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based distance education.  Subjects consisted of adult professionals studying for 
bachelors and masters degrees.  Male and female preferred learning styles, 
communication patterns, and participation barriers were compared for 
differences in gender.  Differences were then contrasted with traditional gender 
differences in face-to-face (FTF) higher education learning environments. 
Results suggest there are gender differences between male and female distance 
education students that contribute towards inequitable gender differences which 
are both similar and different from the traditional learning environment.

Bohman, Paul (2001, May).  Section 508 Now in Effect, Legal/Standard News. 
Retrieved September 28, 2001 from the World Wide Web: 
http://webaim.org/news/show_item.php?nid=11

The official start date of compliance for Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act 
June 21, 2001marked the beginning of a new, more accessible era for the 
United States government.  From that date on, Federal agencies are required to




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take into account the disability access features of products and services that the 
agencies procure.  The accessibility requirements extend to Web sites as well as 
hardware, software, and other electronic information technologies.  The question 
of the applicability of Section 508 to colleges and universities is difficult to 
answer.  Some claim that universities must comply with Section 508 by virtue of 
the Assistive Technology Act of 1998.  This Act supplies monies to states on 
condition of compliance with Section 508 rules and regulations.  If this 
interpretation is accepted, however, Section 508 is still a procurement law, and 
might not apply to Web content developed at the university itself.  In addition, a 
state could, in theory, refuse the monies from the Assistive Technology Act, and 
thus exempt itself from compliance to Section 508 regulations.


Bradburn, Ellen M. (2001, September).  Distance Education Instruction by
Postsecondary Faculty and Staff at Degree-Granting Institutions.  U.S. Department of
Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistical Analysis Report, NCES


	

	
		
			
				
					
						




						
							
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