/doit/internet-lesson-subject/disability-related en /doit/disability-rights-washington <!-- THIS FILE IS NOT USED AND IS HERE AS A STARTING POINT FOR CUSTOMIZATION ONLY. See http://api.drupal.org/api/function/theme_field/7 for details. After copying this file to your theme's folder and customizing it, remove this HTML comment. --> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2> <p>Disability Rights ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ provides free services to people with disabilities. While are a private non-profit organization that protects the rights of people with disabilities statewide, they also have many resources on their website for all people with disabilities. Their mission is to advance the dignity, equality, and self-determination of people with disabilities.</p> <h2>PROCEDURES</h2> <ol><li>Go to the following URL: <a href="https://www.disabilityrightswa.org/">https://www.disabilityrightswa.org/</a></li> <li>Explore the site.</li> <li>Use the bookmark capabilities of your browser to save the site location for future use.</li> </ol><hr /><p>This lesson is part of the series "DO-IT Lessons" developed by the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. Creation of the series of lessons is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers 9255803 and 9550003. The lessons are now maintained through funds from the State of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ holds the copyright to the series of lessons, however ownership of the Internet resources referenced in the lessons may be found at the resource site. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed at these sites are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation, the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ or the State of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´.</p> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 17 Nov 2014 20:16:40 +0000 kcl 5902 at /doit /doit/disability-rights-washington#comments /doit/multiple-sclerosis-association-america-0 <!-- THIS FILE IS NOT USED AND IS HERE AS A STARTING POINT FOR CUSTOMIZATION ONLY. See http://api.drupal.org/api/function/theme_field/7 for details. After copying this file to your theme's folder and customizing it, remove this HTML comment. --> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2> <p>Here you can find clear and concise information about the etiology and classifications of MS as well as the latest in clinical research and developments. The MSAA website also offers access to a lending library and a therapeutic equipment loan program.</p> <h2>PROCEDURES</h2> <ol><li>Go to the following URL: <a href="https://mymsaa.org/">https://mymsaa.org/</a></li> <li>Explore the site.</li> <li>Use the bookmark capabilities of your browser to save the site location for future use.</li> </ol><hr /><p>This lesson is part of the series "DO-IT Lessons" developed by the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. Creation of the series of lessons is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers 9255803 and 9550003. The lessons are now maintained through funds from the State of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ holds the copyright to the series of lessons, however ownership of the Internet resources referenced in the lessons may be found at the resource site. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed at these sites are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation, the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ or the State of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´.</p> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 17 Nov 2014 20:04:01 +0000 kcl 5901 at /doit /doit/multiple-sclerosis-association-america-0#comments /doit/internet-resources-related-hearing-loss-0 <!-- THIS FILE IS NOT USED AND IS HERE AS A STARTING POINT FOR CUSTOMIZATION ONLY. See http://api.drupal.org/api/function/theme_field/7 for details. After copying this file to your theme's folder and customizing it, remove this HTML comment. --> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2> <p>The Western Region Outreach Center and Consortia (WROCC) Outreach Site at Western Oregon University contains a list of links to help you find information on hearing loss and related issues. It is from the Regional Resource Center on Deafness at Western Oregon University.</p> <h2>PROCEDURES</h2> <ol><li>Go to the following URL: <a href="http://www.wou.edu/education/sped/nwoc/ald.htm">http://www.wou.edu/education/sped/nwoc/ald.htm</a></li> <li>Explore the site.</li> <li>Use the bookmark capabilities of your browser to save the site location for future use.</li> </ol><hr /><p>This lesson is part of the series "DO-IT Lessons" developed by the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. Creation of the series of lessons is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers 9255803 and 9550003. The lessons are now maintained through funds from the State of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ holds the copyright to the series of lessons, however ownership of the Internet resources referenced in the lessons may be found at the resource site. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed at these sites are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation, the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ or the State of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´.</p> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 17 Nov 2014 20:00:16 +0000 kcl 5900 at /doit /doit/internet-resources-related-hearing-loss-0#comments /doit/gma-games-0 <!-- THIS FILE IS NOT USED AND IS HERE AS A STARTING POINT FOR CUSTOMIZATION ONLY. See http://api.drupal.org/api/function/theme_field/7 for details. After copying this file to your theme's folder and customizing it, remove this HTML comment. --> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2> <p>GMA Games is a company developing Windows-based games for people who are blind or have other visual impairments. The GMA Games website allows you to demo games and then purchase full versions if you wish.