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- From: patth@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Patt Bromberger)
- Subject: Software evaluationi : call for interest
- Message-ID: <1993Jan3.163823.24899@sci.ccny.cuny.edu>
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- Sender: rhgattis@uccs.colorado.edu
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- Organization: City College of New York - Science Computing Facility
- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 16:38:23 GMT
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- Respoted from misc.handicap:
- From: uccs.edu!rhgattis@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Master Bob)
- Subject: Call for Interest in Software Field Evaluation
- Date: 30 Dec 92 15:26:40 GMT
-
-
- Call for Interest:
-
- Meeting the Challenge, Inc. is interested in hearing from persons
- and institutions who would be willing to participate in a field
- evaluation of software developed for an NSF-sponsored project. The
- evaluation would be in the Fall of 1993, from about August 93
- through Nov 1993.
-
- The evaluation would involve hosting a beta version of our software
- on a 386 class PC, running Windows, and using the system to
- identify appropriate accommodations for students with
- disabilities. While the evaluation plan is not designed yet, we
- expect to gather information from the participants on the value of
- the system in identifying appropriate accommodations in a variety
- of situations.
-
- We are most interested in gathering a diverse group of evaluators
- from a wide spectrum of educational institutions. For example, in
- the current project, we are working with a 2 year community college
- and a four year state university in our local area. What we are
- seeking is to expand the evaluation group to include:
-
- - persons who are very familiar (expert !?) in determining the needs of
- students with disabilities and identifying appropriate
- accommodations (both assistive technology and other forms of
- accommodations).
-
- - persons who are unfamiliar with determining the needs of students with
- disabilities and identifying accommodations, but end up doing it anyway.
-
- - educational institutions with a strong science and engineering curriculum
- who deal with issues of providing computer access to students with
- disabilities.
-
- We are contacting some institutions directly, ones that we know fit these
- criteria to some extent. If you are interested in becoming a test site or
- simply would like more information about this project, please send email
- to me at the following address:
-
- rhgattis@uccs.colorado.edu
-
-
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