[nabs-l] Fwd: [Mn-abs] Fw: Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities to Meet Friday by Teleconference: Public Invited to Listen

[Darian Smith]

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Subject: [Mn-abs] Fw: Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional
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The phone number for the teleconference referenced below, to be held
this Friday (tomorrow) from 11:00 to 5:00 Eastern,  is 800-860-2442.
There will be discussion about preliminary findings on access to
postsecondary education materials, and the public is invited to
listen.

From: OSERS Office of the Assistant Secretary [mailto:OSERS.OAS at ed.gov]
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 02:17 PM
Subject: Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in
Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities to Meet Friday
by Teleconference: Public Invited to Listen







      News, Events and Updates from the Office of the Assistant Secretary
     January 6, 2011



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Dear Colleagues:



I am pleased to share with you the following media advisory inviting
the public to join the Advisory Council on Accessible Instructional
Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities
during their teleconference on Friday, January 7 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
ET.



You may view this and other Department media advisories by visiting
http://www.ed.gov/news/media-advisories.





Sincerely,



Alexa Posny, Ph.D.




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U.S. Department of Education

Office of Communications & Outreach, Press Office

400 Maryland Ave., S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20202



MEDIA ADVISORY

EVENT DATE: Friday, Jan. 7, 2011

Contact: Jim Bradshaw

(202) 401-1576 or jim.bradshaw at ed.gov




ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ACCESSIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES TO MEET FRIDAY
BY TELECONFERENCE: PUBLIC INVITED TO LISTEN



The Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in
Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities (AIM
Commission) invites the general public to listen in to a
teleconference discussion on preliminary findings from the
commission's legal and technology working groups. Interested
participants can access the teleconference by phone at 1-800-860-2442.



Established by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, the panel
has brought together government leaders, representatives from the
publishing industry, individuals with print disabilities (such as
those with ADD, ADHD, dyslexia and visual impairments),
representatives from two- and four-year institutions of higher
education and leaders in accessible technology.



The commission is charged with studying the current state of
accessible materials for students with disabilities in postsecondary
education and making recommendations to Congress for improving access
to and the distribution of instructional materials in manageable
formats.



For more information, see
http://www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/aim/index.html.  The commission
encourages public to submit comments during the meeting to
psc at cast.org or pscpublic at lists.cast.org.



WHAT:

Teleconference meeting of the Advisory Commission on Accessible
Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with
Disabilities (AIM Commission).  The public may listen at the number
listed below.


DIAL IN:

800-860-2442



WHEN:

11 a.m.-5 p.m. ET Friday, Jan. 7, 2011



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