[acb-lions] Notice of Teleconference: Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities

[John Ross]

The following information was provided to our office (DBTAC-Great Lakes ADA Center) and we are forwarding to you for your information:
 
Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities
 
Notice of Teleconference: Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities

 
On January 7, 2011, the members of the Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities
(AIM Commission) will participate in a full Commission teleconference. The teleconference will focus primarily on the legal and technological findings
of the Commission to date.
 
Established by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, the AIM Commission has brought together government leaders, representatives from the publishing
industry, individuals with print disabilities, representatives from two- and four-year institutions of higher education and leaders in accessible technology.
 
The AIM Commission is charged with studying the current state of accessible materials for students with disabilities in postsecondary education and making
recommendations to the U.S. Congress for improving access to and the distribution of instructional materials in accessible formats.  For more information
about the AIM Commission, please visit its Web site at
http://www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/aim/index.html.
 
The January 7thteleconference is open to the public.  To participate in the Teleconference:
 
Dial in:                (800) 860-2442
 
Date of Call:   January 7, 2011
 
Time of Call:   11:00 AM-5:00 PM Eastern
 
Other scheduled meetings of the Commission that you may be interested in are as follows:
 
Feb. 24–25, 2011 in Jacksonville Florida at the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) 48th Annual Conference, Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront
Hotel,
http://
www.ldanatl.org/conference
 
Commission Meeting:  Feb. 24, 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
 
Public Hearing:  Feb. 24, 4:00 PM–9:00 PM
 
Commission Meeting:  Feb. 25, 8:30 AM–4:00 PM
 
May 3–4, 2011 inColumbus Ohio at the 11th Annual Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability Conference, The Ohio State University,
http://ada.osu.edu/conferences.htm
 
Commission  Meeting:  May 3, 8:30 AM–4:00 PM
 
Commission Meeting: May 4, 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
 
Public Hearing: May 4, 4:00 PM–9:00 PM
 
July 11–12, 2011 in Seattle Washington at the 34th Conference of the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD), Washington Convention Center,
http://www.ahead.org/conferences/2011
 
Commission Meeting: July 11, 8:30 AM–4:00 PM
 
Commission Meeting:  July 12, 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
 
Public Hearing: July 12, 4:00 PM–9:00 PM
 
For more information contact Elizabeth Shook at
elizabeth.shook at ed.gov
 
 

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