[Athen] Re: Keynote speaker search: Anyone familiar of Dr. Jonathan Lazar

[Dean L Colby]

sure, why not.

what happened to the corporate sponsored speaker idea?

Also, we need to get somebody pronto. I understand. But, another blind guy. at some point, we need to figure if we're a conference for blind people, to the exclusion of everybody else who needs access to the technologies.   

---- Original message ----

>Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 12:46:50 -0600

>From: Howard Kramer <hkramer.atsol at gmail.com>  

>Subject: Keynote speaker search: Anyone familiar of Dr. Jonathan Lazar  

>To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu>

>Cc: Clayton H Lewis <Clayton.Lewis at colorado.edu>,"Catherine M. Stager-Kilcommons" <Catherine.Stager-kilcommons at colorado.edu>,"Cindy D. Giltner" <cindy.giltner at colorado.edu>,Cynthia Giltner Pickett <Cindy.Pickett at colorado.edu>,Dana Kusjanovic <Dana.Kusjanovic at colorado.edu>,"Dean L. Colby" <dean.colby at colorado.edu>,"Karen A. Rosenschein" <karen.rosenschein at colorado.edu>,Katherine Skallerud <katherine.skallerud at colorado.edu>,Lee Shayler <l.shayler at comcast.net>,Melinda Piket-May <Melinda.Piket-may at colorado.edu>,Nola R Salisbury <Nola.Salisbury at colorado.edu>,Sharon L Vieyra <Sharon.Vieyra at colorado.edu>,Vijay Patel <vijay.patel at colorado.edu>,Virginia Schultz <Virginia.Schultz at colorado.edu>,George Kerscher <kerscher at montana.com>

>

>   Hello All:

>   I came across this person as a guest blogger on disability.gov

>   (http://blog.govdelivery.com/usodep/); looking at his web page

>   (http://triton.towson.edu/~jlazar/), he seems to have a very

>   interesting background - teaches classes, writes books, conducts

>   studies on universal design and accessibility. He received a Bolotin

>   Award from NFB (press

>   release: http://www.towson.edu/main/abouttu/newsroom/lazar071210.asp).

>   You can hear the 2.5 minute introduction at the award ceremony

>   http://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Audio/2010_Convention_Highlights/Thursday_July_8/15_Dr_Jacob_Bolotin_Award.mp3

>   Introduction starts at the 20:00 minute mark. His short acceptance

>   starts at 22:30.

>   If anyone has any other suggestions for keynotes, please feel free to

>   let me know. 

>   Happy July 4.

>   Thanks,

>   Howard

>

>   --

>   Howard Kramer

>   AHG Conference Coordinator

>   Access Specialist

>   303-492-8672

>   fax: 492-5601

>   Disability Services

>   Division of ODECE- achieving excellence through diversity and

>   inclusion