7.0428 E-Journal: InfoTech and Disabilities (1/246)
Elaine Brennan (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Wed, 19 Jan 1994 12:50:29 EST
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 7, No. 0428. Wednesday, 19 Jan 1994.
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 1994 16:20:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: Prof Norm Coombs <NRCGSH@RITVAX.BITNET>
Subject: First Issue of INfo Tech and Disabilities
Announcing the Availability of a New Electronic Journal:
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DISABILITIES
Below is information about the journal, including the table of
contents for Volume I, no. 1, as well as information on editorial
staff and explicit instructions for subscribing or using the
journal via gopher.
IT&D V1N1 Table of Contents 230 lines
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DISABILITIES
ISSN 1073-5127
Volume I, No. 1 January, 1994
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ARTICLES
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INTRODUCING _INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DISABILITIES_
(itdV01N1 mcnulty)
Tom McNulty, Editor
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BUILDING AN ACCESSIBLE CD-ROM REFERENCE STATION
(itdV01N1 wyatt)
Rochelle Wyatt and Charles Hamilton
ABSTRACT: This case study describes the development of an
accessible CD-ROM workstation at the Washington Library for the
Blind and Physically Handicapped. Included are descriptions of
hardware and software, as well as selected CD-ROM reference
sources. Information is provided on compatibility of individual
CD-ROM products with adaptive technology hardware and software.
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DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACCESSIBLE USER INTERFACE FOR PEOPLE WHO
ARE BLIND OR VISION IMPAIRED AS PART OF THE RE-COMPUTERISATION
OF ROYAL BLIND SOCIETY (AUSTRALIA)
(itdV01N1 noonan)
Tim Noonan
ABSTRACT: In 1991, Royal Blind Society (Australia) and Deen
Systems, a Sydney-based software development company, undertook a
major overhaul of RBS information systems intended to enhance
access to RBS client services as well as employment opportunities
for blind and vision impaired RBS staff. This case study outlines
the steps taken and principles followed in the development of a
computer user interface intended for efficient use by blind and
vision impaired individuals.
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THE ELECTRONIC REHABILITATION RESOURCE CENTER AT
ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY (NEW YORK)
(itdV01N1 holtzman)
Bob Zenhausern and Mike Holtzman
ABSTRACT: St. John's University in Jamaica, New York, is host to
a number of disability-related network information sources and
services. This article identifies and describes key sources and
services, including Bitnet listservs, or discussion groups, the
UNIBASE system which includes real-time online conferencing, and
other valuable educational and rehabilitation-related network
information sources.
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THE CLEARINGHOUSE ON COMPUTER ACCOMMODATION (COCA)
(itdV01N1 brummel)
Susan Brummel and Doug Wakefield
ABSTRACT: Since 1985, COCA has been pioneering information
policies and computer support practices that benefit Federal
employees with disabilities and members of the public with
disabilities. Today, COCA provides a variety of services to
people within and outside Government employment. The ultimate
goal of all COCA's activities is to advance equitable information
environments consistent with non-discriminatory employment and
service delivery goals.
