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<div><font color="#000000">Hi everyone!</font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">This letter is to announce a job opening at
Stanford -- mine! After seven-and-a-half years with Stanford's
Office of Accessible Education (OAE), I've decided to change course
slightly (more about that below). My last day will be in early
January 2008.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">First, the job listing: Go to</font><font
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http://jobs.stanford.edu/find_a_job.html</u></font><font
color="#000000">, scroll down to Keyword, and type "28052" (the
job number). If you're interested, you can even apply for the
job online (click "Apply" at the end of the description for
instructions).<br>
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This job is a bit different from most assistive technology-related
positions. Note that it's located within the Stanford University
Libraries, not the OAE itself. Even though I coordinate AT
resources for the OAE and provide programmatic leadership, I do that
as part of Stanford's Academic Technology Specialist Program.
The ATSP is a highly collaborative group of technology experts tasked
with developing and implementing technologies to enhance teaching and
learning at Stanford. In a way, we bridge the IT and academic
communities, exploring innovative uses of technology to serve the
goals of our respective departments and of the University in general.
As you'll see in the job posting, a major component of this particular
ATS position is to lead campus efforts in Universal Design for
Learning. Check out the ATS Program at</font><font
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https://www.stanford.edu/group/ats/cgi-bin/drupal/?q=node/19</u></font
><font color="#000000">. It's an awesome group with an exciting
directive.</font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">So why am I leaving? Two reasons,
actually. I've worked in AT and rehab engineering for over 20
years, and one of my greatest professional joys is using assistive
technology to improve the quality of someone's life. I used to
work directly with individuals a lot more than I do now, and I miss
that. Secondly, I had the unfortunate opportunity last year to
experience loss of a major life function - and the need for AT - from
the other side of the fence. While only for four (very
challenging) months, the experience gave me a fresh perspective and
re-inspired me to pursue a livelihood making a direct difference in
people's lives. So I'm going back to providing end-user services
(primarily in the K-12 environment), with a focus on AT for learning
disabilities.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">I will remain in the Bay Area, so I hope
I'll have a chance to continue working with some of you in some
context.</font></div>
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All the best,<br>
Shelley Haven<br>
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Rachael M. Haven (Shelley) ATP, RET<x-tab>
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Academic Technology Specialist/Technology Coordinator,</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"> Office of Accessible
Education</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Stanford University</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">rmhaven@stanford.edu</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">(650) 725-6173</font></div>
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