[nabs-l] Free Training on Description of Science Images from WGBH

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> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Madeleine Rothberg <madeleine_rothberg at wgbh.org> (by way of 
DavidAndrews <dandrews at visi.com>)
>To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
>Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:01:42 -0600
>Subject: [nabs-l] Free Training on Description of Science Images 
from WGBH

>Apologies if you see this announcement more than once.

>The WGBH National Center for Accessible Media is offering 
additional dates
>for our web-based training on "Effective Practices for 
Description of
>Science Content Within Digital Talking Books." We are offering 
free online
>training on the dates listed below.  In addition, we are pleased 
to announce
>that we will be offering training in person at the CSUN 
Conference on March
>26th for those attending the conference.

>The guidelines cover description of a variety of information 
types,
>including bar charts, line graphs, Venn diagrams, tables, pie 
charts, flow
>charts and complex diagrams and illustrations.  A resource 
section is also
>included, providing links to many organizations, tools and 
standards which
>all contribute to generating more accessible STEM materials.  The 
guidelines
>are available online at:

>http://ncam.wgbh.org/experience_learn/educational_media/stemdx

>Our CSUN presentation is session BLV-2015, Friday, March 26, 2010 
- 9:20 -
>10:20 AM PST in Room Emma AB.  You can save a seat at the session 
once you
>are registered for the conference.

>The free webinars last an hour and a half, and offer the same 
training at
>each session.  (It is not a multi-part course.) You can register 
for the time
>most convenient for you by sending an email to 
stemdescription at wgbh.org

>Training times are:
>* Wednesday, February 10th, 1 pm to 2:30 pm, US Eastern time
>* Thursday, March 11th, 12 noon to 1:30 pm, US Eastern time
>* Wednesday, April 7th, 2 pm to 3:30 pm, US Eastern time

>Additional dates will be offered later in 2010.  These sessions 
are available
>at no cost thanks to funding from the National Science Foundation 
(grant
>#0833608).


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