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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=515492722-04032008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Gaier, </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=515492722-04032008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I think you're thinking of the first official ATHEN
meeting, and I suspect you and I aren't the only ones confused by this
thread! </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=515492722-04032008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Rose and Howard were talking about ATHES (no, it's not a
type-o), the Assistive Technology in Higher Education Sub-committee of the
Colorado-Wyoming Consorium of Support for Programs for Students with
DIsabilities: </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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href="http://www.colorado.edu/committees/athes/">http://www.colorado.edu/committees/athes/</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=515492722-04032008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Terry</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Terry Thompson<BR>Technology Accessibility Specialist<BR>DO-IT,
Accessible Technology<BR>UW Technology Services<BR>University of
Washington<BR>tft@u.washington.edu<BR>206/221-4168 </FONT></P></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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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>Gaeir
Dietrich<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 04, 2008 2:21 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Access
Technologists in Higher Education Network'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Athen]
History of ATHES<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">I have in my notes that the first
official meeting was at CSUN in March of 2002. Laurie Vasquez was the first
secretary, so she might have more information for
you:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Laurie Vasquez<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Santa
Barbara City College<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">721
Cliff Drive <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Santa
Barbara, CA. 93109-2394<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">805.965.0581 ext. 2529<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Fax:
805.884.4966<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">vasquez@sbcc.net<FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">Hope this
helps!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Kreston,Rosemary<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, March 03, 2008 2:53
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Howard
Kramer<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> 'Access
Technologists in Higher Education Network'<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Athen] History of
ATHES</SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=#1f497d size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Thanks so much, Howard! I will
incorporate this into the Consortium history. If any of the rest of the
committee members have more to add, please send it my way.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=#1f497d size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=#1f497d size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Rose<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=#1f497d size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Howard
Kramer [mailto:Howard.Kramer@Colorado.EDU] <BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, March 03, 2008 2:17
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
Kreston,Rosemary<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> 'Access
Technologists in Higher Education Network'<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: History of
ATHES<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">Hi Rose,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">Sorry for this very late reply. It looks
like ATHES began around the end of 1999. That’s the earliest dates I’ve found
on files related to the group. I’m ccing the rest of the group to see if
anyone has another recollection but it looks like we first met around October
of 1999.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">I also pasted our original mission
statement below:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">The ATHES seeks to network and
collaborate with other AT professionals in higher education in Colorado and
Wyoming. This networking/collaborative relationship will facilitate best
practices for providing assistive technologies and the leadership and
collective voice necessary to assist our respective schools with providing
equal access to technology and educational resources and materials in
inclusive settings.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">Let me know if you need any additional
info.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">Best,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">Howard<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue">Howard Kramer</SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT
color=blue size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue">Assistive
Technology Lab Coordinator<BR>AT Conference Coordinator<BR>Disability
Services<BR>CU-Boulder, 107 UCB<BR>Boulder, Co
80309<BR>303-492-8672</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
Kreston,Rosemary [mailto:Rose.Kreston@ColoState.EDU] <BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, February 11, 2008 9:42
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
Howard.Kramer@colorado.edu<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> History of
ATHES</SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Howard,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I’m
looking for info on when ATHES, the subcommittee of the Consortium, got
started. Do you have that information or do you know someone who could
give me some details about it? I want to include it in our
history. Thanks.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><EM><I><FONT face=Augusta size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Augusta">Rose
Kreston</SPAN></FONT></I></EM><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Director, Resources for Disabled
Students</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(970)
491-6385</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A
href="http://www.rds.colostate.edu">www.rds.colostate.edu</A></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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