A Broadening Participation in Computing Alliance - Health Impairments /accesscomputing/disability/health-impairments en Teaching Accessible Computing /accesscomputing/teaching-accessible-computing <div class="field field--name-field-url field--type-link-field field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/doit/videos/index.php?vid=119">Teaching Accessible Computing</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-short-description field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Faculty authors of the new online &quot;Teaching Accessible Computing&quot; text talk about a best practice from their chapter.</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-project field--type-taxonomy-term-reference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Project:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/accesscomputing/project/accesscomputing">AccessComputing</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-image-sync field--type-image field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Large Image:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><img src="/accesscomputing/sites/default/files/doit-sync/images/tchaccesscomp_0.png" width="122" height="92" alt=" Sketch of a student using a laptop" title=" Teaching Accessible Computing: Screen Shot" /></div></div></div> Fri, 28 Mar 2025 22:15:01 +0000 FeedsImporter 5849 at /accesscomputing /accesscomputing/teaching-accessible-computing#comments What you should know about Your Students with Disabilities /accesscomputing/what-you-should-know-about-your-students-disabilities <div class="field field--name-field-url field--type-link-field field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/doit/videos/index.php?vid=117">What you should know about Your Students with Disabilities</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-short-description field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Students share information about what the wish their faculty knew about students with disabilities.</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-project field--type-taxonomy-term-reference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Project:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/accesscomputing/project/accesscomputing">AccessComputing</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-image-sync field--type-image field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Large Image:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><img src="/accesscomputing/sites/default/files/doit-sync/images/profsknew.jpg" width="122" height="92" alt=" Still image from video: What you should know about Your Students with Disabilities" title=" What you should know about Your Students with Disabilities: Screenshot" /></div></div></div> Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:55:01 +0000 FeedsImporter 5848 at /accesscomputing /accesscomputing/what-you-should-know-about-your-students-disabilities#comments Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI) /accesscomputing/equal-access-software-and-information-easi <div class="field field--name-field-url field--type-link-field field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="http://www.easi.cc/">Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI Access)</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-short-description field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Offers online training on accessible information technology for persons with disabilities.</div></div></div> Fri, 16 Oct 2015 01:25:01 +0000 FeedsImporter 4230 at /accesscomputing /accesscomputing/equal-access-software-and-information-easi#comments How can a student with a health impairment maintain participation in classroom discussions when she is frequently absent? /accesscomputing/how-can-student-health-impairment-maintain-participation-classroom-discussions-when-she-frequently-absent <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p>There are several electronic options to consider. Online discussions can facilitate communication between students. Consider having students post their work on the web and allow peer review and discussion of papers, assignments, and lab results. A few ground rules and participation requirements can be set to keep the discussion relevant and active. In addition, email exchanges with professionals, students on other campuses, and community members can extend learning beyond your campus.</p> </div></div></div> Thu, 17 Sep 2015 19:04:54 +0000 FeedsImporter 4103 at /accesscomputing /accesscomputing/how-can-student-health-impairment-maintain-participation-classroom-discussions-when-she-frequently-absent#comments Where can I find resources related to health impairments? /accesscomputing/where-can-i-find-resources-related-health-impairments <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p>The Internet hosts a large quantity of websites and electronic discussion lists that contain information of interest to individuals with health impairments and their family members, friends, mentors, advocates, educators, employers, and coworkers. A collection of websites and discussion lists related to health impairments can be found at <a href="/doit/resources/popular-resource-collections/disability-related-resources-internet/health-impairments">Disability-Related Resources on the Internet: Health Impairments</a>.</p> </div></div></div> Thu, 17 Sep 2015 19:03:57 +0000 FeedsImporter 3984 at /accesscomputing /accesscomputing/where-can-i-find-resources-related-health