TVI Tidbits - Volume 2, No. 13
April 20, 2010
- NLS Book Download web site with resources
- Access to PowerPoint Text for Blind Students
- Introducing "Third Eye Insight" Fitness Program for the Blind on Long Island
- Upcoming Presentations about Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM)
- Taking Care of Our Children…Taking Care of Ourselves – 27th Annual Conference at Perkins May 1st
- 100 Days to the ADA’s Twentieth Anniversary! 2010 Multiple Perspectives Conference
The following information is for your information and not an endorsement of any product or service:
1) NLS Book Download web site with resources:
http://www.bardtalk.com
2) Access to PowerPoint Text for Blind Students
Here is an easy way to convert the text portion of a PowerPoint presentation.
Go to 'save as' and
under file type, choose 'outline RTF'. After saving it, open
and save it to Word or save it on a flash drive and open it on
the student's note taker.
3) Introducing "Third Eye Insight" Fitness Program for the Blind on Long Island
View the
flyer for the Third Eye Insight program
.
Their first martial arts class starts on Saturday, May 8th at 12:30.
4) Upcoming Presentations about Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM)
From:
http://aim.cast.org/experience/training/presentations
Webinars/Teleconferences/Conference Presentations:
- DATE: May 4, 2010
TIME: 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. EST
EVENT: AIM Basics: A General Introduction to Accessible Instructional Materials
LOCATION: Webinar
TOPIC: The AIM Basics webinar provides general information about the provision of accessible instructional materials, legal mandates, an overview of the responsibilities of various stakeholders, and information about additional resources. Participation in this webinar is a strongly suggested as a prerequisite for other webinars.
PRESENTER(S): Joy Zabala - DATE: May 11, 2010
TIME: 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. EST
EVENT: Collaboration is Key: Developing a System that Ensures Timely Delivery of Accessible Instructional Materials
LOCATION: Webinar
TOPIC: This webinar provides an overview of collaborative perspectives and actions needed to develop and sustain an effective, efficient system for the provision of accessible instructional materials in timely manner.
PRESENTER(S): Joy Zabala, in collaboration with AIM Consortium state leaders - DATE: May 11, 2010
TIME: 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. EST
EVENT: AIM Center Supports for Decision-making Teams
LOCATION: Webinar
TOPIC: This webinar highlights information and tools available on the AIM Center web site that support effective decision-making in all phases of selecting, providing, and using accessible instructional materials for the participation and achievement of students.
PRESENTER(S): Joy Zabala, Diana Carl, Ge Vue - DATE: May 18, 2010
TIME: 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. EST
EVENT: What the National Center for Accessible Instructional Materials Can Do for Your State
LOCATION: Webinar
TOPIC: This webinar, especially designed for leaders in state and local education agencies, is an introduction to the National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials. The session includes an overview of technical assistance and services available to SEAs and LEAs, a guided tour of the Center’s web site, and information about the process for obtaining services from the Center.
PRESENTER(S): Chuck Hitchcock, Joy Zabala, Valerie Hendricks - DATE: May 18, 2010
TIME: 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. EST
EVENT: Accessible Instructional Materials: A Process for Collaborative Decision-Making
LOCATION: Webinar
TOPIC: This webinar provides IEP team members—educators and families—with a process for decision-making about accessible instructional materials, including identification of need, selection of formats, and sources for obtaining materials. Free decision-guiding tools available on the AIM Center web site will also be highlighted.
PRESENTER(S): Joy Zabala, Diana Carl
5) Taking Care of Our Children…Taking Care of Ourselves – 27th Annual Conference at Perkins May 1st
Presented by The New England Regional Seminar for Families of Children with Visual Impairments, Ages 0-7
This conference for parents and professionals is jam-packed with informative concurrent sessions focused on National and Legislative Issues, Technology, Cortical Visual Impairment, Communication, Parenting, O&M for Preschoolers, Adaptive Yoga for Children and Caregivers, Supporting Siblings, Transition from EI to Preschool, How to Create a Little Room, and much more! For more detailed information and registration, go to:
6) 100 Days to the ADA’s Twentieth Anniversary! 2010 Multiple Perspectives Conference
July 26th 2010 will be the twentieth anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Like all anniversaries it is an opportunity to reflect on where we have been and where we are going. Thirty-three years ago on April 5, 1977, thousands of "the disabled" converged on Department of Health, Education and Welfare offices around the country to demand that the equal rights legislation Congress had passed 5 years earlier finally be implemented. In San Francisco they took over the Health, Education, and Welfare office and started what became the longest and perhaps most successful occupation of a federal building in U.S. history. Twenty-three days later success came when the rules implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 were signed by Health Education and Welfare Secretary Joseph A. Califano on the morning of April 28th 1977.
