[nfbmi-talk] notice of important teleconference

Tue Jan 4 00:05:03 UTC 2011

FW: Notice of Teleconference: Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities

The following information was provided to our office (DBTAC-Great Lakes ADA Center) and we are forwarding to you for your information:

Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities

Notice of Teleconference: Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities

On January 7, 2011, the members of the Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities
(AIM Commission) will participate in a full Commission teleconference. The teleconference will focus primarily on the legal and technological findings
of the Commission to date.

Established by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, the AIM Commission has brought together government leaders, representatives from the publishing
industry, individuals with print disabilities, representatives from two- and four-year institutions of higher education and leaders in accessible technology.

The AIM Commission is charged with studying the current state of accessible materials for students with disabilities in postsecondary education and making
recommendations to the U.S. Congress for improving access to and the distribution of instructional materials in accessible formats.  For more information
about the AIM Commission, please visit its Web site at
http://www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/aim/index.html.

The January 7th teleconference is open to the public.  To participate in the Teleconference:

Dial in:                (800) 860-2442

Date of Call:   January 7, 2011

Time of Call:   11:00 AM-5:00 PM Eastern

Other scheduled meetings of the Commission that you may be interested in are as follows:

Feb. 24–25, 2011 in Jacksonville Florida at the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) 48th Annual Conference, Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront
Hotel,
http://
www.ldanatl.org/conference

Commission Meeting:  Feb. 24, 8:30 AM–3:30 PM

Public Hearing:  Feb. 24, 4:00 PM–9:00 PM

Commission Meeting:  Feb. 25, 8:30 AM–4:00 PM

May 3–4, 2011 in Columbus Ohio at the 11th Annual Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability Conference, The Ohio State University,
http://ada.osu.edu/conferences.htm

Commission  Meeting:  May 3, 8:30 AM–4:00 PM

Commission Meeting: May 4, 8:30 AM–3:30 PM

Public Hearing: May 4, 4:00 PM–9:00 PM

July 11–12, 2011 in Seattle Washington at the 34th Conference of the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD), Washington Convention Center,
http://www.ahead.org/conferences/2011

Commission Meeting: July 11, 8:30 AM–4:00 PM

Commission Meeting:  July 12, 8:30 AM–3:30 PM

Public Hearing: July 12, 4:00 PM–9:00 PM

For more information contact Elizabeth Shook at
elizabeth.shook at ed.gov