About Us

"Expanding Access to Computing: Teaching & Design for All Abilities"

A Capacity-Building Institute sponsored by the Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technology Education and AccessComputing

Monday, October 19, 2009, 8.30 am - 3.30, Sturbridge Host Hotel, Sturbridge, MA

HTML version of the Evaluation:

• CBI Participant Survey

Agenda

• Word version
• PDF version

Institute Outcomes: Problem/ Solution Discussion Notes

• Word version
• PDF version

Power Point presentations used during the Institute:

• Overview: Issues with Disabilities in Computing, Terrill Thompson
• Overview: accessible tagged PDF version
• Effective Practices & Assistive Technology, Steve Fadden
• Teaching CS & IT for All Abilities, Terrill Thompson
• Teaching: accessible tagged PDF version

Resources

• AccessComputing: An Alliance to Promote the Success of People with Disabilities in Computing Careers
• Information about the book "Universal Design in Higher Education." Now available in an accessible PDF version from Harvard Education Press.
• Coupon for 20% Discount for the book "Universal Design in Higher Education"
• Applications of Universal Design in Education
• DO-IT Videos, Books, and Training Materials Order Form
• UConn Universal Design for Instruction Fact Sheet
• Article on assistive technologies
• Article: "2-Year Colleges Help Learning-Disabled Students Break into Math and Science," Chronicle of Higher Education, March 7, 2010.
  

Alliances