</p> <h2>PROCEDURES</h2> <ol><li>Go to the following URL: <a href="http://www.gmagames.com/">http://www.gmagames.com/</a></li> <li>Explore the site.</li> <li>Use the bookmark capabilities of your browser to save the site location for future use.</li> </ol><hr /><p>This lesson is part of the series "DO-IT Lessons" developed by the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. Creation of the series of lessons is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers 9255803 and 9550003. The lessons are now maintained through funds from the State of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ holds the copyright to the series of lessons, however ownership of the Internet resources referenced in the lessons may be found at the resource site. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed at these sites are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation, the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ or the State of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´.</p> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:56:32 +0000 kcl 5899 at /doit /doit/gma-games-0#comments /doit/explore-disability-magazines <!-- THIS FILE IS NOT USED AND IS HERE AS A STARTING POINT FOR CUSTOMIZATION ONLY. See http://api.drupal.org/api/function/theme_field/7 for details. After copying this file to your theme's folder and customizing it, remove this HTML comment. --> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2> <p>There are many magazines and content creators promoting content about disability-related issues online. Find a list of vetted disability articles on the blog post below.</p> <h2>PROCEDURE</h2> <ol><li>Go to the following URL: <a href="https://blog.feedspot.com/disability_magazines/">https://blog.feedspot.com/disability_magazines/</a></li> <li>Explore the different magazines and content on each of their sites.</li> <li>Use the bookmark capabilities of your browser to save any of the site locations for future use.</li> </ol><hr /><p>This lesson is part of the series "DO-IT Lessons" developed by the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. Creation of the series of lessons is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers 9255803 and 9550003. The lessons are now maintained through funds from the State of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ holds the copyright to the series of lessons, however ownership of the Internet resources referenced in the lessons may be found at the resource site. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed at these sites are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation, the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ or the State of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´.</p> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:51:53 +0000 kcl 5898 at /doit /doit/explore-disability-magazines#comments /doit/famous-people-disabilities <!-- THIS FILE IS NOT USED AND IS HERE AS A STARTING POINT FOR CUSTOMIZATION ONLY. See http://api.drupal.org/api/function/theme_field/7 for details. After copying this file to your theme's folder and customizing it, remove this HTML comment. --> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2> <p>Use the web to learn about famous people with disabilities.</p> <h2>PROCEDURES</h2> <ol><li>Go to the following URL: <a href="/doit/resources/popular-resource-collections/role-models">http://www.washington.edu/doit/resources/popular-resource-collections/ro...</a></li> <li>Explore the sites.</li> <li>Use the bookmark capabilities of your browser to save the site locations for future use.</li> </ol><hr /><p>This lesson is part of the series "DO-IT Lessons" developed by the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. Creation of the series of lessons is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers 9255803 and 9550003. The lessons are now maintained through funds from the State of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ holds the copyright to the series of lessons, however ownership of the Internet resources referenced in the lessons may be found at the resource site. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed at these sites are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation, the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ or the State of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´.</p> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:49:41 +0000 kcl 5897 at /doit /doit/famous-people-disabilities#comments /doit/deaf-discussion-list-0 <!-- THIS FILE IS NOT USED AND IS HERE AS A STARTING POINT FOR CUSTOMIZATION ONLY. See http://api.drupal.org/api/function/theme_field/7 for details. After copying this file to your theme's folder and customizing it, remove this HTML comment. --> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2> <p>A weekly magazine, "Deaf Magazine," for individuals who are deaf is now available via a discussion list on the Internet.</p> <h2>PROCEDURES</h2> <ol><li>To join this list and receive "Deaf Magazine," send an email message to:<br /><a href="mailto:listserv@listserv.clark.net">listserv@listserv.clark.net</a><br /><br /> Leave the subject line blank and type in the body of the message:<br /> sub DEAF-MAG firstname lastname</li> <li>To be removed from this list send an emaill message to:<br /><a href="mailto:listserv@listserv.clark.net">listserv@listserv.clark.net</a><br /><br /> Leave the subject line blank and type in the body of the message:<br /> unsubscribe DEAF-MAG</li> <li>Note: the owner of this list is Nathan Prugh, <a href="mailto:deaf-admin@clark.net">deaf-admin@clark.net</a></li> </ol><hr /><p>This lesson is part of the series "DO-IT Lessons" developed by the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. Creation of the series of lessons is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers 9255803 and 9550003. The lessons are now maintained through funds from the State of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ holds the copyright to the series of lessons, however ownership of the Internet resources referenced in the lessons may be found at the resource site. