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Learning and Using
Computers & the Internet
SIESTA - Sharing the Internet to Establish Systems, Training
and Access
www.esussex.org.uk/siesta
The main objective of the SIESTA project is to develop the internal capacity
of voluntary/community organisations working with all ESF target groups.
Through SIESTA these organisations will be able to develop in-house computer
skills and access up to date information about events, funds, unemployment
data, audits and reports, local contacts, examples of best practice etc.
It will speed also communication between the different sectors - voluntary,
Statutory and commercial - that work with unemployed sub-target groups.
Includes task groups on:
• training - including free IT training for community groups,
• equipment - recycling computers for the community,
• access points across the country,
• databases - setting the standards for information,
• website - building eSussex, and
• management - project board and workers.
The project will be accessible to small voluntary and community groups
throughout the county and will be available through a number of outlets
- including public libraries - to the general public (sub-target groups),
thus providing information about services from all sectors.
UK Online Centres
www.dfee.gov.uk/ukonlinecentres
The overall objective of UK online centres is to enable everyone in the
UK that wants it to have access to the internet and e-mail near to where
they live. The centres will help people to develop the skills to use the
Internet to access information, send email using a PC, mobile phone, digital
television or games console; (please note not all centres will have the
same facilities), and explore the opportunities that new technologies
offer such as for further learning and updating skills. As well as providing
access to the Internet and email, support from staff in the centers will
be on hand to help people to explore opportunities for further learning
through ICTs.
ReadPlease 2000
readplease.com
Download this free software to have web pages, e-mail and any text read
aloud to you. If you are finding there is just too much on-screen reading
with all of this technology, then you will love using ReadPlease. You
can also download this directly from our downloads
page.
Technology for Disabilities Information Service
www.disinhe.ac.uk/project/techdis.asp
TechDis is a new Joint Information Systems Committee service set up to
provide information and advice to the Further and Higher Education Sectors
on the use of new and existing Communication and Information Technologies,
to enhance access to learning and teaching, research and administration
activities for students and staff with disabilities.
British Computer Association of the Blind
www.bcab.org.uk
BCAB is a self-help group of visually impaired computer professionals
and users and was founded in 1969. The site includes useful links to information
about access technology, computing (including accessible computer games),
web and software accessibility, electronic texts and other alternative
formats, training materials, accessible web search engines, enquiry services,
reference materials, newspapers, broadcasting and audio services, and
general information, services and products.
Bobby
www.cast.org/bobby
Bobby is a free service provided by CAST to help Web page authors identify
and repair significant barriers to access by individuals with disabilities.
Submit a website address to see how the page fares or download the free
software to diagnose an entire website (as a batch of pages).
Web Accessibility Initiative
www.w3.org/WAI
WAI, in coordination with organizations around the world, pursues accessibility
of the Web through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines,
tools, education and outreach, and research and development. The website
includes a checklist and rating system for web authors to help make sure
their websites are accessible to all.
'The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless
of disability is an essential aspect.,' Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director
and inventor of the World Wide Web.
SiteGem Free Websites
www.sitegem.com
A place where community organisations can create and upload a website
with little or no HTML knowledge. You can create a free website consisting
of 15 pages or you can purchase any number of paid interactive options
which include unlimited pages, customer response forms, guestbooks, mailing
lists and domain hosting.
Tripod and Webmonkey
www.tripod.co.uk
hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey
Another place to build and keep free websites, Tripod includes web building
tools and help files, while Webmonkey is the place to find easy to understand
'how to' guides to the internet and Web building.
NCSA Beginners Guide to HTML
www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Indices/Resources/html-resources.html
An easy to understand beginners guide to html and other resources from
the University that made Mosiac and Netscape.
Lynda.com
www.lynda.com
Web design resources, training and tips.
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This list was compiled by the East Sussex Adult Learner
Forum, June 2001.
Please send any website links that you think should
be added to this list to info@learnerforum.net.
Disclaimer: Please note that many of the above website
summaries have been taken from the websites' own descriptions and no
responsibility can be taken by the Adult Learner Forum for any information
provided on any of these sites.
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