[CALIBK12] Infopeople's webinar on Universal Design

[Linda Rodenspiel]

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might be interested in this webinar.

Title:  Universal Design: Finding Assistive Features Hidden in Mainstream
Technologies

Date and time: September 16, 2008, 12pm - 1pm

This webinar will last approximately an hour. There is no charge for this
Infopeople webinar.  Pre-registration is not required.

For more information and to participate in the September 16 webinar, go to
http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/webcast_data/288/index.html 

 

Assistive technology is often presented as having a clearly defined user
population-either you're disabled and you need it, or you're not and you
don't. There are a surprising number of products designed for people with
disabilities that have become commonplace and mainstream products that offer
accessibility as just another option. 

Universal design is the term for creating products that can be used by the
largest possible number of individuals, based not only on disability but
also on factors such as literacy and culture. While universal design does
not eliminate the need for assistive technologies, librarians can maximize
their accommodation budgets and services by selecting products with
universal features over those that ignore this design strategy. 

At the end of this webinar, participants will: 

*	Know basic concepts of universal design 
*	Know universal design features that are part of specific products 
*	Know how to evaluate products for universal design 
*	Know limitations of universal design 

Speaker:  Jane Vincent.  Jane is a Computer Access Specialist at the Center
for Accessible Technology in Berkeley, where she provides evaluations,
demos, and information on adaptive computer technology to individuals of all
ages, although her particular interest is people of retirement age. She is
also a board member of the Corporation on Disability and Telecommunications,
an initiative that seeks both to enhance job opportunities for disabled
artists and to promote positive and varied images of people with
disabilities in all media. 

Infopeople's funding limits attendance at live webinars to anyone in the
California library community.  If you are outside California, please do not
view the live event.

 

However, you are welcome to see the archived version the day following the
webinar.  Check our archive listing at:

 

http://www.infopeople.org/training/webcasts/list/archived 

 

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Webinar:  Universal Design: Finding Assistive Features Hidden in Mainstream
Technologies

Date: September 16, 2008

Time:  12pm - 1pm

Speaker: Jane Vincent

 

 

Linda Rodenspiel, Infopeople Project Assistant

assist at infopeople.org

voice: 650-578-9685  fax: 650-349-5089

http://infopeople.org/

 

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