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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Lorraine,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A dedicated Assistive Technology specialist is the bridge between emerging technologies and the university’s users of assistive technologies. Such a dedicated technology person in the organization can not only assist such users, but,
perhaps more importantly, watch the development of new technologies and steer the university toward more accessible solutions, thereby avoiding costly decisions that did not consider accessibility. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <a href="http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-20100629.html">
DOJ/DOE Joint "Dear Colleague" Letter: Electronic Book Readers</a> and the <a href="http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/504-qa-20100629.html">
Q&A</a> have excellent verbiage surrounding emerging technologies and the university responsibility surrounding them:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“Technology is the hallmark of the future, and technological competency is essential to preparing all students for future success. Emerging technologies are an educational resource that enhances learning for everyone,
and perhaps especially for students with disabilities. Technological innovations have opened a virtual world of commerce, information, and education to many individuals with disabilities for whom access to the physical world remains challenging. Ensuring equal
access to emerging technology in university and college classrooms is a means to the goal of full integration and equal educational opportunity for this nation’s students with disabilities.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">“The DCL encourages colleges and universities to take steps to ensure that they refrain from using electronic book readers,
<b><i>or other similar technology</i></b>, that is inaccessible to individuals who are blind or have low vision to the extent that a reasonable accommodation or modification for this type of technology does not exist or is not available.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best of luck!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mary<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">____________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Mary J. Ziegler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Manager of Accessibility and Usability<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">MIT Information Services and Technology (IS&T)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">ATIC Room 7-143<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">617.258.9328<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">maryz@mit.edu</span> <span style="font-size:10.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Norwich, Lorraine S<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 12, 2013 2:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> athen-list@u.washington.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Help with Budget question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am in the position of being able to ask the Information Services & Technology services to have a place holder for an Assistive Technology budget moving forward. I wanted to know if you had thoughts or documentation of examples of why
we need them to have this budget. I do have some examples but more would only help the cause. We have had a partnership with them before installing Read and Write gold where they thought the benefit of the software would extend campus wide.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Do you know of any:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleague letters that focus on this issue?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ideas on how to approach this?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Who and where else to ask this question?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lorraine<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Lorraine S. Norwich, BSME, MSIS
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Assistant Director of Disability Services</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Boston University</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">19 Deerfield Street, 2nd Floor</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Boston, MA 02215</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:lnorwich@bu.edu">lnorwich@bu.edu</a> (email)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">617-353-3658 (vox)</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">617-353-9646 (fax)</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.bu.edu/disability">www.bu.edu/disability</a> (website)</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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