Vol. 10 No. 1 Winter 2002 |
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Accessible Information Technology Partnership
DATI and its counterpart organizations in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia have joined with TransCen Inc.'s Mid-Atlantic ADA Information Center to provide information, technical assistance, and training to schools, other educational institutions, and stakeholders on developing, buying, and using information technology (IT) products that are accessible to staff or students with disabilities. "Our partnership with TransCen and the other state AT projects in the region promises to be a productive collaboration," said Beth Mineo, DATI's director. "We can accomplish more together than we could on our own, and will likely reach hundreds of thousands of individuals with information about accessible IT."
Under a five-year grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, TransCen, Inc., DATI and its counterpart organizations in the Mid-Atlantic region will:
- Provide information resources on how to make IT products accessible to
students or staff with disabilities and to ensure that new IT acquisitions
are accessible.
- Conduct training seminars on the development or purchase of accessible
IT products, including a discussion of possible legal considerations.
- Operate an informative regional web site on the topic of accessible, education-based IT. The web site will have answers to frequently asked questions, a calendar of training events, and links to other relevant web sites.
This project will cover a broad range of educational institutions including pre-schools, K-12, colleges, universities, technical schools, and continuing education centers. Stakeholders include teachers, librarians, administrative staff, computer specialists, students and employees with disabilities, their families, and advocates.
Upcoming issues of The AT Messenger will carry articles on a variety of issues related to this topic. Call (800) 870 DATI (in-state) or (302) 651-6790 for more information.
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Assistive Technology Infrastructure Grant Awarded to Delaware
Accessible Information Technology Partnership