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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=378545411-13072006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I am just wondering if any of these wonderful sounding
talks will be available on the ATHEN website for members who cannot make the
event? I am very sad to be missing it all as it sounds like a unique
collection of presentations on the state of alternative formats.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=378545411-13072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>In the
UK we are hoping to develop a repository of these kinds of things on the <A
href="http://www.altformat.com">www.altformat.com</A> website that is being
updated at present. </FONT></SPAN></DIV><!-- Converted from text/plain format -->
<P><FONT size=2>Best Wishes E.A.<BR><BR>Mrs E.A. Draffan<BR>Assistive
Technologist<BR>Mobile: 07976 289103<BR><A
href="http://www.emptech.info/">http://www.emptech.info/</A><BR></FONT></P>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> athen-bounces@athenpro.org
[mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Berkowitz, Daniel
J<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 11, 2006 2:05 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU; Access Technologists in Higher Education Network;
AT in Postsecondary Ed; Ahead_tech-request@ahead-lists.org<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[Athen] [Access Technologists Higher Education Network] AHEAD 2006:ATHEN
Presentations<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Next week is the <A
href="http://ahead.org/training/2006.php">annual meeting</A> of the Association
on Higher Education and Disabili</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy">ties</SPAN></FONT>. <FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy">The Access Technologist Higher Education Network (ATHEN)
</SPAN></FONT>will be well represented at the conference both in attendance and
presentation. Here is a list of sessions by ATHEN members - note that several of
these are non-technology specific which lends support to the fact that you do
not have to be a techie per-se to join and enjoy the benefits of ATHEN. Folks
asterixed [*] are not ATHEN members - but we're working on them.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
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style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><STRONG><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Pre-Conference #1: New Directions for Campus
Accessibility: The AHEAD Institute on E-Text
Production</FONT></B></STRONG><BR>Ron Stewart, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> (ATHEN President)<BR>Mary
Cheng, <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">California</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">East</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Bay</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><BR>Gaeir Dietrich, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">High</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Tech</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Training Unit<BR>Khaki Wunderlich,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tompkins</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Corland</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Community College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><BR>Dann Berkowitz,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Boston</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><STRONG><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Pre-Conference #5: Designing and Managing an Effective
Assistive Technology Program for Your Campus</FONT></B></STRONG><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR></SPAN></B>James Bailey, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><STRONG><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Concurrent Session #1.6 DAISY: A Stylish Marriage of
Audio and Navigation</FONT></B></STRONG><BR>Gaeir Dietrich, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">High</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Tech</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Training Unit<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN
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style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><STRONG><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Concurrent Session #1.7 Students with Disabilities: The
Work and School Transition</FONT></B></STRONG><BR>Eileen Berger, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Harvard</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> (ATHEN Treasurer)<BR>*
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Stephen</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Shore</st1:PlaceName>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Boston</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=1><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><STRONG><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Concurrent Session #2.6 E-text
Roundtable</FONT></B></STRONG><BR>* <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Sam
Goodin</st1:PersonName>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Michigan</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><BR>* Rick Bowes, Thomson
Publishing<BR>* Elizabeth A. Delfs, Pearson Education Inc<BR>Gaeir Dietrich,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">High</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tech</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Training Unit<BR>* George Kersher,
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic<BR>Ron Stewart, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><BR>Khaki Wunderlich, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tompkins</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Cortland</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Community
College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
face=Symbol color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=1><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><STRONG><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Concurrent Session #3.3 Creating Accessible PDF Documents
Using Adobe Acrobat and MS Office</FONT></B></STRONG><BR>Sean Keegan, High Tech
Center Training Unit (ATHEN webmaster)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=1><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><STRONG><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Concurrent Session #3.5 The Basics of Captioning: Videos,
Classes, and CART</FONT></B></STRONG><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR></SPAN></B>* Kathy Furlan, Rapidtext,
Inc.<BR>Gaier Deitrich, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">High</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tech</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Training
Unit<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
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style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><STRONG><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Concurrent Session #3.10 <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Current</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> of Practice in Distance
Education</FONT></B></STRONG><BR>Laurie Vasquez, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Santa Barbara</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">City</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> (ATHEN Secretary)<BR>Ron Stewart,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><BR>Lyla Crawford, Program
Coordinator for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">DO-IT</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Washington</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
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style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><STRONG><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Concurrent Session #4.6 Low-Vision Students: Serving the
Needs of a Unique Population</FONT></B></STRONG><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR></SPAN></B>Dann Berkowitz, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Boston</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
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style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><STRONG><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Poster Session #1 - ACCESS to Postsecondary Education
through Universal Design for Learning</FONT></B></STRONG><BR>Marla C. Roll,
ACCESS Project, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Colorado</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><BR>* Cathy Schelly, ACCESS
Project, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Colorado</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><STRONG><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Symposia #6 - Access Technologies for Electronic
Materials</FONT></B></STRONG><BR>Presenters: James Bailey, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>; *Paul Thompson, Dolphin; *Jackie
Wheeler, Kurzweil Education; *Annemarie Cooke, RFB&D<BR>Facilitator: Ron
Stewart, AHEAD Technology Advisor<o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><STRONG><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Symposia #16 - The Effective Management and Production of
Accessible Electronic Materials</FONT></B></STRONG><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR></SPAN></B>Presenters: *Paul Thompson, Dolphin
Audio Publishing; Norm Coombs and Dick Banks, EASI; Sean Keegan, High Tech
Center Training Unit for the California Community Colleges; Representatives from
the Alternative Format Production Center (AFPC), Alternative Materials Access
Center (AMAC), High Tech Center Training Unit (HTCTU), and Center for Accessible
Media (CAM)<BR>Facilitator: Ron Stewart, AHEAD Technology Advisor<o:p></o:p></P>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: gray">Posted by D. Berkowitz to <A
href="http://athenpro.blogspot.com/2006/07/ahead-2006-athen-presentations.html">Access
Technologists Higher Education Network</A> at 7/11/2006 08:19:00
AM</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV><BR>
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