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Subject:      Handicap Digest # 3075

                             THE HANDICAP DIGEST

                                 Issue # 3075

                        Wednesday, December 30, 1992

Today's Topics:


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            Marketing Techniques for Distance Education Programs
                        Call for proposals, EDUCOM'93
                   Re: Health services and retired workers
                        Spell Checking for Dyslexics?
                          Distance Education Survey
                            Information Please...
               Call for Interest in Software Field Evaluation


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Subject: Marketing Techniques for Distance Education Programs
From: patt%SQUID.TRAM.COM@RYEVM.RYERSON.CA (Patt Bromberger)

[Forwarded from the Disability Research list by Patt Bromberger]

I would like to start a dialogue with those who would like to
discuss marketing techniques for distance education programs. This
may be of particular interest to practitioners who would like to
discuss the latest in marketing trends in distance education
institutions.

Interested parties may either post their responses or contact
me directly at lexy@ac.dal.ca

Sincerely,
Craig Merriam
Manager of Distance Education Programs
The Centre for Public Management
Dalhousie University




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Subject: Call for proposals, EDUCOM'93
From: sehrmann@llnc.linknet.COM (Stephen Ehrmann)

[Note from Bill McGarry - forwarded from the EASI mailing list]

EDUCOM, an association of 600 colleges and over 100 corporations,
continues to increase its emphasis on access, multiple
technologies, leanring communities, etc. as you'll see if you take
a look at the call for proposals for the Oct.17-20 1993 annual
meeting in Cincinnati.

You can get a copy of the Call by sending a message to
CONF@EDUCOM.BITNET.  Deadline for proposals is Jan. 15.  If you'd
like to see this evolution continue send them a proposal.  EDUCOM,
as an association of institutions, has a lot to offer our community.

Steve Ehrmann
The Annenberg/PB Projects
SEHRMANN@LINKNET.COM

To reply to this list, address your note to NP-FORUM@LINKNET.COM






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Subject: Re: Health services and retired workers
From: SUPERVISOR@SWEEP.FO.UKANS.EDU (Phil Endacott)

[Note from Bill McGarry - forwarded from he Geriatric Health Care
 mailing list by Patt Bromberger]

>Date:          Fri, 18 Dec 1992 09:30:45 CST
>from:          Marilyn Jacobson <MAJACOBS%NDSUVM1.BITNET@UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu>
>subject:       RE: Health services and retired workers

>I believe we need to have nationally provided health care.  Some
>would call it socialized medicine.  Current health policy provides
>for the healthy, the employed, and for a portion of the medical
>care for those over 65.  In addition, medicaid is provided for
>the poor who are categorically eligible, who live in states
>that provide differing amounts and kinds of medical care.  I
>believe we need to provide basic medical care for all citizens,
>similar to the educational benefits all citizens are entitled
>to receive.
>

Just some musings. . .

Dr. Phillips and I can remember going to our Physician and the
receptionist NEVER ASKED FOR AN INSURANCE CARD!  We had a true
Doctor/Patient relationship.  The Doctor provided the best service he
knew how and he charged what the traffic would bear.  Sometimes the
Doctor was paid with a freshly dressed pig or perhaps a new tub of
apple butter!!  He didn't care if we had any kind of insurance or
not.  He NEVER FILED A CLAIM TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY.  He simply told
us what his charge was and we either paid him in full or paid what we
could at the time of service and promised to bring in the balance
"next Friday when we got paid".  Now if we were smart, we had
purchased a "medical insurance policy".  When the Doctors bill was
paid in full, he would stamp it PAID and THEN we would fill out an
insurance claim form and send it to our insurance company for
reimbursement of our paid medical bill.  Of course we knew exactly
what we were entitled to.  A broken arm would pay $80.00 (even if the
Doctor only charged $60!!).  If we were hospitalized, we would be
reimbursed $22 per day!!  If these scheduled payments in our
insurance contract weren't quite enough to cover  our actual
medical costs, WE HAD THE OPTION OF PAYING A SLIGHTLY HIGHER PREMIUM
TO PURCHASE THE "DELUXE" SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS.  If I drove a truck
and delivered coal and Dr. Phillips was a high school teacher, the
Physician knew what our incomes were (approximately, anyway) and he
charged accordingly.

The key difference between then and now is that the Doctor/Patient
and Customer/Insurance Co. relationsips described above NO LONGER
EXIST!!  The Doctors of today deal directly with the Insurance
Companies!!  You, the patient/customer, have lost all of your
bargining power--you are just a number.  BUT, you still pay the bill
with the sweat of your brow!!  When companies began to include
"medical insurance coverage" as part of your work compensation
package, life became easier for the insurance companies.  They only
had to sell a contract to your boss--they no longer had to
hustle/compete for your individual business.  You just lost control!!

The best way for the Federal government to "fix" the soaring medical
costs in this country is to tax to the fullest ALL MEDICAL INSURANCE
PREMIUMS paid by companies/states/governmental agencies as part of
their employee compensation packages.  This will result in companies
dropping out of the insurance business, and paying their employees
the equivalent premium as taxable income to the employee.

Wow!! $600 BILLION a year to boost our economy.  You say, "but if I
don't buy insurance, I will have to go bankrupt if I have to spend
week in the hospital!  Well, if you take a narrow, short term view,
this is true.  But in the long term, only 1% of the US population can
afford to purchase medical service at the prevailing prices.  Thats
going to be lots of EMPTY Doctors offices and lots of empty hospital
beds!!  Medical providers/insurance companies will have to compete
once again for your income.  I can guarantee you that prices for
medical service will COME DOWN, not continue an exponential rise year
after year.

