Accessing Higher Ground
Sixth Annual Assistive Technology and Accessible Media
in Higher Education Conference
Includes:
Special EASI Mini Institute - Course Tools and Online Media
National Center for Accessible Media Accessibility Forum
CU-Boulder Campus
November 11 - 14, 2003
Keynote Speaker: Beth Finke, NPR Commentator & Author
Disability Services at the University of Colorado at Boulder invites you to
attend our sixth annual conference on Assistive Technology in Higher
Education. This year's conference will present over 40 sessions on the
availability and benefits of assistive technology in the university and
college setting. The pre-conference will feature two days of hands on
workshops and other activities at the University of Colorado, Boulder Campus.
Tuesday and Wednesday November 11-12 Pre-conference Highlights
* Achieving Web Accessibility with Section 508, John Slatin, University of
Texas at Austin, Jim Allan, Texas School for the Blind and VI (Hands-on)
* Building Blocks to Instructional Design, Best Practices Toward
Accessibility, Karen McCall, Karlen Communications (Hands-on)
* A full-day accessibility forum presented by the WGBH National Center for
Accessible Media and the League for Innovation in the Community College
(Scholarships available for Community College affiliates - call or e-mail
for more information)
Thursday and Friday, Nov. 13-14 Conference Highlights
* Text to Speech for Everyone, Susan M. Kelmer, St. Louis Community College
* Adaptive Content Delivery to Assist Blind Students in Accessing Course
Materials, Kasim Selcuk Candan & Mehmet Emin Donderler, Arizona State
University
* Integrating Assistive Technology and Learning Strategies for Students
with Learning Disabilities, Marlene McIntosh, Cambrian College
* Consideration of the Legal Responsibility for 504 and the ADA for
Adaptive Technology, David Dunbar, Tom Rock, US Dept. of Ed, OCR, Denver
* HTML Accessibility with Macromedia Dreamweaver and Macromedia Contribute,
Bob Regan, Macromedia (Hands-on)
Early Registration Deadline: Oct 6, 2003
For a full list of sessions or to print a conference registration form,
visit the conference Web site at:
<http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference>www.Colorado.edu/ATconference. Phone:
303-492-8671 (V/TTY), e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Howard Kramer
Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator
Disability Services
CU-Boulder, 107 UCB
Boulder, Co 80309
303-492-8672
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September online courses on accessible information technology:
Barrier-free Information Technology http://easi.cc/workshops/adaptit.htm
Advanced Barrier-free Web Design http://easi.cc/workshops/advwbsyl.htm
LD and Information Technology http://easi.cc/workshops/ld.htm
EASI Home Page http://www.rit.edu/~easi
CCourses and Clinics http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
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