[il-talk] 3rd Annual 2011 UIC Digital Accessibility Expo

[UIC Massmail]

The Office of the Chancellor, the Chancellor's Committee on the Status of
Persons with Disabilities, the Great Lakes ADA Center, the Disability
Resource Center and the Digital Accessibility Expo Committee at the
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) are excited to announce the

3rd Annual 2011 UIC Digital Accessibility Expo
on
Monday, April 11, 2011 
8:45 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. 
at the
UIC Forum
725 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago, Illinois. 

The Digital Accessibility Expo focuses on improving the access to digital
materials for all people, including those with disabilities. Information and
instructional materials that are developed with accessibility in mind are
universally designed to improve access for everyone. The Digital
Accessibility Expo will offer a platform on current resources available that
promote accessible information technology and assistive technology. 

Registration and full program for the Expo is available online at
http://dae.uic.edu (directly register at http://www.regonline.com/DAE2011)
with special reduced fees for students ($15) and UIC faculty/staff ($25). The fee covers all food,
speaker presentations, exhibitor tables and the opportunity to win prizes
including an IPAD 2!  Several forms of payment are accepted including PO,
credit card, C-FOAP, and check.

This year's scheduled keynote speakers include Daniel Hubbell, Accessibility
Technical Evangelist for Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing division, and
Daniel Goldstein.  Daniel Goldstein is an attorney with the Baltimore,
Maryland law firm of Brown, Goldstein & Levy.  He has been practicing
disability rights law for nearly twenty-five years, principally on behalf of
the National Federation of the Blind (NFB).  Eleven years ago, the NFB asked
him to assist in devising and executing a strategy of education, negotiation
and litigation to make mainstream technology accessible to the blind. 

The exhibit hall will offer demonstrations on assistive technology and
accessible information technology along with providing training
opportunities on developing and implementing accessible online information
in an organization.

Visit the exhibitors and you will have a chance to win:

An Apple IPAD 2 (16 Gigabyte, Black, Wifi; a $499 value)

Premier To Go portable flash drive (with literacy tools preloaded; a $299.95
value) by Premier Literacy

MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN

The general registration fee of $50 includes lunch, all exhibits, and
presentations. Registration for UIC Faculty/Staff is $25; a reduced
registration fee of $15 is available for students with a valid student ID.
If you have any concerns about the registration fee contact Kevin Price at
pricek at uic.edu or 312-413-0886.

Digital Accessibility Expo Sponsors include:
UIC Office of the Chancellor
UIC Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities
Great Lakes ADA Center
Illinois Board of Higher Education
UIC Office for Access and Equity 
UIC Web Accessibility Committee 
AccessText Network
Alternative Media Access Center (AMAC)
Microcomputer Science Centre Inc.
MSF&W Accessibility Solutions
UIC University Library
UIC Institute of Disability and Human Development, Disability and Human
Development Department
UIC Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs
UIC Honors College
Caption First, Inc.
Dell

If you require any accommodations to participate in the DAE please contact Kevin Price pricek at uic.edu in the Disability Resource Center.