TecAccess Presents at the 2005 Leadership Institute on the Design of Accessible Online Education
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Rockville, VA-- March 20, 2005-- Debra Ruh, President and Founder of TecAccess, will present at the 2005 Leadership Institute on the Design of Accessible Online Education. The theme of this year´s institute will be "Best Practices: Current Thinking, New Directions." Hosted by Georgia Tech Research on Accessible Distance Education (GRADE), the conference will be held from August 18 to August 20, 2005, at Technology Square in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mrs. Ruh´s presentation, entitled "Best Practices in Accessible e-Learning from Corporate and Government," will examine all aspects of e-Learning, including course content, learning management system (LMS), setup and installation, documentation, and support. Mrs. Ruh will also discuss the steps involved in making an online course accessible. Furthermore, the session will present examples of accessible e-Learning products.
About GRADE
The Georgia Tech Research on Accessible Distance Education (GRADE) provides research, training, technical assistance, and information dissemination to improve the accessibility of distance education for students with disabilities at universities and colleges throughout the nation. For further information about GRADE or the 2005 Leadership Institute on the Design of Accessible Online Education, visit Georgia Tech Research on Accessible Distance Education at www.catea.org/grade/conf.
About TecAccess
Winner of numerous awards, including the 2005 Secretary of Labor´s New Freedom Initiative Award, TecAccess is an industry-leading IT firm providing Section 508 compliance and electronic and information technology (E&IT) accessibility solutions for clients in government, private industry, and higher education throughout the world. TecAccess is a certified Woman-Owned and SBA certified 8(a) and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) committed to hiring people with disabilities.
For further information about TecAccess, please call: (804) 749-8646 , e-mail info@tecaccess.net, or visit our website at www.TecAccess.net.
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