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- From: rhgattis@uccs.edu (Master Bob)
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- Subject: Call for Interest in Software Field Evaluation
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- Date: 22 Dec 92 16:23:50 GMT
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- Index Number: 26876
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- [Forwarded from the EASI mailing list]
-
- 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
-