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Subject: Assistive Technology in Higher Ed. Conference
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Accessing Higher Ground
Second Annual Assistive Technology
in Higher Education Conference
November 17 - 19, 1999
Keynote Speaker: Larry Goldberg, Director of the
National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM), WGBH
Disability Services at the University of Colorado at Boulder invites
you to attend our second annual conference on Assistive
Technology in Higher Education. This year's conference will
provide information on the availability and benefits of assistive
technology in the university and college setting. The conference will
take place at the Raintree Plaza Conference Center in Longmont,
CO and at the University of Colorado, Boulder Campus.
You will learn:
* how to implement assistive technology in the classroom and
other campus environments
* the legal and policy issues, including ADA compliance,
associated with providing accommodations through assistive
technology
* how to make campus media and information resources, including
Web pages, distance learning, and library resources, accessible.
Thurs & Fri - General Sessions (Partial Listing)
Accessible Video, Audio and Multimedia on the Web and
Elsewhere, Larry Goldberg, NCAM, WGBH
The Responsibilities of Post Secondary Institutions to Provide
Assistive Technology as Required by ADA, Angelique Atkinson,
ADA Technical Assistance Center
Can Technology Help Compensate for Reading Disabilities?,
Katherine Myers, Wright State University
Voice Recognition - What's it Good For?, Lanne Lancaster,
Community College of Aurora
Creating and Maintaining an Accessible Library, Lisette Volkmar,
Arizona State University
Wednesday - Pre-conference on Web Access and Distance
Learning
Two pre-conference sessions will offered on Wednesday. A hands-
on workshop on "Designing Universally Accessible Web Sites for
Persons with Disabilities" will be presented by Mike Paciello,
nationally known speaker and teacher on accessible web design.
A lecture-only format on the same topic, presented by Zuhair
Mah'd, IBM Global Services, will also be available during the pre-
conference along with "Making Distance Learning Accessible," by
Ron Stewart, Oregon State University.
For a complete agenda, workshop listing or registration form, visit
the conference website at
http://www.colorado.edu/sacs/ATconference99
or contact Disability Services at 303-492-8671 (V/TTY) or through
email at [log in to unmask] Howard Kramer AT Lab
Coordinator Disability Services University of Colorado (Boulder)
303-492-8672
Ian Francis
Disability Co-ordinator
Queen Mary and Westfield College
Counselling and Welfare Service
London E1 4NS UK
Tel +44 (0)171 775 3132 Fax +44 (0)171 415 3617
http://www.admin.qmw.ac.uk/welfare
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