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed at these sites are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation, the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ or the State of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´.</p> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:35:15 +0000 kcl 5895 at /doit /doit/deaf-discussion-list-0#comments /doit/doitsem-discussion-list-0 <!-- THIS FILE IS NOT USED AND IS HERE AS A STARTING POINT FOR CUSTOMIZATION ONLY. See http://api.drupal.org/api/function/theme_field/7 for details. After copying this file to your theme's folder and customizing it, remove this HTML comment. --> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2> <p>Doitsem is a discussion list that promotes the successful participation of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs and careers, including those in business, technology, science, engineering, and mathematics,(SEM). It is sponsored by DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology) at the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´.</p> <h2>PROCEDURES</h2> <p>To subscribe to doitsem, send an email message to:<br /> ​<a href="mailto:doit@u.washington.edu">doit@u.washington.edu</a></p> <ol><li>In the message text type:<br /> subscribe doitsem Firstname Lastname</li> <li>Send the message. Your subscription request will be processed and you will be added to the list.</li> <li>Once you have been subscribed you can send a message to doitsem by sending it to<br /><a href="mailto:doitsem@u.washington.edu">doitsem@u.washington.edu</a></li> </ol><hr /><p>This lesson is part of the series "DO-IT Lessons" developed by the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. Creation of the series of lessons is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers 9255803 and 9550003. The lessons are now maintained through funds from the State of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ holds the copyright to the series of lessons, however ownership of the Internet resources referenced in the lessons may be found at the resource site. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed at these sites are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation, the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ or the State of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´.</p> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:32:31 +0000 kcl 5894 at /doit /doit/doitsem-discussion-list-0#comments /doit/do-it-and-media-0 <!-- THIS FILE IS NOT USED AND IS HERE AS A STARTING POINT FOR CUSTOMIZATION ONLY. See http://api.drupal.org/api/function/theme_field/7 for details. After copying this file to your theme's folder and customizing it, remove this HTML comment. --> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2> <p>Many articles have been written about the DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology) program and its participants. To make these articles accessible to those who are interested (particularly for those who use special output technologies such as voice and large print), we post them on the DO-IT web site.</p> <h2>PROCEDURES</h2> <ol><li>Go to the following URL: <a href="/doit/about/press">http://www.washington.edu/doit/about/press</a></li> <li>Explore the site.</li> <li>Use the bookmark capabilities of your browser to save the site location for future use.</li> </ol><hr /><p>This lesson is part of the series "DO-IT Lessons" developed by the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. Creation of the series of lessons is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers 9255803 and 9550003. The lessons are now maintained through funds from the State of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ holds the copyright to the series of lessons, however ownership of the Internet resources referenced in the lessons may be found at the resource site. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed at these sites are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation, the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ or the State of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´.</p> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:29:51 +0000 kcl 5893 at /doit /doit/do-it-and-media-0#comments /doit/american-sign-language-0 <!-- THIS FILE IS NOT USED AND IS HERE AS A STARTING POINT FOR CUSTOMIZATION ONLY. See http://api.drupal.org/api/function/theme_field/7 for details. After copying this file to your theme's folder and customizing it, remove this HTML comment. --> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2> <p>Signing Savvy is a site that offers thousands of words in an online video dictionary of signs to make learning American Sign Language (ASL) more accessible. It was created by a small group of educators who wanted to provide easy-to-use learning tools for ASL. The site includes tips, resources, word lists, and more beyond just the visual online dictionary.</p> <h2>PROCEDURES</h2> <ol><li>Go to the following website: <a href="https://www.signingsavvy.com/about">https://www.signingsavvy.com/about</a></li> <li>Explore the site.</li> <li>Use the bookmark capabilities of your browser to save the site location for future use.</li> </ol><hr /><p>This lesson is part of the series "DO-IT Lessons" developed by the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. Creation of the series of lessons is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers 9255803 and 9550003. The lessons are now maintained through funds from the State of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ holds the copyright to the series of lessons, however ownership of the Internet resources referenced in the lessons may be found at the resource site. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed at these sites are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation, the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ or the State of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´.</p> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:10:52 +0000 kcl 5892 at /doit /doit/american-sign-language-0#comments