[Mdabs] Fwd: [nabs-l] April Meeting of the Ohio Association of Blind Students

[christopher nusbaum]

Dear MDABSters:


Below is information about an informative call  the Ohio Association of
blind students will be holding tonight at 7 PM. I apologize for the late
notice; I have only known about this call since this morning. If you are
not doing anything tonight, I encourage you to attend this call. The
information presented here is important to all blind students and could be
beneficial to you in your own school career. All the information is below.

Thanks,

Chris Nusbaum

Sent from my iPhone

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*From:* Aleeha Dudley <blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com>
*Date:* April 19, 2013, 10:42:44 AM EDT
*To:* National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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*Subject:* *[nabs-l] April Meeting of the Ohio Association of Blind Students
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*Reply-To:* National Association of Blind Students mailing list <
nabs-l at nfbnet.org>

Hello All,
I know it is really late notice, but if you are not doing anything tonight,
please consider coming to this conference call. It will provide a lot of
great information about what to expect when it comes to talking to
professors about classes and also about tactile images and electronic
textbooks. It should be a great time and you can ask questions of both of
our sure-to-be wonderful speakers! Below you will find all the info! Hope
to see you on the call! It's open to anyone!
Aleeha

Aleeha dudley

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From: "Kaiti Shelton" <kaiti.shelton at gmail.com>

Date: April 19, 2013, 12:33:04 AM EDT

Subject: April Meeting


Hi OABSters,


our April meeting will be held at 7:00.  Call in at 218-862-6420, Code
212-7918 to join.  We will be having some really cool speakers give a panel
discussion on disability services, so it’s something I think all of us,
whether you are a college vet, currently in college, going into it next
fall, or are still in high school would benefit from hearing.  It’s always
good to have things repeated every once in a while, or for some of us said
well before they have to be.


The agenda will be a little different this month; we’ll have to approve the
minutes from the last two meetings since we technically didn’t have enough
people to approve February’s last month, then we will let our speakers have
the floor and discuss new business when they are done.  I’ve written short
biographies on who the confirmed presenters are and what they do below so
you can get an idea of their perspectives and experiences, as well as what
they will be contributing to the conversation.


Jordan Harshman is a TA at Miami University.  Through working with Aleeha
in her chemistry classes he has come up with some creative and innovative
ways to make visual subjects like chemistry accessible to blind students in
the classroom.  Jordan recently presented on accessibility in the chemistry
classroom at the American Chemical Society’s national convention.  To
compliment what Jordan has to say about tactile images, Deanna Arbuckle,
the disabilities and assistive technology coordinator at the University of
Dayton, will speak about the text aspects of disability services.  She will
focus on E-text and alternative formats for textbooks, web-based course
materials, and other options which would be available to a blind student
for receiving accessible materials.  Deanna also is an adjunct faculty
member at Wright State University, where she teaches a Medical Aspects of
Disability course in the Rehabilitative Studies department.


Throughout the discussion both Jordan and Deanna will touch on basic tips
for success with the DS office and professors, such as ways to properly
communicate with professors regarding your blindness before the start of
the semester and advocating for your needs in the classroom.  It’s going to
be a great discussion and I think we all would benefit from participating
in it.  Hope to hear you all on the call.



Kaiti Shelton

University of Dayton---2016

Music Therapy Major, Psychology Minor, Clarinet

Secretary, Ohio Association of Blind Students (OABS)-NFB

Member of Alpha Phi Omega-Alpha Gamma Xi Chapter



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