Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 22:00:16 -0500 (EST) From: Prof Norm Coombs Subject: EASI Book Coming On Adaptive Computing Both Carmela and I are grateful for what we have learned from EASI and EASI friends which enabled us to prepare this forthcoming book. I believe at least some on these workshop lists will be interested to know about the book. INFORMATION ACCESS AND ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY Carmela Cunningham and Norman Coombs Carmela Cunningham, a freelance writer, has specialized in information access for people with disabilities. Norman Coombs is a professor of history at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, and chair of EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information). Today, colleges and universities are ethically and legally obligated to make their computing facilities and computerized services accessible to students and staff with disabilities. This practical new guide offers school officials strategies for providing adaptive computer technology that puts people with disabilities on a level playing field with everyone else in computer labs, libraries, and classrooms. Chapter topics include: * Higher education's obligations to people disabilities * The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 * Planning and staffing adaptive computing services * Creating accessible workstations and facilities * Matching technology to people * The Internet and people with disabilities * Library access and service issues * Science and mathematics issues The guide covers computer access issues as well as the use of computer-based compensatory tools o special technology designed to enable disabled students and staff to participate more fully in the academic environment. The authors describe which services should be provided, how to plan them, and the types of equipment available. They also offer examples of seven model programs now in place in libraries and on university campuses. Helpful appendixes lead readers to additional resources on adaptive technology. This book will serve as an excellent guide for college and university administrators, computer staff, librarians, disabled student services staff, and faculty members. HOW TO ORDER: American Council on Education/Oryx Press Series on Higher Education June 1997 / 216 pages / 6 x 9 / Case 0-89774-992-8 / $34.95 The full text of this book is also available in ASCII format on your choice of IBM-compatible 3.5 inch floppy disk / 1-57356-125-8 / $34.95 Macintosh 3.5 inch floppy disk / 1-57356-124-X / $34.95 Yes! send me ______copies of Information Access and Adaptive Technology 216 pages / 6 x 9 / Case / 0-89774-992-8 / $34.95 ASCII / IBM-compatible 3.5 inch floppy disk / 1-57356-125-8 / $34.95 ASCII / Macintosh 3.5 inch floppy disk / 1-57356-124-X / $34.95 Subtotal Add 10% for shipping and handling AZ & MA residents add appropriate sales tax, Canadian customers add 7% GST; or include tax exempt # TOTAL SHIP TO (please print): Name/Title Institution Department Address City/State/Zip Country Business Phone (_____) Business Fax (_____) E-mail BILL TO: (attach instructions if different from SHIP TO) Allow 4 weeks for delivery. Publisher's prices subject to change. Institutional P.O. # Individual order (requires prepayment) Check/money order enclosed Bill us (subject to credit approval) Charge Card Order American Express MasterCard Visa Acct. # Exp. date Authorized signature TO EXPEDITE YOUR ORDER Call 800-279-6799 Fax 800-279-4663 Outside the U.S.: Call 602-265-2651 Fax 602-265-6250 ORYX PO Box 33889 Phoenix, AZ 85067-3889