<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Wouldn't that be wonderful! I'm sure Gaier can share how the High Tech center came into being. It's highly probable "we" (in the field) could write/apply for a grant to get it started. <br><br>Wink <div>Wink Harner<br><div><a href="mailto:foreigntype@gmail.com">foreigntype@gmail.com</a></div></div></div><div><br>On Jul 3, 2014, at 4:14 PM, Karen Sorensen <<a href="mailto:karen.sorensen@pcc.edu">karen.sorensen@pcc.edu</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi -<br></div>I have a dream of a statewide or at least a college-wide accessibility center where: <br><ul><li>faculty can get training on accessible course content creation, <br></li><li>end user testing of dynamic products and tools can be done, <br>
</li><li>and hosting of special projects like Subject area accessibility studies can be managed.</li></ul><p>Our director has asked if there are other centers like this that I know of. I know of the High Tech Center in California and DO-It at Univ. of WA, but are there others? How did these and others get started? Who runs them? </p>
<p>Thanks everyone! <br></p><p>Best,</p><p>Karen<br></p><div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Karen M. Sorensen</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"></span><br style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">
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