AHEAD 2007 - Preconference Institutes
AHEAD 2007 conference | schedule | preconference institutes | plenary sessions | concurrent sessions | symposia | poster sessions | travel & hotel | silent auction | exhibitors | registration | Application Form (Word doc 52KB) available for download from http://www.ahead.org/training/conference/2007_conf/REGISTRATION%20FORM%20AHEAD%202007%20Conference.doc
The AHEAD 2007 Preconference Institutes provide opportunities for attendees to participate in intensive, topic-specific, workshop style events taught by notable and well-respected experts in their field. Ranging from 3 1/2 hours to two full days, the Institutes are an outstanding chance for Conference attendees to receive in-depth professional development.
Preconference Institutes do require advance registration by July 3, 2007 and an additional tuition fee (separate from the Conference registration fee). On-site registration for Preconference Institutes is not available. Registration for Preconference Institutes includes all instruction, materials, classroom supplies and equipment, and refreshment breaks. Meals, housing and travel are not included. Please see the registration form for applicable tuition charges.
Two Day Preconference Institute
Monday, July 16th and Tuesday, July 17th
9:00 am – 5:30 pm
#PC1 New Directions for Campus Accessibility: The AHEAD Institute
on E-Text Production
Gaeir Dietrich, California Community Colleges
Ron Stewart, Chair AHEAD E-Text Solutions Group
Khaki Wunderlich, Tompkins Corland Community College
Electronic text (e-text), a digital rendering of the printed book, is the accommodation of choice for the majority of persons with print-related disabilities. The use of e-text is burgeoning at a number of colleges and universities.
Demand for e-text is fast approaching the limits of most programs to provide. Meeting this demand is contingent on the adoption of sophisticated techniques for production and delivery based on high speed duplex scanning. While many colleges are creating e-text for students with print disabilities, many more are unaware of the process and requirements of creating e-text.
Join us for this invaluable two-day Institute on best practice
in creating electronic text and working with publishers to assure ready
access to academic materials. The presenters, who represent the leading
edge in assistive technology, will address the topic of e-text provision
with a hands-on approach that takes advantage of best-practice models from
a variety of programs around the country. In addition, the Institute will
present issues related to the use of e-text and best practices, and explore
ways to work with publishers regarding copyright and security issues. The
two day training will address the needs of both administrators and practitioners
so the potential impact of the institute will be significant. DS Directors
are encouraged to invite their direct-service staff for this invaluable
training.
Audience: All
One and a Half Day Preconference Institutes
Monday, July 16th 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Tuesday, July 17th 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
#PC2 Introduction to Disability Law for Higher Education Professionals
Paul Grossman,
Hastings College of Law, US Department of Education
Scott Lissner, The Ohio State University
(Throughout this Conference, Mr. Grossman is participating
in his private capacity. The views expressed in his presentations
will be the result of Mr. Grossman’s independent research and do not
necessarily
represent the views of the US Department of Education or
government.)
This Institute will give higher education professionals a comprehensive
introduction to postsecondary disability law and establish a framework
for answering the questions they encounter on a daily basis. When is a
medical condition a “disability” entitling an individual to “accommodations?”
What accommodations are or are not required in the college and university
setting? What must be done to make facilities and programs accessible to
persons with disabilities? This Institute will begin with a review of the
history of discrimination against individuals with disabilities and the
emergence of the disability rights movement culminating in the adoption
of disability laws. We will learn what legal traditions and concepts all
antidiscrimination laws share and what is unique to disability law. Topics
of interest to higher education, such as admissions, service animals, discipline,
academic accommodations and many others will be covered. Finally, the ways
in which these laws have been interpreted to fit the unique needs of academia will be examined.
Audience: All
#PC3 ADA Coordinator’s Institute: Creative and Practical Tools
to Move Beyond Compliance to Form Inclusive Welcoming Campuses
Joan Friend, Metropolitan Community College
Virginia Reilly, Virginia Tech
This interactive Institute for new coordinators provides a common
set of guidelines and resources for campus evaluations and systems to ensure
institutional access. Topics include: ADA Coordinator’s role, building
alliances for change, universal design, electronic access, recent case
law decisions, and model policies and procedures. Participants will receive
a copy of the ADA Coordinator’s Guide to Campus Compliance.
Audience: Novice to Intermediate
One Day Preconference Institutes
Tuesday, July 17th
9:00 am – 5:30 pm
#PC4 DS 101: Strategies for Success
Linda Nissenbaum, St. Louis Community College,
Meramec
Anne Reber, Texas A&M University
Mike Shuttic, Oklahoma State University
Every week AHEAD hears from new college DS professionals (and
some veterans as well). They’re all seeking the same thing: information
about providing disability services! This Institute is your opportunity
to join seasoned Disability Service Directors as they walk through the
essentials of our field. Through lecture, active participation and case
study they will fill your knowledge gaps, affirm proper practice and enhance
your management skills.
Audience: Novice
#PC5 We’ve Come A Long Way: Campus Access for Students with Psychiatric
Disabilities.
Barbara Blacklock, University of Minnesota
Aaron Cohen, University of California, Berkeley
The presenters will provide an overview of best practices in determining
disability and facilitating reasonable accommodations for students with
psychiatric disabilities. Techniques will be shared to create change on
your campus, which will reduce the stigma and stereotypes around mental
illness, coordinate mental health resources, and provide tools to assist
students in distress.
