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. 


Wednesday - Pre-conference sessions on Web Access and Distance Learning

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. 


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 


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
dsinfo@colorado.edu. 


Howard Kramer
AT Lab Coordinator
Disability Services
University of Colorado (Boulder)
303/492-8672