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- Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 10:16:19 -0400
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Prof Norm Coombs" <nrcgsh@RITVAX.ISC.RIT.EDU> To: <EASI@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 10:07 AM Subject: 2 online courses on accessible web design by EASI Oct. 29---- Two online courses on designing web sites for accessibility by users with disabilities provided by EASI both begin October 29 and run for a month. Beginner Barrier-free Web Design and Advanced Barrier-free Web Design. Registration and syllabus are available from the main course page http://easi.cc/workshop.htm EASI has delivered online courses for a decade to over 5000 people. Both courses are based on the new Federal Access Board's Section 508 standards and the long-established Web Accessibility Guidelines. Both courses make extensive use of multimedia to enhance and clarify the lessons. The syllabi have links to webcast interviews with Doug Wakefield from the Access Board and Judy Brewer from the Web Accessibility Initiative. Both courses can be used to earn continuing education units, and both courses are also part of the Certificate in Accessible Information Technology. Which course is best for you? Beginner Barrier-free Web Design direct url http://easi.cc/workshops/easiweb.htm Advanced Barrier-free Web Design http://easi.cc/workshops/advwb.htm Below is a skeleton outline for both courses: Beginner Barrier-free Web Design Lesson 1: Introduction Lesson 2: Images, animations and image maps. Lesson 3: Multimedia Lesson 4: Hypertext links and page orientation.</ Lesson 5: Graphs and charts. Lesson 6: Scripts, applets, and plug-ins. Lesson 7: Frames and tables. Lesson 8: Check your work. Lesson 9: Accessible Information Technology for Libraries Lesson 10: Practical Resources for Disabled Student Service Staff Advanced Barrier-free Web Design Introduction: How people with disabilities use the web Lesson Two: Walk a Mile in Our Shoes. Lesson Three: General Design Principles: tables, forms etc. Lesson Four: Images and Animations Lesson Five: Accessible Multimedia: SMIL, Captions, etc. Lesson Six: Scripts, Applets and Plug-ins Lesson Seven: Cascading Stylesheets Lesson Eight: The Evolving Web To learn more about the Certificate in Accessible Information Technology, go to: http://easi.cc/workshops/certificate.htm Norman Coombs, Ph.D. CEO EASI nrcgsh@rit.edu http://www.rit.edu/~nrcgsh
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