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Multiple Perspectives on
Access, Inclusion,
and Disability
Annual Conference
2005 Detailed Program
April 11th -- 13th, 2005
Pfahl Executive Education & Conference Center; The Ohio State University Campus, Columbus Ohio.
The Fifth Annual Multiple Perspectives conference will encourage reflection on sameness, difference and equity while providing an opportunity to share practical information, explore current research and develop collaborations. The conference will continue its tradition of bringing together a diverse audience (individuals and employers, students and educators, advocates and policy makers, consumers and service agencies) to reflect on the many dimensions of disability.
The Ohio State University Students Undergrad & Graduate Student Poster Competition
Before reading the program below, please meet the sponsors.
- ABILITY Magazine
- Distributed by Time-Warner, ABILITY Magazine is the contemporary
magazine of Health, Disability and Human Potential. ABILITY features
the latest information on health, new technologies, the "Americans with
Disabilities Act", employment opportunities, human interest stories,
travel, leisure, and more.
[http://www.abilitymagazine.com/] - ADA-OHIO
- ADA-OHIO is a state wide non-profit organization that provides information,
technical assistance, and training about the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) to individuals, businesses, state and local government agencies
or municipalities. Anyone who has a question about the ADA is encouraged
to call their office at 1-800-ADA-OHIO or 614-844-5410.
[http://www.ada-ohio.org/informat.htm] - The American Bar Association Commission on Mental & Physical Disability Law
- The Commission's mission is "to promote the ABA's commitment
to justice and the rule of law for persons with mental, physical, and
sensory disabilities and to promote their full and equal participation
in the legal profession." The Commission consists of 15 members
appointed by the ABA President. It meets twice yearly at its headquarters
in Washington, D.C. to map out future plans and to direct its current
activities. Scott LaBarre currently sits as Chair of the Commission.
John Parry is the Director and Editor in Chief of the Commission's Mental
& Physical Disability Law Reporter and Law Digest,
as well as various other publications.
202-662-1570; [http://www.abanet.org/disability/] - FAME Project
- The Ohio State University is collaborating with national partners
and select urban, suburban, and rural colleges and universities to develop,
pilot and disseminate Faculty and Administrator Modules in Higher Education
(FAME) that are designed to improve the quality of education for students
with disabilities. National organizations such as AHEAD, HEATH, CAST
and NCSPS have agreed to partner with Ohio State to develop universally-designed
training modules that reflect state-of-the-art technologies and content
for faculty and administrators in order to improve student education.
[http://ada.osu.edu/resources/fastfacts/index.htm] - Ohio ADA Coordinators’ Network
- The Ohio ADA Coordinator's Network was created to provide networking,
information and resource sharing opportunities for individuals serving
as ADA Coordinators, 504 Compliance Officers or in similar roles in
government (municipal, county, state or federal) or business settings
across the state of Ohio. The Network's initial goals are to hold a
meeting once a year; to sponsor a discussion list; and generate an index
of commonly useful resources.
The Ohio ADA Coordinator's Network was initiated by the collaborative efforts of ADA-OHIO, The ADA Coordinator's Office at The Ohio State University, and the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission in the hope that others will join our effort to share information to expand opportunities in Ohio.
This group is intended to serve as the discussion list and will be open to members to post questions in the expectation that the synergy of virtual brainstorming and discussion will improve our efforts. Additionally, once every six to eight weeks an expert will be invited to present a case study or emerging issue to the list and lead a discussion on that topic.
Membership: Limited to professionals responsible for compliance with the ADA, Section 504 and other laws focused on disability in Government and Business settings within the state of Ohio.
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ohioadanetwork/] - The Ohio State University: Office of Academic Affairs
- [http://oaa.osu.edu/]
- The Ohio State University: ADA Coordinator’s Office
- 614-292-6207; [http://ada.osu.edu]
- The Ohio State University: ASL Program
- [http://asl.osu.edu/]
- The Ohio State University: The Digital Union
- – 614-292-2793; [http://telr.ohio-state.edu/digitalunion]
- The Ohio State University: Disability Studies Program
- [http://disabilitystudies.osu.edu]
- The Ohio State University: Web Accessibility Center
- – 614-292-1760; [http://www.wac.ohio-state.edu/]
2005 Conference Program
Last Updated: February 16, 2005. Check back regularly for updates and changes.
Monday April 11
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (12:30 p.m.
sign-in). ADA-OHIO Preconference:
"Demystifying the Interplay of the ADA with FMLA and Workers' Compensation."
Approved for 3.25 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR Recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI).
Approved by the Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 3.00 total CLE credit hours, with 0.00 of ethics, 0.00 hours of professionalism, and 0.00 of substance abuse instruction.
The ADA, FMLA, and Workers' Compensation laws have been in existence for some time. Determining how these laws interact to protect the rights of both employees and employers can seem overwhelming because some of the regulations are technical, complex, and subject to interpretation. Attorneys from EEOC, private practice, and Workers' Compensation will help participants to understand how these laws complement one another and how to assure the requirements of all are met. Each of the three attorneys will present content related to one of the three laws and explain the interaction with the other two laws. Practical problems drawn from the participants will also be discussed. This kind of forum provides information equivalent to hundreds of hours of reading!
