Dear colleagues: please see below and attached, for an announcement about course accessibility best practices. Best wishes, Eva Eva M. Fernández Acting Assistant Provost Queens College, City University of New York http://efernandez.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu<http://efernandez.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu/> From: Mirian Detreshickey Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 12:18 PM To: Eva Fernandez <Eva.Fernandez@qc.cuny.edu> Subject: FW: SSD CATS/MAP Workshop Best Practices on Course Accessibility From: CUNY DSPS Coordinators and Staff Discussion List [mailto:COSDI-D@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Freier, Benami Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 9:11 AM To: COSDI-D@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU<mailto:COSDI-D@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Subject: [COSDI] SSD CATS/MAP Workshop Best Practices on Course Accessibility Wed, 26 Oct 2016, 09:11:28 Dear Colleagues, If you are available, please join us at QCC for an informative workshop on course accessibility where you will learn how to create accessible course content for your lectures, on-line and hybrid courses. This workshop will be offered at each of your campuses through CATS/MAP, please coordinate with Shivan Mahabir Shmahabir@qcc.cuny.edu<mailto:Shmahabir@qcc.cuny.edu> or Tania AKalaitzidis@qcc.cuny.edu<mailto:AKalaitzidis@qcc.cuny.edu> If you would like to join us at QCC please register for this workshop using the link below and contact Shivan for parking arrangements. Best, Ben Freier Director, QCC Services for Students with Disabilities Director, CUNY Assistive Technology Services [The logo for the Media Accessibility Project.] [The logo for CUNY Assistive Technology Services. Visit their website at cats.cuny.edu.] Best Practices on Course Accessibility When: November 9th, 2016 12:00pm to 2:00pm Where: Oakland Dining Hall Light refreshments will be served Are your lecture, online, or hybrid classes accessible to all students? Join CUNY Assistive Technology Services (CATS) and the Media Accessibility Project (MAP) to learn how to create accessible course content using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, PDFs, and audio/video content. There will also be an overview of the different types of Assistive Technology student's use, such as Kurzweil 3000, Dragon Naturally Speaking, JAWS, and ZoomText. Please register for the workshop here.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_forms_d_e_1FAIpQLSeL1tV8tuaDbBfRaFXUaLWioyJ6BkFQ3M6wsnbivvFH68syAA_viewform&d=CwMFAg&c=mRWFL96tuqj9V0Jjj4h40ddo0XsmttALwKjAEOCyUjY&r=jAPldqBCvt5jALwhV272KUdKjDl_AL_DynHi5eoitPA&m=qGNlb-0T827jkzXVtLtpiDLQRGTtGMLssr-wzolMT6A&s=UEHlCKQDxm-EPBul1EhPCsiLqbDKEYMiXl6Bz76duOs&e=> The archives for this list are available at http://listserv.cuny.edu/archives/COSDI-D.html. Only subscribers to this list may review the archives. To make any changes to your subscription options, please contact the list administrator at bfreier@qcc.cuny.edu<mailto:bfreier@qcc.cuny.edu>. Please allow twenty-four to forty-eight hours to have your requested changes take affect.
