Barrier-free Information Technology

Barrier-free Information Technology is designed to guide course participants in making computer and information technology systems fully accessible to users with disabilities and age related limitations. The emphasis in this month-long course is placed on creating structures that will lead to the institution-wide system change as required by recent disability-related legislation. The course will be useful for administrators, faculty, computer and instructional support staff, librarians and more.

Digitized information is display independent, meaning that it can be input and output in ways that make it available to all users regardless of their abilities. For example, schools are becoming more concerned about providing texts in alternative formats, and the course will describe several different format options and give tips on creating in formats such as Word, PDF, PowerPoint, Web pages and DAISY. Likewise, libraries are increasingly using digitized information, and libraries can include the formerly "print disabled" as never before. New technologies are now available that significantly increase the participation of students with disabilities in the fields of science and math as the result of research and resources resulting from National Science Foundation grants.

Course content will be available on the web and class discussion will take place either by e-mail or on a discussion board. Both will be entirely asynchronous. An optional synchronous online chat meeting may also be scheduled.

Call Mac McCuller, (804)-365-8476
Email mmcculler@tecaccess.net

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