PRESENTERS: Kimberly Shumate, Associate Legal Counsel for The Ohio State University and President, Columbus Bar Association; Mike Travis, Litigation Manager for the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation; Larry Watson, Regional Attorney in the Cleveland, Ohio, Office of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). MODERATOR: David Kessler, Attorney, Blaugrund, Herbert and Martin, Inc.
4:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. ADA-OHIO Preconference Wine and Cheese Reception
MC: John Marshall, Attorney and Restaurant Critic for Columbus Monthly
Cost: $15 for those not attending the ADA/FMLA/Workers' Comp Seminar
A barrister by trade, a foodie by birth, John Marshall has been reviewing the hottest and newest restaurants for 10 years for Columbus' own Columbus Monthly magazine. John also has been named a Certified Barbecue Judge by the Kansas City Barbecue Society, the largest international organization of barbecue enthusiasts. John frequently judges the "traditional" ribs at the Columbus Jazz and Rib Fest and other "non-traditional" items such as "Mock Apple Pie" and "Spam Casserole" at the Ohio State Fair each year. Join us for a "Wine and Cheese Reception" immediately following the seminar, with the vino and queso especially selected by John.
For a detailed description of the ADA-OHIO preconference and reception,
go to: http://ada.osu.edu/conferences/2005preconference.htm
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. or 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Faculty and Administrator Modules in Higher Education (FAME) Presentations. "On The Edge of a New Frontier: Moving Faculty Training Forward."
Workshops will take place in the Digital Union on The Ohio State University Campus. The afternoon workshop is a repeat of the morning workshop.
In this age of emergent technologies, the Information Highway has touched all aspects of society, including the way we deliver professional development. Technology offers a dimension of flexibility and interactivity to training that pushes the envelope of knowledge dissemination. In the spirit of developing state-of-the-art training mediums, OSU and nationwide collaborators have come together to produce and validate a training curriculum on the accommodations process and good instructional practice called Faculty and Administrator Modules in Higher Education (FAME). Made possible through a three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education, FAME builds upon existing professional development research conducted at OSU and addresses key topics such as coordinating accommodations, instructing students with Universal Design for Learning principles, and creating accessible web content.
We as professionals are standing at the intersection of research, practice, and technology. As service providers become more overworked and the need to deliver information grows deeper, traditional methods of training must allow for other alternatives. Learn how web-based materials based on three years of research can be used to enhance instructional practice and ultimately improve students’ learning outcomes.
PRESENTERS: Margo Izzo, Program Manager, Special Education & Transition Services, The Nisonger Center for Disabilities, The Ohio State University; L. Scott Lissner, ADA Coordinator, The Ohio State University; Alexa Murray, Project Coordinator, The Nisonger Center for Disabilities; The Ohio State University; Jennifer Aaron, Training Specialist, The Nisonger Center for Disabilities; The Ohio State University.
Multiple Perspectives
on Access, Inclusion, and Disability Conference
April 12-13, 2005.
Tuesday April 12 (8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. sign-in)
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ADAAG Reborn: What Changed and What Does It Mean? U.S. Access Board. William R. Botten, Accessibility Specialist, Office of Technical and Information Services, U.S. Access Board and Bruce Growick, Associate Professor, Counselor Education and Rehabilitation Services and School Psychology, The Ohio State University and Public Member of the U.S. Access Board.
Learn from the "horse's" mouth -- the U.S. Access Board --
about the ABA/ADA Accessibility Guidelines published on July 23, 2004.
Make sure you are aware of the major changes made to these guidelines
and how they will affect your future design work. Even without the adoption
by the Department of Justice, the revised guidelines can offer you important
guidance on elements not previously addressed and provide a glimpse of
what is in store for the future. You'll learn to: Identify significant
format and provision changes in the 2004 ADA/ABA Accessibility Guidelines;
Understand the status of these revised accessibility guidelines; Understand
how to, and how not to, use the revised guidelines for important guidance
prior to their adoption.
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch & Information Exchange with the 2nd Annual ADA Award presentation by ADA-OHIO.
The Ohio State University would like to congratulate Nancy and Cameron
James and Mills-James Productions as the recipients of the second annual
ADA Award presented by ADA-OHIO and sponsored by the Ohio Developmental
Disabilities Council. The award is presented to individuals and/or organizations
who have made significant contributions in support of the Americans with
Disabilities Act. Over the years, Mr. and Mrs. James and Mills-James Productions
have supported many causes. They have been particularly instrumental in
promoting an awareness of dyslexia and the rights under the ADA of individuals
with dyslexia. The ADA Award will be presented at this luncheon.
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Session A: Equity in Planning & Community Participation.
Peg Gutsell, PhD, & Sandy Kerlin, Co-Directors, The Inclusion Network.
