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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi, Wink. This isn’t exactly what you are asking, but it has happened to give me a similar good result. I’ve had many opportunities to connect with individual faculty members, and after I’ve helped them with
their issue, it sometimes comes up that (with or without my request) they encourage their chairs to invite me to larger meetings. When chairs hear their own faculty asking for a presentation on accessibility, it goes a long way towards getting onto the agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">HTH,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Teresa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Teresa Haven, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Co-Chair, AHEAD Standing Committee on Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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 [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Wink Harner<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 30, 2015 7:21 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network; aheadmembers@listserve.com; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Speaking to faculty chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are working on crafting a “let’s get invited to speak at faculty chairs meeting” letter.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Who among our esteemed listservs have asked to be invited to faculty meetings to talk about accommodations, accessibility, accessible texts, technology, trainings, etc.? How have you worded your requests to achieve success (= the invite
to speak)? Any of you willing to share a few words of wisdom, guidance, effective letter crafting? What approach have you found works most effectively?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance for any words of advice, copies of actual letters/emails you may have sent to faculty chairs asking to be on their meeting agenda.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Blessings,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wink Harner<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:winkharner1113@gmail.com">winkharner1113@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:foreigntype@gmail.com">foreigntype@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cooper Black","serif"">(Disclaimer: this email was dictated with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive any quirks, mis-recognitions, or omissions.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wink Harner<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Southern Oregon University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">541-552-8442<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:harnerw@sou.edu">harnerw@sou.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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