Sept. 23 begins email workshop on adaptive computing for assisting students with disabilities" (fwd)

[Hans Zoebelein <zocki@goldfish.cube.net>]

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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 14:31:36 -0500
From: PROF NORM COOMBS <NRCGSH@RITVAX.ISC.RIT.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list BLIND-L <BLIND-L@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU>
Subject: Sept. 23 begins email workshop on adaptive computing for              assisting students with disabilities"

Adapt-it begins Monday Sept. 23.  There is still time to register!

Technology now makes it simpler to include students with physical disabilities
into school and college.  EASI(Equal Access to Software and Information)
provides an online workshop for faculty and staff who need to know how to
provide adaptation to educational technology.  A general workshop, Adapt-it,
begins Sept. 23.

   ADAPT-IT is a three-week course providing an overview to the topic of
   adaptive computing and is ideal for administrators, teachers,
   librarians, computer support staff, ADA compliance officers and
   service providers. It focuses on how to set up computing technology
   and services for individuals with disabilities. Taught by people who
   have consulted extensively on adaptive technology and information
   access. Adapt-it is scheduled for september 23 Dec. 2 and also in the
   winter and spring of 1997. Registration is $125. For more information
   email to Norman Coombs nrcgsh@rit.edu

You can also get further information (including an article describing a
previous workshop) on the web at:

http://www.rit.edu/~easi/workshops.html

Norman Coombs
   EASI-SEm provides current information on making science, math and
   engineering more accessible to persons with disabilities. The workshop
   discusses the unique barriers to SEM disciplines and also describes
   both simple access solutions and new technologies for accessing math
   and tactile graphics. The course development was funded by a National
   Science Foundation grant and includes videotapes and manuals developed
   for the project. The course facilitator is Carmela Cunningham, This
   three-week course will begin on September 30. Other workshops will be
   offered during the academic year 1996-97. The registration is $95 for
   the course plus $75 for the three videotapes. For more information or
   to register, send e-mail to: Carmela Cunningham or phone (714)
   830-0301