[nabs-l] Student Self-Advocacy in Higher Education Workshop Agenda Posted

[Sidhu,Mehgan]

Hi Everyone,

Please attend the Student-Self Advocacy in Higher Education workshop on July 3rd at 7:30pm!  Information about the workshop and the agenda is below.  I look forward to seeing you there.

SELF-ADVOCACY IN HIGHER EDUCATION: KNOWING YOUR RIGHTS AND GETTING IT DONE

July 3, 2013
7:30 - 9:00 pm-Salon 20, level 2

A workshop for current or soon-to-be college and post-graduate students to know your legal rights and learn effective strategies for self-advocacy in obtaining accommodations, accessing instructional materials and digital content, and requesting accommodations in high-stakes testing.

7:30pm                 WELCOME
Mehgan Sidhu, Esq., General Counsel, NFB, Baltimore, Maryland

7:35pm                 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Sean Whalen, President, National Association of Blind Students

7:40pm                 KNOW YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS
Mehgan Sidhu, Esq., General Counsel, NFB, Baltimore, Maryland

7:55pm                 NAVIGATING THE PROCESS: HIGH-STAKES TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS AND THE COLLEGE BOARD
Jill Green, Senior Director, Case Management, Services for Students with Disabilities, The College Board, New York, New York

8:10pm                 CHANGING TOMORROW'S FUTURE: SELF-ADVOCACY ON CAMPUS
Mark Riccobono, Executive Director, Jernigan Institute, NFB, Baltimore, Maryland

8:25pm                  STUDENT SELF-ADVOCACY AT WORK: A SUCCESS STORY
Travis Moses, President, NFB of Montana

8:40pm                 HOW YOU CAN HELP THE NFB ADVOCATE FOR STUDENTS' RIGHTS
Valerie Yingling, Paralegal, NFB, Baltimore, Maryland

8:50pm                 QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION

9:00pm                 ADJOURN


Mehgan Sidhu
General Counsel
National Federation of the Blind
200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Telephone 410-659-9314 ext. 2314
Fax: 410-659-5129
E-mail: msidhu at nfb.org<mailto:msidhu at nfb.org>
Web site: www.nfb.org<http://www.nfb.org/>