Dear All
Thought this might be of interest to anyone considering the support
of disabled students on distance learning and online learning
programmes:-
ANNOUNCING:
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DISABILITIES
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/itd.htm
Volume VIII, No. 1
January 2002
SPECIAL ISSUE: DISTANCE EDUCATION AND DISABILITY
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CONTENTS
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/itd/itdv08n1/contents.html
ARTICLE 1:
Universal Design of Distance Learning
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/itd/itdv08n1/burgstahler.htm
Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D.
University of Washington
ARTICLE 2:
A Survey of Online Instructional Issues and Strategies for
Postsecondary Students with Learning Disabilities
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/itd/itdv08n1/cook_gladhart.htm
Robin A. Cook, Ph.D., C.R.C.
Marsha A. Gladhart, Ph.D.
Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas
ARTICLE 3:
The Design of Accessible Distance Education Environments That Use
Collaborative Learning
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/itd/itdv08n1/schenker_scadden.htm
Katarina T. Schenker
Doctoral Student, Malmö University
Lawrence A. Scadden, Ph.D.
Research Mentor, Malmö University
ARTICLE 4:
Distance Learning and Disability: A View From the Instructor's Side of
the Virtual Lectern
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/itd/itdv08n1/lance.htm
G. Denise Lance, Ph.D.
ARTICLE 5:
Issues in Preparing Visually Disabled Instructors to Teach Online: A
Case Study
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/itd/itdv08n1/tobin.htm
Thomas J. Tobin, Ph.D.
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Note: EASI has four month-long online training courses starting February 4
(still time to register)
Barrier-free Information Technology
Beginners' Barrier-free Web Design
Advanced Barrier-free Web Design
NEW COURSE: Business Benefits of Accessible Information technology
All of these workshops can be counted toward the new Certificate in
Accessible Information
http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
Norman Coombs, Ph.D.
Cell (949) 922-5992
Professor Emeritus, Rochester Institute of Technology
http://www.rit.edu/~nrcgsh
CEO, EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information)
http://www.rit.edu/~easi
Mike Wray
Project Co-ordinator
DEMOS Project
Manchester Metropolitan University
Tel: 0161 247 3377
Fax: 0161 247 6852
Text: 0161 247 3492
www.demos.ac.uk
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