Accessing Higher Ground
Third Annual Assistive Technology
in Higher Education Conference
November 15 - 17, 2000
Keynote Speaker: Janice Hertz,
Microsoft Accessibility Group
Disability Services at the University of Colorado at Boulder invites you to
attend our third 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 main conference on Thursday and Friday will take
place at the Raintree Plaza Conference Center in Longmont, CO. There will
also be a full day of hands-on workshop and other preconference activities
on Wednesday at the University of Colorado, Boulder Campus.
Wednesday - Pre-conference Highlights
* How to Teach Over the Web, Accessibly, Laurie Harrison, University of
Toronto
* JAWS for Windows, full day hands-on workshop, Eric Damery, Freedom
Scientific, Inc.
* Accessible Web Site Creation, Mike Paciello, WebABLE!, full day hands-on
workshop
* AT Issues in Postsecondary Education: Making the Classroom and Campus
Accessible, Ron Stewart, Oregon State University, and Leah Vickery, CSUN
Thurs & Fri - General Sessions Highlights
* Creating and Maintaining Accessible Libraries, Lisette Volkmar, Arizona
State University
* Focus on Participation: Making the Electronic University Accessible, John
Slatin, University of Texas at Austin
* Assistive Technology for Students with Learning Disabilities, Marcia
Norris, California Community Colleges High Tech Center
Federal Law and Access to Technology, Sarah Hawthorne, U.S. Dept. of Education
C-Print and Other Technologies for Deaf and HOH Students, Pam Francis,
Rochester Institute of Technology
Recorded Textbooks and the Future in Digital Talking Books for the Blind
and Students with Learning Disability, Viki Vogli-Phelps, Recordings for
the Blind & Dyslexic, Denver
For a complete conference agenda and registration form, visit the
conference Web site at: www.colorado.edu/sacs/ATconference, 303-492-8671
(V/TTY), e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Tom Younkerman
AT Lab Assistant
Disability Services
University of Colorado (Boulder)
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