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
• eSchool News—Special Report: Why Accessibility is Crucial
• 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.