[Ms_ahead] Training Opportunity: Summer Institute 2008

[Stacey Reycraft]

>
>
>The Institute for Disability Studies at The 
>University of Southern Mississippi invites you to attend the
>ACCESS for ALL Summer Institute 2008
>for university and community college administrators, faculty, and staff.
>
>Date:   Friday, July 11, 2008
>Time:  9 am. - 4 p.m.
>Place:  Mississippi Library Commission, Jackson
>
>Session Topics (See schedule and descriptions below.)
>
>Ø     Teaching/Learning Issues for Students and 
>Faculty with Visual/Hearing Disabilities
>Ø      Demonstrations of Assistive Technology (AT) Software and Equipment
>Ø     How to Find and Use Free Software for Your Postsecondary Class
>Ø     Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation 
>Services – Providing AT Services to Postsecondary Students
>Ø      Making Your WebCT/Blackboard Course More ADA Compliant
>
>Session 1 (9:30 - 10:30 a.m.) Teaching/Learning 
>Issues for Students and Faculty with Visual/Hearing Disabilities
>Malinda Carter, who is visually impaired and 
>adjunct instructor of online psychology at 
>Itawamba Community College and Laura Pannell, 
>Lead Online Instructor for 
>psychology/educational psychology at ICC, will 
>discuss learning/teaching issues and 
>software/equipment used from the perspective of 
>both a student and a teacher with visual/hearing 
>disabilities. Examples and demonstrations will be featured.
>
>Session 2 (10:45 - 11:45 a.m.) Demonstrations of 
>Assistive Technology (AT) Software and Equipment
>Adaptive Solutions, Inc. representatives and 
>other AT specialists will discuss equipment and 
>software useful to students or faculty with 
>disabilities. Demonstrations of assistive 
>software, such as Zoom Text, Dragon Naturally 
>Speaking, JAWS and others will be provided. 
>Adaptive Solutions, Inc. offers training and 
>services for assistive technology to the low 
>vision and blind community, as well as to those 
>who have physical challenges and those with learning disabilities.
>
>Session 3 (12:30 - 1:30 p.m.) How to Find and 
>Use Free Software for Your Postsecondary Class
>Craig Jackson, e-Learning Specialist, Research 
>and Curriculum Unit at Mississippi State 
>University will provide a “Digital Toolbox” 
>featuring free software programs available 
>online to create customized e-learning modules 
>for a postsecondary class. This will include 
>games, puzzles, interactive screen exercises, and podcasting.
>
>Session 4 (1:45 - 2:45 p.m.) Mississippi 
>Department of Rehabilitation Services – Providing AT Services to Students
>Kris Geroux, ATP Director, Assistive Technology 
>Division from the Mississippi Department of 
>Rehabilitation Services, and other 
>representatives will discuss assistive 
>technology services available, requirements, and 
>opportunities for postsecondary students. This 
>will include recommendations and examples of 
>software and equipment useful for students with 
>disabilities seeking their college degrees.
>
>Session 5 (3 - 4 p.m.) Making Your WebCT/Blackboard Course More ADA Compliant
>Rich Baker, Institute for Disability Studies 
>Technology Coordinator, will present how to make 
>your online course in WebCT/ Blackboard more ADA 
>compliant. The specific topics to be covered are 
>how to handle images, video, chat, testing time 
>allotment, and PowerPoint presentations.
>
>
>Registration
>
>Deadline: July 1, 2008
>
>Registration fee: $109 (Lunch provided)
>
>Online registration - 
><http://www.usm.edu/ids/accessforall/summerinstitute2008/register_2008.html>http://www.usm.edu/ids/accessforall/summerinstitute2008/register_2008.html
>
>Pay by PayPal or credit card - Use online registration.
>
>Pay by check - Use online registration or 
>complete the form below and mail check payable to IDS.
>
>Pay by purchase order - Use online registration 
>or complete the form below and mail or fax to IDS.  P.O. # ___________________
>
>Name 
>_________________________________________________________________________________________
>Position 
>________________________________________________________________________________________
>University/Community College/Other 
>_________________________________________________________________
>Address 
>________________________________________________________________________________________
>City 
>________________________________________________ 
>State _________ ZIP _________________________
>Phone _______________________________________ 
>E-mail ____________________________________________
>
>
>A PDF version of this form is available at 
><http://www.usm.edu/ids/accessforall/summerinstitute2008/register_2008.pdf>http://www.usm.edu/ids/accessforall/summerinstitute2008/register_2008.pdf 
>
>
>For special accommodations, please call ACCESS 
>for ALL at 1.888.671.0051 (toll free/TTY).
>
>Mailing Address
>The University of Southern Mississippi
>Institute for Disability Studies
>ATTN: ACCESS for ALL
>118 College Drive #5163
>Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
>
>Fax
>601.266.5114
>ATTN: ACCESS for ALL
>
>
>ACCESS for ALL is a project of the Institute for 
>Disability Studies at The University of Southern 
>Mississippi, funded by the U.S. Department of Education (GR#P333A050072).
>
><http://www.usm.edu/ids/accessforall>www.usm.edu/ids/accessforall
>


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Stacey A. Reycraft
Director
Office of Student Disability Services
The University of Mississippi
P.O. Box 1848
234 Martindale Student Center
University, MS 38677
Phone:          (662) 915-7128
TTY:            (662) 915-7907
FAX:            (662) 915-5972
Web-Site:       www.olemiss.edu/depts/sds

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