"The San Francisco 504 sit-in
http://www.npr.org/programs/wesun/features/2002/504/
did
not succeed because of a brilliant strategy by a few disability
leaders. It succeeded because the Deaf people set up a communication system
from the 4th floor windows inside the building to the plaza down below;
because the Black Panther Party brought a hot dinner to all 150 participants
every single night; because people from community organizing backgrounds
taught us how to make collaborative decisions; because friends came and
washed our hair in the janitor's closet sink. The people doing disability
rights work in the 1970s rarely agreed on policies, or even on approaches.
The successes came because people viewed each other as invaluable resources
working towards a common goal." (Corbett Joan O'Toole, Ragged Edge,
October 19, 2005)
The mutual respect, collaborative spirit and a common goal of social justice O'Toole describes laid the ground work for the ADA as much as Section 504's principles shaped our understanding of equity and led to the concept of reasonable accommodation.
Join us in honoring the past by creating the future:
The 2010 Multiple Perspectives conference
http://ada.osu.edu/conferences/2010Conf/main10.html
continues
a
decade of community exploration of disability celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the ADA and its tenth with the theme "Future History" and a public event to encourage the community to reflect on how our conceptions of access, inclusion and disability have contributed to our understanding of social justice, diversity and excellence.
Join Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee, Attorney General
Cordray, Ohio Civil Rights Commission Chair Harrell, Columbus
State Community College President Moeller on Tuesday April 27th
at 2:30 in the ballroom of the Ohio Union for a public proclamation
http://ada.osu.edu/conferences/2010Conf/adaproclamation.html
ceremony
affirming their commitment to equity, social justice, and
the spirit of the ADA and encouraging businesses, cities and
other organizations across Ohio to do the same. The ceremony
is hosted by the Columbus Advisory Committee on Disability Issues
and ADA-OHIO and will be followed by the Ken Campbell Lecture on Disability Policy
http://ada.osu.edu/conferences/2010Conf/callforstudentposters10.html
-
a free public lecture on Tuesday April 27th at 3:00 p.m. "Transforming
Our Approach to Social Policy" delivered by Andrew J. Imparato
http://www.aapd.com/CEO.html
,
President and CEO, American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD
http://www.aapd.com/index.html)
will be followed by a Poster Reception
http://ada.osu.edu/conferences/2010Conf/main10.html
highlighting graduate and undergraduate student research and service focused
on disability from 4:30 until 6:00.
2010 is also the tenth anniversary of the Multiple Perspectives on Access Inclusion & Disability
http://ada.osu.edu/conferences/2010Conf/adaproclamation.html
conference at The Ohio State University. To celebrate these anniversaries
The Columbus Advisory Committee on Disability Issues, ADA-OHIO and The
Ohio State University's ADA Coordinator's Office invite you to join them
in a public signing ceremony on April 27th at 2:30.
Join Attorney General Richard Cordray, Ohio Civil Rights Commission Chair
Eddie Harrell, Jr, The Ohio State University's President E. Gordon
Gee, Columbus State Community College's President M. Valeriana Moeller,
the City of Columbus and others as we reaffirm our commitment to equality,
inclusion and social justice for over 1,727,000 Ohioans with
disabilities by signing a proclamation
http://www.2010anniversary.org/Submit.html
recommitting to the spirit of the ADA. Your business, employer, school or
agency can participate by submitting a signed proclamation and your commitment
to over 1,727,000 Ohioans with disabilities, social justice and the spirit
of the ADA recognized during the program
The brief signing ceremony will be followed by the Ken Campbell Memorial
Lecture on Disability Policy and student poster reception
http://ada.osu.edu/conferences/2010Conf/callforstudentposters10.html.
This year's lecture is "Leveraging the ADA 20th Anniversary to Transform
Our Approach to Social Welfare Policy" will be presented by Andrew
J. Imparato, President and CEO, American Association of People with Disabilities.
The event is free and open to the public and will be held on The Ohio State University's Columbus campus in the ballroom of the new Ohio Union (1739 N High St Columbus, OH 43210).