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JOINING THE 21ST CENTURY: DISABILITY, DISTANCE EDUCATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGYMEGAN A. CONWAY, PH.D.THOMAS H. CONWAY, M.B.A.CENTER ON DISABILITY STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
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OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
I. Overview of EmployAble Project
II. Virtual Worlds: Creating a World Without Barriers
• Introduction to MUVE
• Considerations for accessibility
• Examples
III. Communities of Practice to Promote Accessibility and Universal Design
• Benefits and challenges to distance learning
• Communities of practice to create solutions
• Examples
IV. Resources
M. Conway
T. Conway
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OVERVIEW OF PROJECT
EmployAble: World Without Barriers•Virtual employment center using Second Life as a platform.•2 year innovation grant funded by the Kessler Foundation.•Partnership between University of Hawaii, Abilicorp, Virtual Ability.
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EMPLOYABLEMajor Components/Rooms
• Skill BuilderEnhancing employment skills
• Match MakerBuilding connections between employees, employers, and mentors
• Access InfoSupporting hiring and retention through information
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CREATING A WORLD WITHOUT BARRIERS
MUVE Technology•Multiple User Environment•Avatars in a 3-D online environment•Key Benefits
o Real timeo Immersiono Anonymity o Interactive
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WORLD WITHOUT BARRIERS
Accessibility of MUVE•Familiarity and level of technology skills•Access to equipment, software, internet•Device output independence
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WORLD WITHOUT BARRIERS
Examples•Building specific skill sets•Accessing information about accommodations, accessibility, technology, opportunities•Bringing together people with disabilities, employers, educators, mentors
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COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
Benefits and Barriers to Distance Learning•Bridge barriers of distance, cost, environmental access.
•Bring together teachers and learners from diverse perspectives and cultures.
•Accessibility – ability to access material, content and mode of delivery
•Universal Design – designing material, content and mode of delivery for best learner outcomes
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COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
Using COPs to Address ChallengesChallenge: How do we
actually implement
accessibility and Universal
design so that people with
disabilities benefit from
distance learning?
COP: A group of stakeholders with diverse perspectives but a common goal.
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COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICES
Examples •Identifying individual objectives that lead to common goals.•Using social media and new technology.•Making it easy – usability and low investment.•Documenting achievements for easy implementation.
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RESOURCES
EmployAble www.cds.hawaii.edu/employable
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative www.w3c.org/wai
Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) www.cast.org
Easy Chirp http://www.accessibletwitter.com/
WebAIM http://www.webaim.com
Virtual Ability www.virtualability.org
Radegast www.radegast.org