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Many capable individuals with disabilities face challenges as they pursue academics and careers. They are underrepresented in many rewarding career fields, including science, engineering, business, and technology. DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) serves to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs and careers. It promotes the use of computer and networking technologies to increase independence, productivity, and participation in education and employment.
DO-IT has received national and regional awards including the National Information Infrastructure Award in Education; the King County Adult Service Agency Award, an Outstanding Program Award from the Washington Association on Post Secondary Education Disability (WAPED); the HealthyWay Best of the Web Award; and the President's Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring of underrepresented groups. DO-IT was also showcased in the 1997 President's Summit on Volunteerism and the 1996 NSF Dynamic Partnerships invitational conference.
The following people are key players on the DO-IT team.
DO-IT Scholars are college-capable high school students with disabilities who have leadership potential. DO-IT Scholars are loaned computers, software, and adaptive technology for use in their homes. They use the Internet to access information and to communicate with others. DO-IT Scholars gain academic, career, and personal insights by communicating electronically with each other and with DO-IT Mentors. They attend live-in summer study programs at the University of Washington and participate in work-based learning experiences.
DO-IT Pals are teens with disabilities who participate in an electronic community to support their academic and career goals. They provide their own computer systems and Internet access, usually through their homes, schools, or libraries.
DO-IT Ambassadors are DO-IT Scholar high school graduates who continue to support DO-IT efforts, participate in the electronic community and work-based learning experiences, and mentor younger Scholars and Pals.
DO-IT Campers are participants in selected summer camps for children and youth with disabilities. DO-IT staff travel to these camps to teach Internet, college, and career transition skills.
DO-IT Mentors include college students, faculty, and professionals in a wide variety of career fields. Many have disabilities themselves. Mentors help DO-IT participants succeed in college and employment as they communicate via electronic mail and during program activities.
DO-IT Staff, Interns, and Volunteers coordinate programs, electronic communications, research, and dissemination.
DO-IT resources on the Internet facilitate communication and provide access to information.
To contact staff; request publications; or apply to be a DO-IT Scholar, Pal, Mentor, or volunteer, send electronic mail to:
doit@u.washington.edu
To discuss issues pertaining to individuals with disabilities in their pursuit of science, engineering, mathematics, business, and technology academic programs and careers, subscribe to the doitsem discussion at
http://mailman.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/doitsem/
For information about DO-IT programs, publications, and resources, access DO-IT's World Wide Web home page. Topics focus on access issues for people with disabilities, including access to adaptive technology, science, mathematics, engineering, technology, postsecondary education, and careers. Most of DO-IT's printed publications, as well as a useful set of links to other Internet resources, are available at this site. Point your Web browser to:
http://www.washington.edu/doit/
DO-IT distributes materials to those who wish to undertake similar activities or enhance existing school, postsecondary, and employment programs. It maintains a large collection of free publications.
Low-cost videotapes cover a wide range of topics. Each comes with a useful handout which summarizes the content. All videotapes are open captioned for those with hearing impairments. Audio described versions are available for those who are blind.
DO-IT has developed comprehensive presentation and program development materials to help make summer camps, electronic resources, libraries, science and mathematics classes, colleges, and careers more accessible to individuals with disabilities. Most include training guidelines, handout templates, overhead transparency templates, videotapes, glossaries, and resource lists.
These products can be ordered by submitting the DO-IT publication order form (Free Publications Order Form or Videotape and Training Materials Order Form). If an order form is not included with this publication, one may be printed from the DO-IT Web site, http://www.washington.edu/doit/.
DO-IT sponsors programs and delivers presentations and workshops to enhance the lives of people with disabilities throughout the world. DO-IT activities are hosted at conferences, universities, K-12 schools, corporations, state agencies, and professional organizations.
Adaptive Technology - demonstrating adaptive computer technology for people who have disabilities. A college credit course is offered over the Internet.
College Transition - helping pre-college students with disabilities, parents, teachers, and service providers develop college preparation and success strategies.
Disability Awareness for Teachers/Faculty/Staff - ensuring access to educational opportunities for all students through creative and practical approaches.
Library and Lab Access - making libraries, computer labs, and science labs accessible to people with disabilities.
Access to Employment - making cooperative education programs, internships, and other employment opportunities accessible to people with disabilities.
Universal Design - making the World Wide Web (WWW), classroom instruction, distance learning courses, and multi-media accessible to people with disabilities.
Electronic Communities - creating and sustaining successful communities on the Internet.
Tailor-Made - tailoring presentations to audiences interested in education, transition, employment, and technology for people with disabilities.
DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) serves to increase the successful participation of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs such as those in science, engineering, mathematics, and technology. Primary funding for DO-IT is provided by the National Science Foundation, the State of Washington, and the U.S. Department of Education.
To order free publications or newsletters use the DO-IT Publications Order Form; to order videos and training materials use the Videos, Books and Comprehensive Training Materials Order Form.
For further information, to be placed on the DO-IT mailing list, or to request materials in an alternate format, contact:
DO-ITDirector: Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D.
Copyright © 1998, 2001 University of Washington
Permission is granted to copy the materials listed in this publication for educational, non-commercial purposes, provided the source is acknowledged.
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