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As you may be aware, the Nassau-Suffolk TRAID Center is located at 250 Marcus Blvd, Hauppauge, N.Y. 11788. As part of our program, the N/S TRAID Center is distributing the Accessible Information Technology Technical Bulletin, which we feel you will benefit from. If you would like to be removed from the list, reply to this e-mail with the subject line "please remove." If you have any questions, you can call us at (631) 232-3203. Furthermore, you can find out more about the N/S TRAID Center at http://www.nstraid.com Sincerely, March 2006 Accessible Information Technology Technical BulletinThe Northeast ADA & IT Center at Cornell University provides training, technical assistance and materials on the ADA and accessible inforation technology throughout New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This monthly technical bulletin is part of our new dissemination efforts and if you do not want to receive this document or would like others from your organization added to our list, please call 1-800-949-4232 or reply to this message. Thank you. LAST CALL!Leadership Academy: Ensuring Campus Web Site AccessibilityMarch 14, 2006 Teams consisting of staff in IT, web development, publications, libraries and disability services from colleges throughout New York are invited to register for this full-day Leadership Academy covering many aspects of web accessibility. The program will address:
Plan to have a team from your college attend. Visit the Events page of the Northeast ADA & IT Center for more information or to register for this event. Call 800-949-4232 if you have questions. DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: Wednesday, March 8, 2006 Target Corp. Sued for Inaccessible Web SiteThe February 8, 2006 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle reports: "A blind UC Berkeley student has filed a class-action lawsuit against Target Corp., saying he retailer is committing civil-rights violations because its Web site is inaccessible to those who cannot see. " Read the full article. (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/08/MNGO7H4VBP128.DTL&feed=rss.news) New York State already has experienced web accessibility complaints and in August, 2004 issued a statement noting that Priceline.com and Ramada.com were making accessibility enhancements to their website as part of a settlement agreement (http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2004/aug/aug19a_04.htm). As more people become aware of their rights for equal access to information and services, cases like this may become more common. Retrofitting a web site for accessibility can be muc more costly than incorporating accessibility into the initial design and, in the meantime, can leave businesses and educational institutions vulnerable to legal action. Congress Lifts Distance Education Course LimitThe March 1, 2006 issue of the New York Times includes an article by Sam Dillon about the recent action by Congress to eliminate the 50% maximum on courses offered fully online versus on-campus. The article states that "Colleges will no longer be required to deliver at least half their courses on a campus instead of online to qualify for federal student aid." Read the full article at http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/01/national/01educ.html?_r=1&oref=slogin. At this point we can only speculate on what this will mean for colleges and students, but it is reasonable to expect that online course delivery will grow given the financial advantages it offers to colleges and the flxibility that students gain. Considerations for accessibility of course content need to be kept in the forefront of discussions about developing and expanding online course offerings. It could become an overwhelming burden for colleges to try to make accommodations for students with disabilities taking courses at a distance. Universal design principles applied to course development could greatly improve accessibility and reduce the need for special accommodations. For more information about universal design and accessibility of online learning, visit the DO-IT Distance Learning web page, http://www.washington.edu/doit/Resources/accessdl.html and the National Center on Disability and Access to Education site: http://www.ncdae.org. NIMAS in IDEA, What You Need to Know NowSource: www.NCDAE.org p class="verdana">The National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) is an important new piece of the reauthorized IDEA. It will guide the ways in which textbooks and core instructional materials are delivered so they may be converted easily into accessible formats for K12 students. Although the final federal regulations have yet to be released, directors of special education will need to know enough about NIMAS to understand how to fill out the federal forms for the coming year. Each state will be asked to provide assurances about NIMAS (e.g., checking the box) and to opt in or out of the national repository, the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC).NCDAE offered a webcast on this important new piece of IDEA on February 28. To listen to an archive of the webcast, visit the NCDAE site: http://www.ncdae.org/webcasts To receive information about future NCDAE webcasts or accss archives of past webcasts, visit http://ncdae.org/webcasts. Accessible IT in K12 Education: Materials AvailableWe have recently received additional copies of informative materials focusing on awareness and best practices for ensuring that information technology used in K12 schools is made accessible to students with disabilities. If you are interested in receiving free copies of any of the materials listed below, please call 800-949-4232 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] to request copies.
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