Accessing Higher Ground Fourth Annual Assistive Technology in Higher Education Conference Includes Special EASI Mini Institute CU-Boulder Campus and Millennium Hotel Boulder November 14 - 16, 2001 Keynote Speaker: Larry Scadden, National Science Foundation Disability Services at the University of Colorado at Boulder invites you to attend our fourth annual conference on Assistive Technology in Higher Education. This year's conference will include an "EASI Mini Institute", which will include a series of special sessions on Web access and access to science and math. The pre-conference will also feature a full day of hands on workshops and other activities at the University of Colorado, Boulder Campus. Wednesday, Nov. 14 - Pre-conference Highlights * Accessible Web Site Creation - Beginners Norm Coombs, EASI & Cyndi Rowland, Ph.D, WebAim * JAWS for Windows, Access to the Internet and other Advanced Features David Wilkinson, Freedom Scientific * Creating Tactile Graphics using the TIGER Advantage embosser John and Carolyn Gardner, ViewPlus Technologies, Inc. * Accommodation, Technology and Legal Issues in the Post-Secondary Environment Paul Grossman, Office of Civil Rights & Laurie Vasquez, SBCC * Implementation of Section 508 in the University Environment Doug Wakefield, U.S. Access Board Thursday and Friday, Nov. 15-16 Conference Highlights * Improving Postsecondary Outcomes for Students with Disabilities: The Faculty Role Sheryl Burgstahler, DO-IT, University of Washington * Access to Online Learning and Other Educational Technologies Larry Goldberg & Geoff Freed, National Center for Accessible Media, WGBH * Adults with Multiple Learning Disabilities and Technological Accommodations James Bailey, University of Oregon * Reading and Writing Success with WYNN - a Hands-on Lab Rene Clark, Freedom Scientific For more information, visit the conference Web site at: http://www.colorado.edu/sacs/ATconference. A complete conference agenda and registration form will be available online in July. Phone: 303/492-8671 (V/TTY) e-mail: dsinfo@colorado.edu Howard Kramer Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator Disability Services CU-Boulder, 107 UCB Boulder, CO 80309 303/492-8672