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Accessible Instructional Materials and Technology Summit/ Capital Area AHEAD Group (Washington, DC)

June 18-19, 2015   |   Organized by: Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)

Description

Accessible Instructional Materials & Technology Summit

Registration
Online Registration is Available Here!

Sponsored by C-AHEAD, MD-AHEAD and AHEAD
Thursday, June 18th and Friday, June 19th, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Sheraton Columbia Town Center
10207 Wincopin Circle
Columbia, MD 21044

A 2 Day conference that will bring together national figures in accessibility issues from the Civil Rights Division, US Department of Justice, the National Federation of the Blind, the United States Access Board and The Association on Higher Education and Disability.

The speakers will address our obligations for accessibility of all types of instructional materials and on developing an institutional plan for accessibility of instructional materials and technology and how we can work collaboratively to address those expectations.

Speakers include:
•Eve Hill- U.S. Department of Justice
•Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, Attorney, Brown Goldstein & Levy
•Scott Lissner- Association on Higher Education and Disability
•Mark Riccobono- President, National Federation of the Blind
•Bruce Bailey, Accessibility IT Specialist, U.S. Access Board
•Jonathan Lazar, Director of Information Sciences Program, Towson University
•Ron Stewart, Managing Consultant for AltFormat Solutions, LLC

Additional Information
Transportation:
Airport: BWI
SuperShuttle $28.00 each way: http://www.supershuttle.com/Locations/BWIAirportShuttleBaltimore.aspx

Hotel Reservations:
Sheraton Columbia Town Center
The hotel block room rate is $129.00.
To book,modify, or cancel a reservation please visit: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1503276914&key=2E...

Paying by Check:
If you can't pay for your registration to this event with a credit card, you are welcome to continue to register for the event and then pay by check. To pay by check, please register online, print your registration, and then send your check for the total balance with a memo indicating it is for the Accessible Instructional Materials & Technology Summit to:
AHEAD
107 Commerce Centre Drive, Suite 204
Huntersville, NC 28078 USA

• Continental breakfast and lunch provided each day.
• Group discount registration available (must be from the same institution)
• If you would like to add your name to the email list for updates, contact: Emily Lucio, 202-319-5211 lucio@cua.edu

Who should attend:
•Presidents
•Provosts
•Chief Student Affairs Officers
•Faculty Senate Chair
•Financial/Purchasing Officer
•CIO
•University/College Counsel
•Online Learning Director
•Online faculty course developers
•Library Director/Dean
•Disability Services Director/staff
•ADA Coordinator
•Advising/Counseling staff
•Web Director/ Marketing Director




Bruce Bailey , Accessibility IT Specialist, U.S. Access Board

Eve Hill, U.S. Department of Justice

Jonathan Lazar , Director of Information Sciences Program, Towson University

Mark Riccobono , President, National Federation of the Blind

Ron Stewart , Managing Consultant for AltFormat Solutions, LLC

Scott Lissner , Association on Higher Education and Disability

Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, Attorney, Brown Goldstein & Levy

Registration Dates

Apr 01 - Jun 17, 2015

Location

Sheraton Columbia Town Center

10207 Wincopin Circle

Columbia, MD US

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