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<font face="Futura Lt BT" size=4>he Institute for Disability Studies at
The University of Southern Mississippi invites you to attend the <br>
</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=5 color="#0000FF"><b>ACCESS for ALL
Summer Institute
2008</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=5 color="#000080"> <br>
</b></font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=4>for university and community
college administrators, faculty, and staff.<br>
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<br>
</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=4><b>Date: Friday, July
11, 2008 <br>
Time: 9 am. - 4
p.m.</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=4 color="#000080"> <br>
</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=4>Place: Mississippi Library
Commission, Jackson<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3> <br>
</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=4 color="#EE3022"><b><u>Session
Topics (See schedule and descriptions below.)<br>
</u></b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2> <br>
</font><font face="Wingdings" size=4>Ø</font>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=1>
</font><font size=4>Teaching/Learning Issues for Students and Faculty
with Visual/Hearing Disabilities<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=1>
</font><font size=4>Demonstrations of Assistive Technology (AT) Software
and Equipment<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=1>
</font><font size=4>How to Find and Use Free Software for Your
Postsecondary Class<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=1>
</font><font size=4>Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services –
Providing AT Services to Postsecondary Students<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=1>
</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=4>Making Your WebCT/Blackboard
Course More ADA Compliant<br>
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</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3 color="#D22128">Session 1 (9:30 -
10:30 a.m.) <b>Teaching/Learning Issues for Students and Faculty with
Visual/Hearing Disabilities<br>
</b></font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3 color="#211D1E">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.<br>
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Session 2 (10:45 - 11:45 a.m.) <b>Demonstrations of Assistive Technology
</font><font size=3 color="#FF0000">(AT)
</font><font size=3 color="#EE3022">Software and Equipment<br>
</b></font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3 color="#211D1E">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. <br>
</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3 color="#EE3022"> <br>
Session 3 (12:30 - 1:30 p.m.) <b>How to Find and Use Free Software for
Your Postsecondary Class<br>
</b></font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3 color="#211D1E">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.<br>
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Session 4 (1:45 - 2:45 p.m.) <b>Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation
Services </font><font size=3 color="#FF0000">– Providing AT Services to
</font><font size=3 color="#EE3022">Students<br>
</b></font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3 color="#211D1E">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.<br>
</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3 color="#EE3022"> <br>
Session 5 (3 - 4 p.m.) </font><font size=3 color="#FF0000"><b>Making Your
WebCT/Blackboard Course More ADA Compliant<br>
</b></font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3 color="#211D1E">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.<br><br>
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</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=5 color="#211D1E"><b><u>
Registration <br>
</u></b></font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3 color="#211D1E"> <br>
Deadline: July 1, 2008 <br>
<br>
Registration fee: $109 </font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3>(Lunch
provided)<br>
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</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3><b>Online
registration</b></font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3 color="#000080">
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<a href="http://www.usm.edu/ids/accessforall/summerinstitute2008/register_2008.html">
<font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3>
http://www.usm.edu/ids/accessforall/summerinstitute2008/register_2008.html</a>
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</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2 color="#000080"> <br>
</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3><b>Pay by PayPal or credit
card</b></font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3 color="#000080"> -
</font><font size=3 color="#211D1E">Use online registration.<br>
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2 color="#000080"> <br>
</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3><b>Pay by
check</b></font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3 color="#000080"> -
</font><font size=3 color="#211D1E">Use online registration or complete
the form below and mail check payable to IDS.<br>
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2 color="#000080"> <br>
</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3 color="#211D1E"><b>Pay by
purchase
order</b></font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3 color="#000080"> -
</font><font size=3 color="#211D1E">Use online registration or complete
the form below and mail or fax to IDS.
</font><font size=3 color="#000080">
</font><font size=3 color="#211D1E">P.O. # ___________________<br>
</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=2 color="#000080"> <br>
</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=2 color="#211D1E">Name
_________________________________________________________________________________________<br>
Position
________________________________________________________________________________________<br>
University/Community College/Other
_________________________________________________________________<br>
Address
________________________________________________________________________________________<br>
City ________________________________________________ State _________ ZIP
_________________________<br>
Phone _______________________________________ E-mail
____________________________________________<br>
</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3 color="#000080"> <br>
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2 color="#000080"> <br>
</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3 color="#211D1E">A PDF version of
this form is available at
<a href="http://www.usm.edu/ids/accessforall/summerinstitute2008/register_2008.pdf">
http://www.usm.edu/ids/accessforall/summerinstitute2008/register_2008.pdf</a>
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<br>
For special accommodations, please call ACCESS for ALL at 1.888.671.0051
(toll free/TTY).<br>
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2 color="#000080"> <br>
</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3 color="#211D1E"><b><u>Mailing
Address<br>
</u></b>The University of Southern Mississippi <br>
Institute for Disability Studies<br>
ATTN: ACCESS for ALL<br>
118 College Drive #5163</font> <br>
<font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3 color="#211D1E">Hattiesburg</font>, MS
39406-0001<br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2 color="#000080"> <br>
</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3 color="#211D1E"><b><u>Fax<br>
</u></b>601.266.5114 <br>
ATTN: ACCESS for ALL<br>
<br>
</font><font size=3><br>
</font><font face="Futura Lt BT" size=3>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).
<br>
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<a href="http://www.usm.edu/ids/accessforall">
www.usm.edu/ids/accessforall</a> <br>
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Stacey A. Reycraft<br>
Director<br>
Office of Student Disability Services<br>
The University of Mississippi<br>
P.O. Box 1848<br>
234 Martindale Student Center<br>
University, MS 38677<br>
Phone:
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915-7128<br>
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915-7907<br>
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915-5972<br>
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