NCDAE Accomplishments for Year One
Concept Development and Dissemination
- Discussion Papers for National Summit Participants
- Access to electronically-mediated education for students with disabilities: Policy issues
- Issues in distance education technology and the preparation of professionals to serve persons with disabilities
- Issues in accessing distance education technologies for individuals with disabilities
- Assistive Technology - Accessibility of Electronically Mediated Education: Policy Issues
- Proceedings of Ed-Media 2004 , World conference on educational multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications - The National Center on Disability and Access to Education.
- Proceedings of American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES) 2004 - NCDAE: Accessibility in higher education and practice
Activities Completed in 2004
- National Summit on Distance Education and Disability, May 11-12, 2004
- Development of National Summit Summary: A Working Document to Guide Future NCDAE Activities
- Planning for a follow-up meeting in January 2005 at the Assistive Technology Industry Association annual meeting.
- Development of a real-time captioning tool for video web-casts
- Development of a syndicate of affiliates committed to promoting distance education and accessibility
- Development and maintenance of an inter-university rural preparation consortium in conjunction with the American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES)
- National survey on rural special education personnel development via distance education
- Audio web-casts in October and December 2004 with additional sessions planned in 2005 on issues emerging from NCDAE affiliate input
- Pilot study to assess the feasibility of Technology Mediated Consultation for Children with Disabilities in Rural and Remote Areas
National Media Attention to NCDAE Issues in 2004
- eSchool News - Accessibility Goal: Tear Down Barriers To Virtual Schooling : http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=5071
- eSchool News - Special Report: Why Accessibility is Crucial : http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/accessibletech/index.cfm
- The Chronicle of Higher Education - Left Out Online : http://chronicle.com/free/v50/i40/40a02301.htm
Invited Presentations
- Catch The Wave Technology Conference: Memphis , TN - Oh What A Terrible Web We Weave . . . A Primer On Web Accessibility
- Ed-Media 2004 - Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education: Lugano , Switzerland - The National Center on Disability and Access to Education
- Pacific Rim 2004 Conference on Disabilities: Honolulu , HI - National Center on Disability and Access to Education: Present and Future
- Technology and Disability Conference - CSUN: Los Angeles , CA - The Present and Future: National Center on Disability and Access to Education
- Utah Regents of Higher Education: Salt Lake City , UT - Accessibility and Usability in Technology Delivered Instruction: Implications for Utah Educators *
- Ed-Media 2004 - Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education: Lugano , Switzerland - Captioning on-demand and real-time web multimedia: Easy-to-use tools for educators
- Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) Conference: Atlanta , GA - Captioning on-demand and real-time web multimedia: Easy-to-use tools for educators
- CSUN International Conference on Technology and Persons with Disabilities: Los Angeles , CA - Captioning web multimedia: An overview of technologies, resources, and tools
- EASI Interactive, Synchronous, Voice Web Conference Clinic - Accessibility of Synchronous Audio/Video Instruction: http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
- Workshop to technical and administrative staff of Utah Valley State College: Provo , Utah - Keeping Web Accessibility in Mind at Utah Valley State College *
- American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES) 2004 Conference: Orlando , FL - NCDAE: Accessibility in Higher Education and Practice
* indicates a training seminar 3 or more hours in length.