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EASI LD and Access Course Now Starts Sept. 13
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Prof Norm Coombs)
Tue Sep 7 20:14:55 2004
Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2004 14:38:03 -0700
From: Prof Norm Coombs <nrcgsh@RIT.EDU>
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Still another week to register for the Learning Disabilities and Accessible
Information Technology EASI course originally planned to start Setpember 6
will now begin September 13. You can register until Thur. September 16 at
http://easi.cc/workshops/ld.htm
This month-long course is taught entirely online, any time from anywhere
and includes interaction with instructors and fellow students. We will
help you provide information technology systems that will be fully
accessible to students with disabilities and will enable you to fill the
requirements of current disability legislation.
Postsecondary students with learning disabilities have unique information
technology needs that are readily met through the use of specialized
software, handheld technologies, and attention to Web site accessibility.
In addition to examining the latest technologies with hands-on
application, participants in this course will be provided with
opportunities to deepen their knowledge of learning disabilities, as well
as curriculum development and instructional strategies, including
universal design in education.
This is an asynchronous course taught entirely online. The target audience
of the course is made up of postsecondary faculty and support staff to
include information technologists, instructional technologists,
librarians, and others. Participants are expected to bring previous
professional knowledge and experiences regarding practices and strategies
for supporting students who have learning disabilities, successful or
unsuccessful. Learners of all style preferences, including concrete
experiences, reflective observations, abstract conceptualization, and
active experimentation, will benefit from participation.
Lesson 1A: Introductions and Overview
Lesson 1B: Learning Disabilities: An Introduction
Lesson 2A: Universal Design in Education
Lesson 2B: Assistive Technology for Processing: Reading Support Tools
Lesson 3A: Assistive Technology for Processing: Writing Support Tools
Lesson 3B: Writing Continued and Handheld Technologies
Lesson 4A: Web Accessibility and Students with Learning Disabilities
Lesson 4B: Summary and Conclusions
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EASI Is the premiere provider of online courses on designing accessible
information technology:
(a package of five courses will earn the Certificate in Accessible
Information Technology)
http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
** Also check our monthly interact Web conferences on accessible IT:
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
Norman Coombs, Ph.D.
CEO EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information)
22196 Caminito Tasquillo
Laguna Hills CA 92653
home: (949) 855-4852
Cell: (949) 922-5992
E-mail: nrcgsh@rit.edu
http://www.rit.edu/~nrcgsh
