[nfbmi-talk] Fw: Accessible Blackboard: A two-part Webinar

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From: "Charles Crawford" <ccrawford at RCN.com>
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Subject: Fwd: Accessible Blackboard: A two-part Webinar



>Hi NCAC memembers and friends,


         Here is an interesting webinar coming up
and I tahnk Pratik Patel for sharing the information with our ACB 
Leadership.

--  Charlie Crawford.

Original message...

>Please join us for a two-part webinar series focusing on accessibility. 
>Learn about Blackboard's approach to addressing the needs of students with 
>disabilities for online learning.
>
>Accessible Blackboard: Part 1- JoAnna Hunt, Senior Designer, User 
>Experience
>Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 11am & 8pm (Eastern Time)
>Learning Management Systems have the potential to improve the quality of 
>the interactions between teachers and students, but they can also present 
>serious barriers to students with disabilities.  As demand for learning 
>management software increases so does the importance of delivering 
>accessible software.  In this session we will talk about Blackboard's 
>commitment and approach to accessibility, show you examples of what is 
>working well within Blackboard Learn and talk about features that can be 
>used to improve the experience for students with disabilities.
>
>Accessible Blackboard: Part 2- Beth Stinson, Manager, Content Development
>Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 11am & 8pm (Eastern Time)
>In part one of this series, you learned about the importance of building 
>accessible learning management systems and Blackboard's commitment and 
>approach to accessibility.  Teachers and instructional designers have an 
>equally important part to play to ensure that their online content and 
>learning experiences are accessible to all students.  This session aims to 
>increase awareness of the different accessibility challenges people face, 
>and provide you with some universal design techniques that you can use when 
>building content and teaching online with Blackboard.
>
>Registration Link: 
><http://bbbb.blackboard.com/accessibility>http://bbbb.blackboard.com/accessibility
>
>--
>Thanks!
>JoAnna
>
>Blackboard UX | JoAnna Hunt . Lead Designer, Outcomes Assessment . 
>202-463-4860 ext: 2722
>



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