Accessing Higher Ground

Third Annual Assistive Technology in Higher Education Conference

November 15 - 17, 2000

Keynote Speaker: Janice Hertz, 
Microsoft Accessible Technologies 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 


Thursday and Friday -  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 

    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: http://www.colorado.edu/sacs/ATconference 
303/492-8671 (V/TTY)
e-mail: dsinfo@colorado.edu.

Howard Kramer
Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator
Disability Services
CU-Boulder, Campus Box 107
Boulder, CO  80309
303/492-8672