Course Syllabus

Aims and Objectives

The intermediate course builds on the knowledge gained from the basic course to give the participants a deeper understanding of the Jaws screen reader, word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software.

Through the optional courses, the participants have the opportunity to learn how to create a simple computer programme, or to become familiar with Ubuntu Linux and the Orca screen reader, depending upon their individual interests.

The seminar, discussions and task presentation give the participants a chance to exchange ideas and opinions about training techniques, syllabus development, information technology, and current trends in operating system and web accessibility.

9 days in total

Monday

• Morning: Windows
• Afternoon: seminar 1: job situation and training philosophy.

Tuesday

• Morning: Jaws
• Afternoon: discussion 1: designing an effective training syllabus.

Wednesday

• Morning: scanning and OCR
• Afternoon: introduction to task and preparation time.

Thursday

• Morning: Internet resources (web sites, blogs, social networking, pod casts, RSS feeds).
• Afternoon: discussion 2: getting the most out of the Internet.

Friday

• Morning: spreadsheets (formulas, Jaws placemarkers, data validation)
• Afternoon: presentation of Task

Saturday

• Morning: word processing
• Afternoon: making a professional presentation

Sunday

Vacation

Monday

All day: Computer programming or Ubuntu

Tuesday

• Morning: computer programming or Ubuntu
• Afternoon: an introduction to Macintosh OS X

Wednesday (the final day)

• Morning: to be decided
• Afternoon: review