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<div align="center"><h1><b>Commission Meeting February 24-25,
2011<br><br>
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</b></h1><h2><b>Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel<br><br>
<br>
225 East Coastline Drive, Jacksonville, Florida 32202</b></h2>Date:
February 24 & 25, 2011, Room: Board Room 4<br><br>
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<h2><b>Commission Meeting and Public Hearing Internet Access</b></h2>The
Commission meetings will be broadcast live via iLinc webinar on Thursday,
February 24 (8:30 AM – 3:30 PM) and Friday February 25 (8:30 AM – 4:00
PM) and the Public Hearing on Thursday, February 24 (4:30 PM – 9:00 PM);
all times Eastern . Webinar login information is noted
below:<br><br>
The Commission strongly recommends that remote attendees perform a
systems and audio test when first logging in at least 15 minutes
prior to the scheduled meeting time. The links below will be available 30
minutes prior to the start of each meeting. <br><br>
For internet audio, you will need either computer speakers or headphones
to hear the proceedings. The Audio Wizard sets the volume for your
speakers and microphone and configures your computer to use audio
correctly. This ensures that you will be able to hear participants during
the meetings. The Audio Wizard pops up automatically after you first
install the iLinc Client. You can also run the Audio Wizard anytime you
encounter audio problems during a session by going to Menu bar >Tools
> Audio Wizard. Please note that all public meeting attendees
will be muted throughout the meeting period. <br><br>
<h2><b>Meeting log-in information: </b></h2>Thursday, February 24 (8:30
AM – 3:30 PM):
<a href="https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/rrrmxwh">
https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/rrrmxwh</a><br><br>
Day 1 of the third meeting of the Advisory Commission on Accessible
Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with
Disabilities<br><br>
Thursday, February 24 (4:30 PM – 9:00 PM):
<a href="https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/yvyhyrz">
https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/yvyhyrz</a><br><br>
Public Hearing of the third meeting of the Advisory Commission on
Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for
Students with Disabilities<br><br>
Friday, February 25 (8:30 AM – 4:00 PM):
<a href="https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/rrrmrvz">
https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/rrrmrvz</a><br><br>
Day 2 of the third meeting of the Advisory Commission on Accessible
Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with
Disabilities<br><br>
<h2><b>Purpose of February 24th</sup> Public Hearing</b></h2>The purpose
of the public hearing is for the Commission to receive information from
its stakeholders on issues pertaining to accessible instructional
materials in postsecondary education. The public hearing session will
address issues related to law, technology, the market model, and
low-incidence/high-cost materials. Additionally, the public hearing will
focus on individual experiences related to accessible instructional
materials in postsecondary education. <br><br>
<h3><b>Process for Public Testimony</b></h3>Participants who wish to
comment at the public hearing should register in advance by calling Janet
Gronneberg at CAST at 781-245-2212 (voice) or 781-245-9320 (TTY) or
<a href="mailto:jgronneberg@cast.org">jgronneberg@cast.org</a> by 5:00 PM
EST February 18, 2011. <br><br>
When pre-registering, please provide the following information: Name,
organizational affiliation, title, email address and phone number,
additionally, please indicate whether you plan to offer comments in
person or remotely. If you intend to testify by telephone, please provide
us with a phone number where you can be reached between 4:30 and 9:00 PM
on Feb. 24th. See the guidelines below for specific information regarding
in-person and remote testimony. <br><br>
Please note that the Commission is eager to hear from the public and has
scheduled time at each of the upcoming Commission meetings for public
comment. Priority will be given in the following order to those wishing
to testify:<br><br>
In-person testimony, pre-registered<br><br>
Remote testimony, pre-registered<br><br>
Walk-in, unregistered<br><br>
<i>NOTE</i>: if the number of registrations for in-person on-site
testimony reaches the maximum number of testimony periods available
(approximately 22), the option for both remote and walk-in testimony will
be withdrawn. Individuals who have pre-registered for remote testimony by
5:00 PM EST February 18, 2011 will be notified no later than 5:00 PM EST
Tuesday, February 23, 2011 if remote testimony periods are no longer
available.<br><br>
As noted in the Federal Register notice February 9, 2011 (Volume 76,
Number 27), Members of the public who would like to offer comments may
submit written comments to
<a href="mailto:AIMCommission@ed.gov">AIMCommission@ed.gov</a> or by mail
to Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in
Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities, 550 12th St.,
SW., Room PCP-5113, Washington, DC 20202.<br><br>
<h3><b>Public Testimony Guidelines <br><br>
</b></h3><pre>Comments will be limited to five minutes per person or
organization, but participants have the option of supplementing their
testimony with written statements that will be part of the official
public record.
The Commission requests that organizations with multiple participants
designate no more than one individual to speak on its behalf.
The Commission strongly encourages participants to submit their comments
electronically in advance of the public hearing to
<a href="mailto:jgronneberg@cast.org">jgronneberg@cast.org</a>. If
PowerPoint slides will be used during testimony they MUST be submitted to
<a href="mailto:jgronneberg@cast.org">jgronneberg@cast.org</a> by
February 21, 2011.
</pre><h3><b>In-person testimony, pre-registered<br><br>
</b></h3><pre>Participants who register by February 18, 2011 should
report to the hearing registration desk at Board Room 4, Hyatt Regency
Jacksonville Riverfront at 4:00 PM on Thursday, February 24, 2011. Each
five-minute testimony will be scheduled on a first-come, first-serve
basis beginning at 4:30 PM.
</pre><h3><b>Remote testimony, pre-registered<br><br>
</b></h3><pre>Members of the public may offer a five-minute testimony
remotely via telephone for any available testimony period on February 24.
Participants wishing to testify remotely must pre-register by calling
Janet Gronneberg at CAST at 781-245-2212 (voice) or 781-245-9320 (TTY) or
emailing <a href="mailto:jgronneberg@cast.org">jgronneberg@cast.org</a>
by 5:00 PM EST February 18, 2011. Remote testimony requests will be
placed in the testimony queue in the order of pre-registration received.
Following the scheduling of pre-registered individuals on-site on
February 24, 2011, pre-registered individuals wishing to testify remotely
will be notified by telephone and email beginning at 4:30 PM of their
assigned testimony time period, and to be available within a 30-minute
window.
Confirmation of an available time slot will be sent via email and voice
to the contact email address and telephone number provided during
pre-registration.
</pre><h3><b>Walk-in, unregistered<br><br>
</b></h3><pre>A period of time will be reserved for individuals who
choose to not register in advance. A sign-up sheet will be available at
the hotel (Board Room 4). Participation in the hearing for unregistered
participants will be subject to availability.
</pre><h2><b>Additional Information<br><br>
</b></h2><pre>Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability
in order to attend the public hearing (e.g., interpreting services,
assistive listening devices, or material in alternative format) should
notify Elizabeth Shook at (202) 245-7642, or Mary O’Malley
<a href="mailto:momalley@cast.org">momalley@cast.org</a> no later than
February 18, 2011. We will make every attempt to meet requests for
accommodations after this date, but cannot guarantee their availability.
The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
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