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From: Zdenek, Sean
Date: Oct 9, 2012 9:58AM

I teach a graduate level course on disability studies and web accessibility at Texas Tech: http://seanzdenek.com/courses/

Sean

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Sean Zdenek, PhD
Associate Professor
Technical Communication & Rhetoric
Texas Tech University

http://accessiblerhetoric.com


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From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Kara Zirkle
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 10:17 AM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Web accessibility included in a college degree curriculum

George Mason University has a specific course: Web Accessibility and Design as part of their Educational Instructional Technology (EDIT)
Courses: http://cehd.gmu.edu/courses/edit/

You'll see there are other courses focusing on accessibility and assistive technology as well.

Regards,

Kara Zirkle
IT Accessibility Coordinator
Assistive Technology Initiative
Aquia Building, RM 238
Mail Stop: 6A11
Fairfax Campus
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 703-993-9815
Main Office Phone: 703-993-4329
Fax: 703-993-4743
http://webaccessibility.gmu.edu
http://ati.gmu.edu
http://accessibility.gmu.edu

On 10/9/2012 11:06 AM, Caleb Tang wrote:
> City University of London has Inclusive Design module as part of their
> postgraduate programme
> http://www.city.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/human-centred-systems#cours
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> On 9 October 2012 13:28, Scott González < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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>> OCAD University has an Inclusive Design Research Centre:
>> http://idrc.ocad.ca/index.php/workshops-aamp-trainings
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>> On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 11:03 PM, Dow < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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>>> Are any of you familiar with a college course focused fully on Web
>>> accessibility or a course that makes the accessibility issue an
>>> important part of it? This possibly included in a Computer Science
>>> (or
>>> computer/technology-related) degree curriculum. I work with a
>>> university disability services office and this often comes to mind.
>>> I was just curious about this.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Dow Hammond
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>>> >>> >>> list messages to <EMAIL REMOVED>
>>>
>> >> >> list messages to <EMAIL REMOVED>
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