-----Original Message----- From: Distribution list for EASI Web Conferences, Podcasts and News [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Prof Norm Coombs Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 9:01 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: What is the major barrier to success in education, work and life?
What is the major barrier to success in education, work and life? A study done by the National Science Foundation, a few years ago, found that the major to success for students with disabilities studying the sciences was not their disability but was negative social attitudes. Yes, you and I can contribute barriers to those struggling to succeed! If this was true for success in the sciences, it surely is equally true in other disciplines. The link below will play a 3-4 minute audio panel discussion by Larry Scadden formerly of NSF, Norman Coombs of EASI, Harry Murphy formerly from the CSUN Center on Disabilities, Greg Vanderheiden from the Trace Research and Development Center and Deborah Kaplan formerly from the World Institute on Disabilities: http://easi.cc/download/attitudes.mp3 EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) has a short pamphlet giving an overview of the major problems for students with disabilities in studying math and science and outlining tools and techniques to overcome such barriers. You can obtain this pamphlet by sending a mail message to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will receive it in return mail. EASI, in partnership with the University of Southern Maine, provides the Certificate in Accessible Information Technology. To earn this certificate, you need to take 5 of EASI's online courses http://easi.cc/workshop.htm In September the month-long, online, instructor-led class is Barrier-free Information Technology which provides an excellent overview on what is needed to create a campus-wide accessible information technology system: http://easi.cc/workshops/adaptit.htm ---------- ---------- ---------- EASI 4-part Webinar Series in September: Creating Accessible Podcasts and Vodcasts http://easi.cc/clinic.htm EASI Course in September: Barrier-free Information Technology http://easi.cc/workshop.htm Norman Coombs CEO EASI http://easi.cc ----------------------- 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 To sign off this list send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] saying signoff itd-jnl To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
