Easi Equal Access to Software and Information Information Technology and Disabilities Vol. IX No. 2 December, 2003 http://www.rit.edu/%7Eeasi/itd/itdv09n2/contents.htm Introducing a special issue of Information Technology and Disabilities PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES: ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Guest Editor: Steve Noble Policy Analyst, Kentucky Assistive Technology Service Network [log in to unmask] With this second installment, we conclude ITD's two-part special series on public policy issues. This collection of articles, and those previously published in the October 2003 issue, are part of our special theme to address the public policy aspects relating to the emerging civil right of access to information. In a world so dependent upon the flow of information and the operation of information technology, it is clearly a social imperative that all people are afforded equal access to this vital resource. In particular, those who help shape public policy must collectively safeguard this right and ensure that individuals with disabilities do not find themselves on the wrong side of the "digital divide." On behalf of EASI, Equal Access to Software and Information, I would like to say a special "thank you" to all the authors who contributed to this series. ISSN 1073-5127 (CONTENTS) FEDERAL STANDARD FOR ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY David Baquis ([log in to unmask]) Accessibility Specialist in Technology, U.S. Access Board ANALYZING RECENT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT-BASED ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COURT CHALLENGES Susan B. Kretchmer ([log in to unmask]) Johns Hopkins University Rod Carveth ([log in to unmask]) Rochester Institute of Technology WEB ACCESSIBILITY IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION: LEGAL AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS Kurt L. Johnson, Ph.D. ([log in to unmask]) Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine; Director, U.W. Center for Technology and Disability Studies University of Washington Sharan E. Brown, J.D., Ed.D. ([log in to unmask]) Research Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, College of Education University of Washington Dagmar Amtmann, Ph.D. ([log in to unmask]) Research Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine; Assoc. Director, U.W. Center for Technology and Disability Studies University of Washington Terry Thompson, M.Ed. ([log in to unmask]) Technology Specialist, Computing and Communication and DO-IT University of Washington UNIVERSAL DESIGN: IS IT REALLY ABOUT DESIGN? Jim Tobias ([log in to unmask]) President, Inclusive Technologies AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES WITH ACCESSIBILITY POLICIES POST THE SYDNEY OLYMPIC GAMES Andrew M. J. Arch ([log in to unmask]) Accessible Information Solutions National Information Library Service Oliver K. Burmeister ([log in to unmask]) Swinburne Computer-Human Interaction Laboratory School of Information Technology Swinburne University of Technology, Australia RESEARCH ON WEB ACCESSIBILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION Terry Thompson ([log in to unmask]) Technology Specialist, Computing and Communication and DO-IT University of Washington Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph. D. ([log in to unmask]) Director, DO-IT Program; Assistant Director - Information Systems, Computing & Communications; Affiliate Associate Professor, College of Education University of Washington Dan Comden ([log in to unmask]) Adaptive Technology Consultant, University of Washington Adaptive Technology Lab; Technology Coordinator, DO-IT Program University of Washington FACTORS INFLUENCING ADOPTION OF WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES: KEY POLICY ISSUES, BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Paul M.A. Baker, Ph.D. ([log in to unmask]) GCATT/Georgia Institute of Technology Christine Bellordre ([log in to unmask]) GCATT/Georgia Institute of Technology Announcements WEB-4-ALL WEB ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH SIGHT, SOUND AND TOUCH CALL FOR ARTICLES SPECIAL ISSUE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DISABILITIES CASTING YOUR BALLOT: ACCESS TO VOTING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ITD E-journal Home Page http://www.rit.edu/~easi/itd.htm ------------------------------------------ Note: Important EASI events for January 2004: January 15 2004 Free 60-minute online, interactive presentation by George Kerscher on progress in creating new standards for more accessible digital books and documents http://easi.cc/clinic.htm January 8 2004: Tuition-based 60-minute presentation on designing accessible PowerPoint for the Web ($39) http://easi.cc/clinic.htm Registrations for EASI'sJanuary Web-based courses accepted till Friday, January 9. Train the Trainer: http://easi.cc/workshops/train.htm Beginner Barrier-free Web Design: http://easi.cc/workshops/easiweb.htm Designing Accessible Course Content Using Familiar Software: http://easi.cc/workshops/dacc.htm Anyone taking 5 of EASI's online courses will earn the Certificate in Accessible Information Technology. All courses are online, no travel costs. Courses are month-long and instructor-led. EASI takes the jargon and mystery out of accessible information technology. Registration is $350 for each course (Some discounts are available.)