[Athen] AIM Teleconference Meeting April 1

[Gaeir Dietrich]

The Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in
Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities (AIM Commission) will
hold its second full-Commission teleconference this Friday, April 1, 2011,
from 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. ET.  To convene the meeting, Alexa Posny, Ph.D.,
Assistant Secretary of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services (OSERS) will share welcoming remarks and provide an update on some
of the activities of the Commission to date.  During the meeting, AIM
Commission members will focus on topics related to the market model for AIM
and best practices for improving access to AIM for individuals with
low-incidence disabilities. Additionally, representatives from the
Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) will
provide an overview of grant projects that focus on individuals with
disabilities in higher education.  Finally, the teleconference will feature
a roundtable discussion focusing on the current postsecondary experiences of
students with disabilities who require AIM. 

 

Additional details regarding the meeting are as follows:

 

WHAT:         Second Full AIM Commission Teleconference

 

ACCESS:         This teleconference will be open to the public via iLinc
Webinar system.  

The public login for the meeting can be accessed through the following link:
https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/ccszfyh.  

For guidance on installing the iLinc client software please visit
http://product.ilinc.com/help/ilinc/.               

 

DATE:             Friday, April 1, 2011

 

TIME:              10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern

                     7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pacific

*The Webinar will be open for login beginning at 9:30 AM Eastern Time

 

This teleconference is open to the public and the press.

A meeting agenda and other materials will be available prior to the call on
the AIM Commission meetings website:
http://www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/aim/meetings.html

 

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/pipermail/athen-list/attachments/20110330/aa449680/attachment.html>