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<DIV><SPAN class=099530022-25092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>ATHENians--</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=099530022-25092003> <FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Is there a plan to meet at the Higher Ground conference in
Boulder? I will be there and would like to put faces to the names of other
ATHEN members.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Nick</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><B><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Nick Baker</FONT></B> <BR><B><FONT
face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Assistive Technology Coordinator</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Disability Services for
Students</FONT></B> <BR><B><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>The University
of Montana</FONT></B> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>32 Campus Drive</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Lommasson Center 154</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Missoula, MT
59812</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Voice: 406-243-2663</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Text: 406-243-2243</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>FAX: 406-243-5330</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>e-mail: nick.baker@mso.umt.edu</FONT> </P></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Stewart, Ron
[mailto:ron.stewart@oregonstate.edu]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 25,
2003 3:40 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Access Technologists Higher Education
Network<BR><B>Subject:</B> [athen] Update<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><!-- Converted from text/rtf format -->
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good afternoon from sunny Corvallis, Oregon.
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>ATHEN is still alive but it would appear we are on
life support at this point primarily due to the budget woes we are all dealing
with. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyone want to give a project update?</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>As to the bylaws, the most recent draft can be
found at:</FONT> <A
href="http://staff.washington.edu/danc/athen/bylaws.html"><U><FONT
face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2>http://staff.washington.edu/danc/athen/bylaws.html</FONT></U></A> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please send any revisions to me and I will work
with the respective folks as needed.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>And now for a public service announcement:</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would like to strongly encourage any of you who
can to attend the Accessing Higher Ground conference in mid-November. I
personally find it to be one of the most valuable professional growth
opportunities that I participate in. CSUN is great for macro exposure, but AHG
is a small conference with very high quality content and Boulder is a great
town for a conference. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here are the details:</FONT> </P>
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND ACCESSIBLE MEDIA
CONFERENCE - NOV. 11-14<BR></FONT><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">CU-Boulder, in collaboration with WGBH, Boston, EASI,
& others, will be sponsoring the sixth annual Assistive Technology and
Accessible Media in Higher Education Conference.<BR></FONT><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">November 11 - 14, 2003</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">CU Boulder - University Memorial
Center<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">Keynote Speaker: Beth
Finke,</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">NPR Commentator &
Author<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">Session
Highlights:<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">Learn the Federal 508
Guidelines for Accessible Web Design<BR></FONT><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Tools & Methods for Designing Accessible
Instructional Material<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">The
Coleman Institute: Research Initiatives in Assistive Technology
Design<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Accessibility of
WebCT, Blackboard and other Course Tools<BR></FONT><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Text to Speech Tools for Students with Learning
Disabilities<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">A full-day
Accessibility Forum presented by WGBH, Boston and the League for Innovation
in the Community College (Scholarships available for Community College
affiliates)<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">Universal and
Accessible Design with Flash, Dreamweaver & Adobe
Acrobat<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">Assistive Technology
Service Delivery in the University Setting<BR></FONT><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Distance Education and Students with
Disabilities<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">Registration info
& complete agenda (over 40 workshops) at the url
below.<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">More information:
</FONT><A href="http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference"><U><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
color=#0000ff>www.colorado.edu/ATconference</FONT></U></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">Phone:
303-492-8671 (V/TTY)</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">E-mail:
dsinfo@colorado.edu</FONT> </P></UL>
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<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Ron Stewart, Director</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Technology Access Program</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Information Services</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Oregon State University</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>109 Kidder Hall</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Corvallis, Oregon 97331</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Phone: 1.541.737.7307</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Fax: 1.541.737.2159</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>E-mail: Ron.Stewart@oregonstate.edu</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>WWW: </FONT><A href="http://tap.oregonstate.edu"><U><FONT
face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2>http://tap.oregonstate.edu</FONT></U></A> </P><BR>--- <BR>You are
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