Did you know that Ford Motor Company pays more for employee medical
insurance per car produced than they do for all the steel that is
used in the manufacture of that car??   Think about it . . . Phil---





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Subject: Spell Checking for Dyslexics?
From: AMINZADE%UVMVAX.BITNET@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Russell Aminzade)

[Note from Bill McGarry - forwarded from the WordPerfect 5.1 mailing
 list (WP51-L) by Patt Bromberger]

An administrator here says she has dyslexia and finds the spell
checker in WP51 useless.  Sounds like we would need more than just
an additional dictionary here, rather a different algorithm for
finding misspellings.  Any hints on patches or third-party products
out there?





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Subject: Distance Education Survey
From: FAMF%NMUMUS.BITNET@uunet.uu.net (Mike Strahan)

[Forwarded from the Off-Campus Library Services List by Patt
 Bromberger]

Note: This message is cross-posted to the following lists:

   PACS-L, LIBREF-L, ILL-L, DEOS-L, BUSLIB-L, BI-L, CIRCPLUS, & OFFCAMP

I apologise for duplication, & sorry if this is a FAQ.  This  is the
same message distributed around Thanksgiving, but my deadline was not
realistic or curteous to my colleagues.

To those who have already responded, THANK YOU !  It is not necessary to
respond again.

Please respond directly to me at: FAMF@NMUMUS.BITNET
                              or: famf%nmumus@cunyvm.cuny.edu

Please respond by February 1, 1993.

----------------------- Original Message --------------------

Our campus is currently exploring distance education avenues.  As the
librarian on a campus-wide committee, I am concerned about how we will
meet the needs of students who would participate in courses delivered in
this way.

I would like to receive responses from librarians/staff who are directly
involved in serving students taught through distance education.  I am
looking for participants from ACTUAL settings.

** Disclaimer: All responses will be kept confidential.  I am not a
student nor is this research for publication/presentation.

Thank you for your assistance in responding.  While none of us have
"free time," your contributions are greatly appreciated.

---------------------- Questionnaire Begins Here ---------------------

1.  How long has your institution offered courses through distance
education,   number of participants (est.), & what disciplines (e.g.
English, Education, Business, etc.) ?


2.  Do you offer students access to indexes via dial-in CD-ROM or
    mainframe-mounted tapes ?


3.  Generally, what library services do you offer to D.E. students
    (separate from #2) ?


4a. Are there any special services/accommodations that you make for D.E.
students that more "traditional" patrons do not receive    (e.g.
utilizing fax instead of surface mail for document delivery) ?


4b. Do you charge patrons anything extra to recover costs for these
special services (& how much) ?



5.  Whether you offer special services or not, did you need to add extra
staff (any level) &/or increase your budget to accommodate special
requirements of D.E. students ?


6.  Do you conduct any form of LI/BI with distance education students,
and if so, what methods are used (e.g., as part of students visiting
campus to meet with instructor, library schedules 1-hour BI session) ?


Thank you for your time and effort.  If anyone wishes an annonymous
summary of the responses, please attach note.  I will respond in mid-
February.

Mike Strahan.






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Subject: Information Please...
From: RBANKS@UWSTOUT.EDU (Dick Banks)


Hello Everyone

First, I would like to wish all of you a blessed
holiday season.

I would like some help from you.  I have taken an assistantship
with a professor Voc Rehab here at Stout.  The purpose of the
position is to develop a computer assisted, self-paced ADA
course for undergraduates.

I have a great deal of information about the law and
regulations.  I need help in the area of case law.  The who,
what, where and when of how the law has been tested would be
essential to such a course.

I don't know that other here would be interested in this query,
so you could write me personally at the addresses above or post
here.

Thank you all in advance.

Dick Banks
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Dedicated to the empowerment of the specail needs
population through the use of Adaptive Technology.
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Subject: Call for Interest in Software Field Evaluation
From: uccs.edu!rhgattis@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Master Bob)

[Forwarded by Patt Bromberger]

Call for Interest:

Meeting the Challenge, Inc. is interested in hearing from persons
and institutions who would be willing to participate in a field
evaluation of software developed for an NSF-sponsored project. The
evaluation would be in the Fall of 1993, from about August 93
through Nov 1993.

The evaluation would involve hosting a beta version of our software
on a 386 class PC, running Windows, and using the system to
identify appropriate accommodations for students with
disabilities.  While the evaluation plan is not designed yet, we
expect to gather information from the participants on the value of
the system in identifying appropriate accommodations in a variety
of situations.

We are most interested in gathering a diverse group of evaluators
from a wide spectrum of educational institutions.  For example, in
the current project, we are working with a 2 year community college
and a four year state university in our local area.  What we are
seeking is to expand the evaluation group to include:

- persons who are very familiar (expert !?) in determining the needs of
students with disabilities and identifying appropriate
accommodations (both assistive technology and other forms of
accommodations).

- persons who are unfamiliar with determining the needs of students with
disabilities and identifying accommodations, but end up doing it anyway.

- educational institutions with a strong science and engineering curriculum
who deal with issues of providing computer access to students with
disabilities.

We are contacting some institutions directly, ones that we know fit these
criteria to some extent.  If you are interested in becoming a test site or
simply would like more information about this project, please send email
to me at the following address:

        rhgattis@uccs.colorado.edu




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