[Promotion-technology] Fwd: Bonus Training CD With Train the Trainer in December

[David Andrews]

>
>The TRAINING CD FOR TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT STAFF contains clear, 
>practical introductions for technology support staff on how to 
>provide tech support for clients with disabilities and specifically 
>provides them with a quick overview of several software applications 
>that this population will need to use.  It is not aimed at assistive 
>technology specialists.  Rather it will equip general IT support 
>staff with enough understanding of this special population and their 
>unique software applications that they will feel comfortable in 
>helping them either in lab settings or in telephone help situations.
>
>This CD is a $50 value provided free to anyone registering for 
>EASI's December Train the Trainer course.  There is a preview of the 
>contents of this bonus CD at:
>http://easi.cc/download/techsupport.htm
>
>The month-long, instructor-led Train the Trainer course builds on 
>the contents of this CD to further equip IT support staff to meet 
>the needs of users with disabilities.  Adaptive and/or assistive 
>software applications are an extremely powerful tool opening up a 
>new world of information to these users.  It is creating the 
>opportunity for schools and universities to create the most level 
>learning space in history.  It also means that schools and 
>universities have to be prepared to provide tech support for these 
>clients and for this specialized technology applications.
>
>The 8 lessons in the Train the Trainer course are:
>LESSON 1: Introduction to training users with disabilities on 
>adaptive computer technology
>LESSON 2 OVERVIEW OF PERSONAL COMPUTER HARDWARE PLATFORMS
>LESSON 3: TECHNOLOGY FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED CONSUMERS
>LESSON 4: TECHNOLOGY FOR PERSONS WITH HEARING RELATED DISABILITIES
>LESSON 5: Reading Support Technology For Persons With Learning Disabilities
>LESSON 6: Writing Support Technology For Persons With Learning Disabilities
>Lesson 7 Training Users with Motor Impairments (Voice Recognition, 
>Onscreen Keyboards, track ball, etc.)
>Lesson 8 Providing Institution-wide Awareness of the Needs of Users 
>With Disabilities
>
>The registration of $350 and the syllabus are available online at:
>http://easi.cc/workshops/train.htm
>
>** Because of the holidays in December, the participants will have 
>till mid January to complete the course.  All content is online, and 
>participants can work at their own pace.
>
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>Norm