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From: Mike Barlow
Date: May 2, 2016 11:35AM

For what it's worth, I did some work at Capital One 360 a couple of years
ago on trying to get their staff "up to speed" on accessibility development
and in the process I worked with some people from Blind Ambitions Groups
(though their facebook page hasn't seen an update since 2014 so don't even
know if they're still in existence or not) as well as Easter Seals. And the
one thing that I learned from that gig was while working with individuals
who have various disabilities AND work in computers.

Though a lot of books, websites and training classes have good information
it's the individuals who actually NEED the accessibility features who know
the good parts and the bad parts of accessibility (and listening to how
they use sceenreaders was an "eye opening" experience to say the least (if
I might use a bad pun there)).

So check out any local Easter Seals <http://www.easterseals.com/ma/>; groups
in your area or any other local accessibility groups (such as possibly
the "Boston
Accessibility Group <http://a11y-bos.org/monthly-meetings/>;" in your area)

*Mike Barlow*
Web Application Developer
Web Accessibility/Section 508 SME

Lancaster, Pa 17601
Office: 732.835-7557
Cell: 732.682.8226
e-mail: <EMAIL REMOVED>

On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 11:19 AM, Wershing, Alice D. < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
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> Georgia Tech has a self paced Ed X course.
> https://www.edx.org/school/gtx
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> Alice Wershing, M.Ed., A.T.P.
> Technology Specialist
> Disability Services
> Pellissippi State Community College
> 10915 Hardin Valley Road
> Knoxville TN 37933-0990
> (865) 694-6751
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> East TN Region Accessibility Specialist
> Tennessee Board of Regents-ROCC/RODP
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> Access for All Blog
> http://blogs.pstcc.edu/access4all/
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> Accessible Format Facebook Page
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> https://m.facebook.com/psccdisabilityservices?refidF&sld=eyJzZWFyY2hfc2lkIjoiNzhjYzY3MmVkNDg2ODkyMjVhY2ViMjUyOGQwNWJiYzUiLCJxdWVyeSI6InBzY2MiLCJzZWFyY2hfdHlwZSI6IlNlYXJjaCIsInNlcXVlbmNlX2lkIjoxOTU4NzAyNDk1LCJwYWdlX251bWJlciI6MSwiZmlsdGVyX3R5cGUiOiJTZWFyY2giLCJlbnRfaWQiOjczNDM1NjkxOTkzOTUxNywicG9zaXRpb24iOjAsInJlc3VsdF90eXBlIjo2NX0%3D
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