Audience: Novice to Intermediate
#PC6 Designing and Managing an Effective Assistive Technology
Program for Your Campus
James Bailey, University of Oregon
This day-long Institute for DS Coordinators defines the many factors
that affect successful Assistive Technology (AT) services in higher education.
Since AT plans are not “one size fits all”, DS Coordinators will learn
how to identify their school’s special characteristics and then how to
create an AT plan that fits their unique environment. The presenter will
provide information on how to manage and support AT from a DS Coordinator’s
point of view.
Audience: Novice to Intermediate
#PC7 Orienting Students with Disabilities to Higher Education:
A Model Transition Program
Mary Helen Walker, University of
North Carolina, Pembroke
This Institute will give attendees the information, tools, and
electronic resources needed to customize a unique, two-day orientation
specific to their own institutional regulations and policies. Higher education
laws, eligibility parameters, disability services, ADA and Section 504,
and accommodations processes will be incorporated. Models of addressing
student development, self-advocacy, new parental roles, curriculum expectations,
and existing programming on campus will be shared. Campus partners will
be highlighted and ways to facilitate an interdepartmental orientation
to campus will be described. The presenter will describe the model program
during the morning session and facilitate designing a program especially
for attendees’ campuses in the afternoon session.
Audience: Novice to Intermediate
#PC8 Take up the Universal Design (UD) Challenge!
Sue Kroeger, University of
Arizona
Gladys Loewen, Assistive Technology, British Columbia
Bill Pollard, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Melanie Thornton, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Increasing numbers of disability service professionals recognize the promise of universal design. Many of us work to promote this concept within our institutions, yet at times we feel uncertain about how to initiate organizational change. In this session, we will explore avenues for moving our campuses in more progressive directions that are informed by current research and thinking on disability and higher education.
During the morning session, we will examine the historical constructs that guide our work and explore potential new ways of thinking about and responding to disability. Through an analysis of language, thought, culture, environment, design, and disability, we will envision a campus informed by the socio-political model and universal design and examine our role in the reconstruction of disabling environments. The afternoon session will take us from theory to practice as we consider strategic planning as a tool for advancing our profession toward this vision of full participation of people with disabilities and the creation of usable, sustainable and inclusive learning environments. Join us in this interactive session where you will experience a variety of approaches to strategic planning that will challenge participants to think outside the box and assist you in your goal of moving your campus forward in an intentional manner.
All who register by June 1st will have an additional opportunity
to participate in a pre-session online discussion and audio teleconference
in June and early July to prepare for the preconference Institute.
Audience: Novice to Intermediate
#PC9 Assessment of Learning Disabilities and ADHD in Postsecondary
Education Students: A Neuropsychological Approach
Robert
Mapou, William Stixrud, Ph.D. and Assoc., LLC
This Institute will describe strategies for the assessment of
learning disabilities and ADHD from a neuropsychological perspective. The
focus will be on students in postsecondary education settings. Topics will
include recent research, characteristics of learning disability subtypes,
and evaluation methods. Accommodations will be linked to neuropsychological
test results. Applications will be illustrated with case examples.
Audience: Novice to Intermediate
Half-Day Preconference Institutes
Tuesday, July 17th
9:00 am – 12:30 pm
#PC10 Sharing Our Passion: Creating Cross Cultural and Multicultural
Alliances
Bea Awoniyi, Florida State University
Lyla Crawford, University of Washington
Summer Hanson, Florida State University
Margaret Hardee, Tallahassee Community College
Higher education is becoming more diverse. The 2001 Chronicle
of Higher Education Almanac reported that US colleges and universities
served more diverse students than they did in the years past. While much
attention has been focused on issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and to
some extent, national origin as means to address diversity, lesser attention
is paid to disability. The purpose of this Institute is to foster a dialogue
within the DS community on the need for philosophical basis for educating,
developing, and heightening awareness so that the voices and issues of
students with disabilities are included with those of others who are underserved.
Audience: Novice to Intermediate
#PC11 Are Your Documentation Policies And Procedures Out Of Alignment?
Here’s The Adjustment You Need!
Elaine Manglitz, Clayton State
University
Nicole Palazzo, Clayton State University
This Institute will use AHEAD’s Best Practices for Disability
Documentation in Higher Education as a foundation to help you evaluate
your documentation policies and procedures to determine if they are a good
fit for you, your office and your institution. The presenters will demonstrate
the use of forms, sample letters, worksheets, and reflective exercises
to assist you in assessing your documentation policies and procedures.
Audience: Novice to Intermediate
Half-Day Preconference Institutes
Tuesday, July 17th
2:00 - 5:30 pm
#PC12 Understanding and Supporting Adult Students with ADHD/Executive Functioning
Challenges
Thomas E. Brown, Yale University
Ellen Engstrom, Landmark College
Linda Hecker, Landmark College
This preconference Institute features four presentations on Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders (AD/HD) and Executive Functioning (EF)
challenges for students in postsecondary settings. Using state-of-the-art
research and case studies, we present a new model for understanding AD/HD
and EF, as well as methods and approaches that can be used within and beyond
the classroom to support students with AD/HD and EF challenges
Audience: Novice to Intermediate
#PC13 Accommodations in Online Learning: Everything Old Is
New Again!
Kelly Hermann, Empire State College
Jane Jarrow, Disability Access Information and Support
If you think services to students with disabilities are no different
for online classes, you are wrong. If you think accommodations in online
learning can be handled by diligent attention to technological access,
you are wrong. If you think you are understaffed and overwhelmed by the
thought of supporting online learners, you… may be right! But we’ve got
a plan.
Audience: Novice to Intermediate