Hi Everyone

There are a couple of free EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) 
webinars coming up in November.

* 18th November - Making Accessible Forms in PDF;
* 20th November - Captioning Educational Material on a Large Scale.

Further information is available in the e-mail below and from 
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm/.

Best Regards

Sharon.

Sharon Perry,
Learning Technology Advisor,
JISC CETIS,
University of Bolton.

Website: http://jisc.cetis.ac.uk/domain/accessibility.

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Original Message
Subject: Check Out These Three EASI opportunities in November
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:13:57 -0700
From: Prof Norm Coombs <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: Distribution list for EASI Web Conferences, Podcasts and News 
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Check Out These Three EASI opportunities in November.  First, EASI has 2 
public Webinars:

* Nov. 18, Making Accessible forms in PDF;
* Nov. 20, Captioning Educational Material on a Large Scale.

Second there is a fee-based 4-part Webinar series, Taming Microsoft Word 
and Excel.  Everyone registering for this 4-part, month-long series will receive 
a bonus of the Barrier-free Handbook on accessible e-learning. (see the 
handbook contents at the bottom of this message).

You can read about the Webinars and register online at: 
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm.

Third, The month-long online course for November is Barrier-free E-learning.  
Its focus is to help institutions demonstrate to faculty ways to create 
accessible online content using software they already know and understand.  
You can read more and register online at: http://easi.cc/workshop.htm.

Those who subscribe to the EASI Webinar Annual Membership have free 
access to all the fee-based Webinar series and qualify for a 20% discount on 
all courses: http://easi.cc/sub.htm.

Below is the table of contents for the bonus Barrier-free Handbook.

BARRIER-FREE E-LEARNING HANDBOOK.
Norman Coombs, Ph.D.  (c 2007) (All rights reserved).

What is Distance Learning?
Changing Technology.
Another word about technology.
The Virtual Classroom.
Learning management systems.
Web conferencing systems.
Electronic Barriers and Ramps for Special Needs Students.
Who are special needs students?
Information Ramp To The Super Highway.
Electronic Curb cuts.
How can designing to meet the needs of students with disabilities help in 
teaching these other special groups?
TEN COMMANDMENTS OF DISTANCE LEARNING OR COMPUTER-MEDIATED 
LEARNING.
Tips for Creating Accessible Course Content.
How much do you really have to know?
Section 508 Web accessibility standards.
Creating accessible content using Word.
PowerPoint.
Advantages and Problems of Multimedia.
Digitized Multimedia.
Podcasts and vodcasts.
Some Problems For Students With Disabilities.
Some Solutions.
Simple Audio.
SMIL, You're On The Internet!
Multimedia Curb cuts.
Special Problems of Accessing Technical Disciplines and Special Solutions.
National Science Foundation.
Math Problems.
Braille Math.
Tactile Drawings.
Providing Alternatives to Required Print Course Content.
Electronic Braille and audio-recorded texts.
Sources of electronic Braille and audio-recorded texts.
Summary.
Networking.
What Do I Want You To Remember?
Don't Do It Alone!
Focus On Teaching And Learning.
Appendix A: EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) Resources.
http://easi.cc.
Online Courses and the Certificate in Accessible Information Technology.
Webinars.
Podcasts.
Appendix B: Accessible Content Authoring Training Modules.
Using Microsoft Office Word to Create Accessible Course Content.
Using PowerPoint to Create Accessible Content.
Checking Course Content for Its Accessibility.
Help for More Advanced Content Creators.
Creating Synchronized Captions for Streaming Multimedia.

Check out EASI's 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.