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Project DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology) is a program that works to increase the successful participation of people with disabilities in challenging academic and career fields such as science, engineering,...

Using the Internet to deliver distance learning has the potential of reaching everyone, including instructors and students with a wide range of abilities and disabilities. Maximizing access is a worthy goal and is mandated by law in the United...

Technology has served to level the playing field for some individuals in under-served populations, opening doors to success that were not there in the recent past. For example, a few years ago electronic mail and gopher information servers provided...

Distance learning courses offer opportunities for education and career enhancement for those who have access to the technologies they employ. However, many people find themselves on the wrong side of the digital divide that separates those with...

The potential of the Internet to deliver instruction should not be underestimated. However, Internet use raises a number of issues, including equitable access. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that programs in the United States...

Legal, policy, management, training, support issues for making educational IT accessible nationwide, featuring the new NIDRR-funded National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education (AccessIT) at the University of Washington.

Distance learning courses offer opportunities for education and career enhancement for those who have access to the technologies they employ. However, many people find themselves on the wrong side of the digital divide that separates those with...

Distance learning courses offer opportunities for education and career enhancement for those who have access to the technologies they employ. However, many people find themselves on the wrong side of the digital divide that separates those with...

In this poster session we will discuss best practices for policy and practice in training teachers and faculty about the inclusion of students with disabilities in technology-based programs and academic activities. We will discuss campus...

This article provides an introduction to mentor, near-peer, and peer support as they apply to promoting the academic and career success of young people with disabilities. The authors discuss specific benefits of mentoring and document access...