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DEPARTMENTS
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JOB ACCOMMODATIONS
(itdV01N1 jobs)
Editor: Joe Lazzaro
lazzaro@bix.com
K - 12 EDUCATION
(itdV01N1 k12)
Editor: Anne Pemberton
apembert@vdoe386.vak12ed.edu
LIBRARIES
(itdV01N1 library)
Editor: Ann Neville
neville@emx.cc.utexas.edu
ONLINE INFORMATION AND NETWORKING
(itdV01N1 online)
Editor: Steve Noble
slnobl01@ulkyvm.louisville.edu
CAMPUS COMPUTING
(itdV01N1 campus)
Editor: Daniel Hilton-Chalfen, Ph.D.,
hilton-chalfen@mic.ucla.edu
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Copyright (c 1994) by (IT&D) Information Technology and
Disabilities. Authors of individual articles retain all
copyrights to said articles, and their permission is needed to
reproduce any individual article. The rights to the journal as a
collection belong to (IT&D) Information Technology and
Disabilities. IT&D encourages any and all electronic
distribution of the journal and permission for such copying is
expressly permitted here so long as it bears no charge beyond
possible handling fees. To reproduce the journal in
non-electronic format requires permission of its board of
directors. To do this, contact the editor.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Tom McNulty, New York University
(mcnulty@acfcluster.nyu.edu)
EDITORS
Dick Banks, University of Wisconsin, Stout
Carmela Castorina, UCLA
Daniel Hilton-Chalfen, PhD, UCLA
Norman Coombs, PhD, Rochester Institute of Technology
Joe Lazzaro, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
Ann Neville, University of Texas, Austin
Steve Noble, Recording for the Blind
Anne L. Pemberton, Nottoway High School, Nottoway, VA
Bob Zenhausern, PhD, St. John's University
EDITORIAL BOARD
Dick Banks, University of Wisconsin, Stout
Carmela Castorina, UCLA
Danny Hilton-Chalfen, PhD, UCLA
Norman Coombs, PhD, Rochester Institute of Technology
Alistair D. N. Edwards, PhD, University of York, UK
Joe Lazzaro, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
Ann Neville, University of Texas, Austin
Steve Noble, Recording for the Blind
Anne L. Pemberton, Nottoway High School, Nottoway, VA
Lawrence A. Scadden, PhD, National Science Foundation
Bob Zenhausern, PhD, St. John's University
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ABOUT EASI (EQUAL ACCESS TO SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION)
Since its founding in 1988 under the EDUCOM umbrella, EASI has
worked to increase access to information technology by persons
with disabilities. Volunteers from EASI have been instrumental
in the establishment of _Information Technology and Disabilities_
as still another step in this process. Our mission has been to
serve as a resource primarily to the education community by
providing information and guidance in the area of access to
information technologies. We seek to spread this information to
schools, colleges, universities and into the workplace. EASI
makes extensive use of the internet to disseminate this
information, including two discussion lists:
EASI@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU (a general discussion on computer access)
and AXSLIB-L@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU (a discussion on library access
issues). To join either list, send a "subscribe" command to
LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU including the name of the discussion
you want to join plus your own first and last name. EASI also
maintains several items on the St. Johns gopher under the menu
heading "Disability and Rehabilitation Resources".
For further information, contact the EASI Chair:
Norman Coombs, Ph.D.
NRCGSH@RITVAX.ISC.RIT.EDU
or the EASI office:
EASI's phone: (310) 640-3193
EASI's e-mail: EASI@EDUCOM.EDU
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Individual _ITD_ articles and departments are archived on the St.
John's University gopher. To access the journal via gopher,
locate the St. John's University (New York) gopher. Select
"Disability and Rehabilitation Resources," and from the next
menu, select "EASI: Equal Access to Software and Information."
_Information Technology and Disabilities_ is an item on the EASI
menu.
To retrieve individual articles and departments by e-mail from
the listserv:
address an e-mail message to:
listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu
leave subject line blank
the message text should include the word "get" followed by the
two word file name; for example:
get itdV01N1 contents
Each article and department has a unique filename; that name is
listed below the article or department in parentheses. Do NOT
include the parentheses with the filename when sending the "get"
command to listserv.
NOTE: ONLY ONE ITEM MAY BE RETRIEVED PER MESSAGE; DO NOT SEND
MULTIPLE GET COMMANDS IN A SINGLE E-MAIL MESSAGE TO LISTSERV.
To receive the journal regularly, send e-mail to
listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu with no subject and either of the
following lines OF text:
subscribe itd-toc "Firstname Lastname"
subscribe idt-jnl "Firstname Lastname"
(ITD-JNL is the entire journal in one e-mail message while
ITD-TOC sends the contents with information on how to obtain
specific articles.)
To get a copy of the guidelines for authors, send e-mail to
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get author guidelin