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On July 11-12, 2011, members of the Advisory Commission on Accessible
Instructional Materials inPostsecondary Education for Students with
Disabilities (AIM Commission) will convene for their fourth in-person
meeting. The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Seattle in
Seattle, Washington in conjunction with the Association on Higher
Education and Disability (AHEAD) annual conference. AIM Commission
members will review and discuss a draft of the AIM Commission's report
that will be submitted to Congress in the fall of 2011.<br>
On the evening of Tuesday, July 12, 2011, AIM Commission members will
hold a public commentary session for all interested stakeholders,
including students, Disability Service/ADA Coordinators, faculty, and
other members of the university community. AIM Commission members
are interested in gathering public commentary on stakeholders' personal
experiences related to obtaining instructional materials in the
postsecondary environment. <br>
Additional details regarding the meeting and public hearing are as
follows:<br>
<b>WHAT: </b>AIM Commission Meeting and Public
Hearing<br>
<b>WHERE: </b>The Sheraton Seattle<br>
1400 6th Avenue<br>
Seattle, Washington 98101<br>
<b>DATE: </b>Commission Meeting: July 11-12,
2011<br>
Public Hearing: July 12, 2011<br>
<b>TIME: </b>July 11: The open meeting will occur
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (PDT)<br>
July 12: The open meeting will occur from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
(PDT)<br>
July 12: The public hearing will take place from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
(PDT)<br>
Participants who wish to comment at the public hearing in person or via
telephone are encouraged to register in advance by calling Janet
Gronneberg at the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) at
781-245-2212 (voice) or 781- 245-9320 (TTY) or by emailing her at
<a href="mailto:jgronneberg@cast.org">jgronneberg@cast.org</a> by June
30, 2011. The submission of written public testimony is also highly
encouraged and can be submitted to
<a href="mailto:AIMCommission@ed.gov">AIMCommission@ed.gov</a>.<br>
The AIM Commission meeting and public hearing can be accessed remotely
through the Voice Over InternetProtocol (VOIP) webinar system.
Please click on the link below that corresponds with the correct time and
date of the meeting:<br>
Monday, July 11 (8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. PDT):
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=6shhwbdab&et=1106180053579&s=0&e=0019yb-tD_LUO5-CmY7bD2eiZjIgO8J49SGozG7vr8dB6NdivW9_qFGiFlgHx0o2DVVA6sf6SKCZdG0r5EqExaUlaHnO6z9TAIgjNi1LJznaDJLYCJnY10Aq3RXI44BV0BjybvTH40hBZc=">
https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/yvbmysr</a> <br>
Tuesday, July 12 (8:30a.m.-3:15 p.m. PDT):
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=6shhwbdab&et=1106180053579&s=0&e=0019yb-tD_LUO5-CmY7bD2eiZjIgO8J49SGozG7vr8dB6NdivW9_qFGiFlgHx0o2DVVA6sf6SKCZdG0r5EqExaUlaHnO6z9TAIgjNi1LJznaDJLYCJnY10Aq-gKRR_rN-Txtab4qgz_XT4=">
https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/bbmtzsh</a> <br>
Tuesday, July 12 (3:30a.m.-9:00 p.m. PDT):
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=6shhwbdab&et=1106180053579&s=0&e=0019yb-tD_LUO5-CmY7bD2eiZjIgO8J49SGozG7vr8dB6NdivW9_qFGiFlgHx0o2DVVA6sf6SKCZdG0r5EqExaUlaHnO6z9TAIgjNi1LJznaDJLYCJnY10Aq_EF3bl5c4Sfp-oNiXe2Vts=">
https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/yvbmyjr</a> <br>
The meeting and publichearing are both open to the public and are open
press.<br>
<i>Established by the </i>Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008<i>,
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. <br>
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 Secretary of Education and
the relevant authorizing committees in Congress for improving access to
and the distribution of instructional materials in accessible
formats. <br>
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