($39)
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
Registrations for EASI'sJanuary Web-based courses accepted till Friday,
January 9.
Train the Trainer: http://easi.cc/workshops/train.htm
Beginner Barrier-free Web Design: http://easi.cc/workshops/easiweb.htm
Designing Accessible Course Content Using Familiar Software:
http://easi.cc/workshops/dacc.htm
Anyone taking 5 of EASI's online courses will earn the Certificate in
Accessible Information Technology. All courses are online, no travel
costs. Courses are month-long and instructor-led. EASI takes the jargon
and mystery out of accessible information technology.
Registration is $350 for each course (Some discounts are available.)
