[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

Thu Jan 6 22:14:02 UTC 2011

SIX Hours! That is a looooooong meeting. 

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Subject: [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

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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