Access for Persons with Disabilities - 89 Resources

Overview

Refers to policy issues of access for people with disabilities, including the American Disabilities Act.

Publications (44)

EDUCAUSE publications address a diverse range of professional challenges in higher education IT, from updates on current developments to explorations of important overarching issues. Listed below are the full range of research, reports and other publications that EDUCAUSE and its members have written about Access for Persons with Disabilities.

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Item ID	Title	Resource Category	Pub Date	Views	Ranking
CSD2949	Building an Access Ramp to Information Technology Norman Coombs Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2003	3,268
CSD3313	Universal Design in the Classroom and Computer Lab Sheryl Burgstahler Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2003	3,324
CSD3311	Issues in Accessing Distance Education Technologies for Individuals with Disabilities Sheryl Burgstahler, Jared Smith and Norman Coombs Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	3,411
CSD1397	Information Technology and Disabilities	Community Recommendation	01/01/1999	3,829
CSD1829	Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Contributions	01/01/2002	3,893
CSD1830	Bobby WorldWide Tools	Community Recommendation	01/01/2002	4,171
EQM0446	Web-Based Information and Prospective Students with Disabilities: A Study of Liberal Arts Colleges Jennifer Gerke and Marilyn Irwin Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Quarterly	01/01/2004	4,328
CNC9526	ACT--Get Your ACT Together Dennis L. Kramer, Leah Boyle, Casey Tucker Articles, Papers, and Reports	CAUSE (Archives)	01/01/1995	4,822
CSD1546	Guidelines for Student Success: Best Practices In The Use Of Educational Technologies For Learners With Disabilities Catherine S. Fichten, Jennison V. Asuncion, Maria Barile Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2001	4,986
CSD1701	Dawson College Adaptech Project Adaptech Project Programs and Projects	Community Recommendation	01/01/2001	5,005
CSD1700	Computer and Information Technologies: Resources for the Postsecondary Education of Students with Disabilities Catherine S. Fichten, Ph.D., Jennison V. Asuncion, M.A., Maria Barile, M.S.W. Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2001	5,119
CNC9634	Assistive Technology on the Network at the University of Florida Donald R. Grossman, Mark P. Hale Articles, Papers, and Reports	CAUSE (Archives)	01/01/1996	5,205
ERB0512	Information Technology Accessibility in Higher Education: Research and Promising Practices Terry Thompson Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	06/07/2005	5,602
CNC9251	The Americans with Disabilities Act Home Page and an overview of the act. DOJ Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2000	5,648
CEM9325	Putting Information Technology to Work for Persons with a Disability Biderman Articles, Papers, and Reports	CAUSE/EFFECT (Archives)	01/01/1993	5,719
EQM0734	Accessibility of Instructional Web Sites in Higher Education Kay Lewis, Diane Yoder, Elizabeth Riley, Yvonne So, and Sarah Yusufali Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Quarterly	07/30/2007	5,999
EDU0028	Bridging the Digital Divide in Higher Education Jutta Treviranus and Norman Coombs Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Annual	01/01/2000	6,064
EQM0226	Electronic Ramp to Success: Designing Campus Web Pages for Users with Disabilities Norman Coombs Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Quarterly	01/01/2002	6,646
ERB0206	Electronic Ramp to Success: Designing Campus Web Pages for Users with Disabilities Norman Coombs Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	03/19/2002	8,202

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Presentations (33)

Stepping away from the distractions of normal routine to meet with peers, share experiences, and learn together can be invaluable. EDUCAUSE places great emphasis on the face-to-face meeting experience, offering you numerous opportunities throughout the year to gather with colleagues - from small regional events and special topic meetings to large, national conferences covering the full spectrum of roles and issues important to higher education. For more information on EDUCAUSE conferences and seminars, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page. Listed below is the full range of presentations EDUCAUSE and its members tagged with Access for Persons with Disabilities

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Item ID	Title	Resource Category	Pub Date	Views	Ranking
NCP0532	Universal Design and IT: Ensuring That Information Technology is Accessible to People with Disabilities William Miller and Kathy Gips Presentations/Speeches	NERCOMP	03/07/2005	2,881
EDU0418	Universal Design and the Web: Strategies and Techniques Terry Thompson Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/20/2004	3,776
MAC0419	Accessing Education: IT for Students with Disabilities Lori Markland and Paul Rasinski Presentations/Speeches	Mid-Atlantic Regional	01/01/2004	4,073
EDU03115	Why and How to Create an Accessible Online Learning Environment Sheryl E. Burgstahler, Erica C. Jones and Terry Thompson Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	01/01/2003	4,242
EDU03125	Creating Course Content Accessible to Students with Disabilities While Using Limited Technological Skills Norman Coombs Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	01/01/2003	4,395
NCP0324	Assistive Technologies: New Horizons in Education Anne Fein, Deanna Gordon and Joan Manchester Presentations/Speeches	NERCOMP	01/01/2003	4,497
SER0211	Make Web Pages Accessible to Everyone Curtis Edmonds Presentations/Speeches	Southeast Regional	01/01/2002	5,069
NCP0204	Electronic Readings for Students with Reading Disabilities Paul D. Chapin Presentations/Speeches	NERCOMP	01/01/2002	5,429

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Policies (1)

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CSD4913	The California State University Policy on Disability Support and Accommodations Policies and Procedures	Community Recommendation	01/01/2006	1,408

Podcasts (2)

Name	Views	Post date
CNI Podcast: WebAnywhere - A Screen Reader On-the-Go   Play | Show Notes | Download (13.69 MB audio/mpeg)	492	01/12/2009
EDUCAUSE Now - #19 - Implications of Social Media on Pedagogy, The EDUCAUSE 2009 Awards, Accessibility for Students with Disabilities   Play | Show Notes | Download (16.66 MB audio/mpeg)	579	09/10/2009

Blogs (10)

EDUCAUSE hosts a number of blogs for its members. To view a list of all our blogs, click here.

Title	Blogger	Posted	Views
Tune in April 4: Free Web Seminar on the Why and How of Web Accessibility	Peggy Kurkowski, EDUCAUSE	03/28/2008	509
Higher Education and Web Accessibility: Providing Training and Support for the Future.	Daniel J. Berkowitz, Boston University	02/27/2007	2,536
AAP Update on Accessible Textbooks at CSUN 2007	Daniel J. Berkowitz, Boston University	03/26/2007	2,874
Report: AHEAD E-text Institute #3	Daniel J. Berkowitz, Boston University	04/25/2006	2,883
Access Technologists Higher Education Network [ATHEN]	Daniel J. Berkowitz, Boston University	04/01/2006	3,176
Report on "Making Knowledge Accessible in the Digital Age"	Daniel J. Berkowitz, Boston University	04/24/2006	3,200
Assistive Technology (AT), what is it?	James Bailey, University of Oregon	05/25/2005	3,308
Making Knowledge Accessible in the Digital Age	Daniel J. Berkowitz, Boston University	04/07/2006	3,619
AHEAD E-Text Institute [#3]	Daniel J. Berkowitz, Boston University	04/15/2006	4,198
Open Source Assistive Technology	Stuart Yeates, University of Oxford	02/27/2006	4,518