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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I am unable to attend AHEAD, so would also
find it helpful to have those sessions posted to the site.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Connie Wiersma, Assistant Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Center for Students wit Disabilities<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>UW-Whitewater<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext'> athen-bounces@athenpro.org
[mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>E.A. Draffan<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, July 13, 2006
10:40 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Access
Technologists in Higher Education Network</st1:PersonName>'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Athen] [Access
Technologists Higher Education Network] AHEAD2006:ATHEN Presentations</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>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. </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>In the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> 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. </span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><!-- Converted from text/plain format -->Best
Wishes E.A.<br>
<br>
Mrs E.A. Draffan<br>
Assistive Technologist<br>
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mobile</st1:place></st1:City>: 07976
289103<br>
<a href="http://www.emptech.info/">http://www.emptech.info/</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;
font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext'>
athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Berkowitz, Daniel J<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, July 11, 2006 2:05
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU; <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Access Technologists in Higher Education Network</st1:PersonName>; AT
in Postsecondary Ed; Ahead_tech-request@ahead-lists.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Athen] [Access
Technologists Higher Education Network] AHEAD 2006:ATHEN Presentations</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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>
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margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><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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margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><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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margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><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>
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margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><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='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><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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margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><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>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></font><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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Technologists Higher Education Network</a> at 7/11/2006 08:19:00 AM</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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