[Athen] FW: Accessibility @ EDUCAUSE: Telconference May 12 @ 1pm Eastern

[Prof Norm Coombs]

I find this encouraging. It has been a long path to get here.  There was a 
day, few will remember, when the predecessor, EDUCOM funded access 
activities through one of its sub groups to the tune of $50,000.

I am excited to see this new commitment.
I plan to make the phone conference.
Norm
At 12:59 PM 4/28/2010, you wrote:

>Hey ATHEN folk,

>

>I'm forwarding this email that I sent to the EDUCAUSE IT Accessibility 

>Constituent Group. There are big things brewing at EDUCAUSE related to 

>accessibility at the national conference. EDUCAUSE is the leading 

>organization related to information technology in higher education, and 

>their national conference attracts thousands of participants and hundreds 

>of exhibitors. These are people who need to learn about and embrace the 

>cause of technology accessibility, and this year we have a good 

>opportunity to raise awareness (described below).

>

>Given this, we'll need people who work in the accessible technology field 

>to help at the conference (October 12-15, Anaheim):

>http://net.educause.edu/E10

>

>We also need to start planning, which is what the May 12 teleconference is 

>all about. I've brought teleconference information forward for your 

>convenience, but for additional background please see the forwarded email.

>

>Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010

>Time: 1pm Eastern, noon Central, 11am Mountain, 10am Pacific

>Dial: 1.877.944.2300 with code 99231#

>

>I hope you can join us on May 12, and I hope to see you all in Anaheim!

>

>Terrill Thompson

>Technology Accessibility Specialist

>DO-IT, UW Accessible Technology

>UW Information Technology

>University of Washington

>tft at uw.edu | 206/221-4168

>

>

>-----Original Message-----

>From: The EDUCAUSE IT Accessibility Constituent Group Listserv 

>[mailto:ITACCESS at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Terrill Thompson

>Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 11:05 AM

>To: ITACCESS at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU

>Subject: [ITACCESS] Accessibility @ EDUCAUSE: Telconference May 12 @ 1pm 

>Eastern

>

>To members of the IT Accessibility Constituent Group:

>

>We have set up a teleconference to discuss our specific plans for 

>promoting IT Accessibility at the EDUCAUSE national conference:

>

>Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010

>Time: 1pm Eastern, noon Central, 11am Mountain, 10am Pacific

>Dial: 1.877.944.2300 with code 99231#

>

>Recent discussions on the list regarding our organizing an 

>accessibility-related presence at the EDUCAUSE national conference have 

>taken a new turn: EDUCAUSE leadership has stepped forward with an interest 

>in coordinating this effort as an official EDUCAUSE activity. Jon 

>Gunderson and I met by voice today with Garth Jordan, EDUCAUSE Vice 

>President of Operations; Carolyn Coleman, EDUCAUSE Corporate Relations 

>Manager; and Lida Larson, EDUCAUSE Regional Professional Development 

>Program Manager and liaison to our constituent group. In this meeting, we 

>agreed on a general direction, but now need to fill in the details.

>

>The general direction is this:

>

>1. EDUCAUSE will have an IT Accessibility "Island" (not the official name 

>necessarily) - an area dedicated to IT accessibility, located inside the 

>Exhibit Hall but distinct from vendor booths.

>

>2. EDUCAUSE will handle the financing of this area, so we can focus on 

>content rather than fundraising. They may recruit corporate sponsors, 

>especially targeting those companies that we identify as having 

>demonstrated a commitment to accessibility.

>

>3. It will be staffed full-time during Exhibit Hall hours by volunteers 

>(i.e., members of this constituent group).

>

>4. We will use the area to provide informal interactions such as 

>one-on-one consultation on accessibility, disability simulations, etc., 

>but may also schedule more formal trainings or demonstrations at specific 

>advertised times. Corporate sponsors may or may not be involved in 

>delivering these presentations (this is something we need to decide).

>

>5. EDUCAUSE (specifically, Carolyn) will help us to work out logistical 

>details such as optimum placement, size, and promotional strategies, but 

>before proceeding with that we must first identify the specific activities 

>that will be conducted in this space.

>

>Let us know if you have any questions. Otherwise, please bring your ideas 

>for relevant conference activities to the teleconference on May 12.

>

>Thanks!

>

>Terrill Thompson

>Technology Accessibility Specialist

>DO-IT, UW Accessible Technology

>UW Information Technology

>University of Washington

>tft at uw.edu | 206/221-4168

>

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>Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.

>

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