[wisconsin] Fw: [DS-HUM] Fw: [Athen] FW: Please Review - Advisory Commission on AccessibleInstructional Materials

[Katherine Schneider]

> I am happy to provide the following information to you about an important 
> upcoming opportunity.  Please note that you need not be present in person 
> to participate - you are also welcome to participate via the Internet, 
> telephone, and through written comment.
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> Please share this widely with your campus community and colleagues.  The 
> Commission welcomes broad participation from your postsecondary community. 
> Full information about this meeting is available in today's release of the 
> Federal Register; however, the following information release from the U.S. 
> Department of Education synthesizes the pertinent participation details 
> into a brief reader-friendly document.
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> Many thanks,
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> Stephan Hamlin-Smith
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> -- begin information release --
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> On July 11-12, 2011, members of the Advisory Commission on Accessible 
> Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with 
> Disabilities (AIM Commission) will convene for their fourth in-person 
> meeting.  The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Seattle in Seattle, 
> Washington in conjunction with the Association on Higher Education and 
> Disability (AHEAD) annual conference.  AIM Commission members will review 
> and discuss a draft of the AIM Commission's report that will be submitted 
> to Congress in the fall of 2011.
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> On the evening of Tuesday, July 12, 2011, AIM Commission members will hold 
> a public commentary session for all interested stakeholders, including 
> students, Disability Service/ADA Coordinators, faculty, and other members 
> of the university community.  AIM Commission members are interested in 
> gathering public commentary on stakeholders' personal experiences related 
> to obtaining instructional materials in the postsecondary environment.
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> Additional details regarding the meeting and public hearing are as 
> follows:
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> WHAT:     AIM Commission Meeting and Public Hearing
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> WHERE: The Sheraton Seattle
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>                 1400 6th Avenue
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>  Seattle, Washington  98101
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> DATE:     Commission Meeting: July 11-12, 2011
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>                 Public Hearing: July 12, 2011
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> TIME:     July 11: The open meeting will occur from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
> (PDT)
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>                 July 12: The open meeting will occur from 8:30 a.m. to 
> 3:30 p.m. (PDT)
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>                 July 12: The public hearing will take place from 4:00 p.m. 
> to 9:00 p.m. (PDT)
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> Participants who wish to comment at the public hearing in person or via 
> telephone are encouraged to register in advance by calling Janet 
> Gronneberg at the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) at 
> 781-245-2212 (voice) or 781- 245-9320 (TTY) or by emailing her at 
> jgronneberg at cast.org by June 30, 2011.  The submission of written public 
> testimony is also highly encouraged and can be submitted to 
> AIMCommission at ed.gov.
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> The AIM Commission meeting and public hearing can be accessed remotely 
> through the Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) webinar system.  Please 
> click on the link below that corresponds with the correct time and date of 
> the meeting:
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> Monday, July 11 (8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. PDT): 
> https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/yvbmysr 
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> Tuesday, July 12 (8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m. PDT): 
> https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/bbmtzsh 
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> Tuesday, July 12 (3:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m. PDT): 
> https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/yvbmyjr 
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> The meeting and public hearing are both open to the public and are open 
> press.
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> 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.
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> 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 Secretary of Education and the 
> relevant authorizing committees in Congress for improving access to and 
> the distribution of instructional materials in accessible formats.
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