Growing communities are always involved in an improvement process that
includes planning, research, and facility enhancement. Though these efforts
are ongoing, the contributions, talents and access needs of people with
disabilities are regularly overlooked, leading to ultimate inequity. Barriers
to inclusion of people with disabilities include perceived cost, myths
about individuals who have disabilities, and/or lack of knowledge about
how to implement inclusive practices. This presentation explores strategies
to affirm the full participation of people with disabilities in all aspects
of community life.
Session B: Digital Diaspora New Assistive Technologies in the
Performing Arts. Lizbeth Goodman, Director, The SMARTlab Centre: Connecting
SMARTsystems, Spaces, & People,Central Saint Martins College of Art
& Design, The University of the Arts (London); James Brosnan, Author,
Artist, Teacher at Central Remedial Clinic in Dublin; Bobby Byrne, Community
Dance Facilitator, Institute of Choreography & Dance; Brian Duffy,
Inventor of the Haptic Chair & other robotic interfaces; Colm O'Snodaigh,
Manager & Performer, KILA, Musical Collaborator for SMART/lab/SPIRITlevel
Projects; & Jana Riedel, Filmmaker, Videographer, Keyworx Operator,
& Content Manager for SMARTlab.
The "Digital Diaspora" panel will be a unique opportunity for
conference attendees to witness and discuss the innovative assistive technologies
that have been pioneered at the SMARTlab Centre, which is based at Central
Saint Martin's College of Art and Design, The University of the Arts (London).
Under the leadership of Dr. Lizbeth Goodman, the SMARTlab has worked in
collaboration with engineers, robotics and affective computing experts
at the BBC and at Media Lab Europe and UCD (Dublin), and has invented
a scaleable modular PLAYbox toolkit for interaction, of special relevance
to people with disabilities. The PLAYbox includes motion triggers and
also a unique Haptic Chair (created by collaborator Dr. Brian Duffy) for
use in performance. The chair empowers users (with any level of voluntary
or involuntary muscle movement) to interact with and control a 3d screen
environment. The toolkit is anticipated to have a major impact for artists
and citizens with all manner of physical needs who are often unseen and
unheard in society. In this presentation, the SMARTlab team will include
long-term collaborating artists: Mr. James Brosnan (a Dublin-based author
and artist who performs poetry and dances despite cerebral palsy, and
who is pioneering original uses of his text-to-speech synthesizer as well
as of the Haptic Chair ), Mr Bobby Byrne (a dancer and martial art/ movement
practitioner who is one of the key members of Counterbalance Arts &
Disability Ireland), and Irish speaking/singing musician Colm O'Snodaigh
of cult band KILA (performing original poetry and music around the theme
of the Gaelic language and its effective removal from some parts of the
Irish landscape and thereby its culture). The team will introduce and
demonstrate the technological components of the PLAYbox and also perform
a version of an a original dance/poem entitled "Guinevere's Globe',
operated and filmed by SMARTlab's videographer Ms Jana Riedel. In the
future we anticipate that this technology could be implemented in Ohio
and put to use in performances, locally and -- by telematic link through
the PLAYbox -- also globally.
Session C: People with Disability: Lost in the Maze of Politics.
Cherilyn Bloodworth, Deaf, Community Resources Advocate/ADA Specialist,
Deaf Services Center, Inc.
This presentation will probe into how some people with disabilities
are able to accomplish in the political arena and why some do not. One
of the advantages that someone with a disability may have is a grasp on
the English language and their mental capacity to process the language.
Those who do not succeed in this arena may have difficulty with the English
language or may have neurological damage. Even for those who succeed,
their ability to process the language is overshadowed by the fact that
they still need to rely on other people without disabilities to succeed
in politics.
Session D: Access to Higher Education: The Year in Review. Presenters
to be announced.
Program description will be available soon. Please check back.
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Session A: Technology Access for All. Timothy Creagan, Director
of Consumer Training, Information Technology Technical Assistance &
Training Center (ITTATC), Center for Assistive Technology & Environmental
Access (CATEA), Georgia Institute of Technology.
Information technology plays an increasingly important part in
daily life—whether someone calls a friend or a fire dispatcher on
their digital wireless telephone, checks email messages at work or home,
or accesses the website of a government agency. All of these are examples
of how electronic information technology and telecommunications affect
our lives. Consumers with disabilities need to be aware of the federal
laws that protect their rights in order to obtain and use accessible electronic
and information technology (E&IT) and telecommunications. This presentation
will educate and empower attendees about the laws governing accessible
E&IT and telecommunications. After attending this presentation, attendees
will be able to: Identify barriers to Electronic & Information Technology
(E&IT); Identify laws about the rights of people with disabilities
to use technology; Identify equipment and services that are required to
be accessible; Learn strategies for effecting change; Review the procedure
for filing a complaint.
Session B: Same World, Different Difference: Life of People with
Disabilities in Appalachian America. William Bauer, Director-Master's
in Education, Hartel Fellow, Marietta College.
This presentation will discuss the unique characteristics of Appalachian
America, and the concerns that consumers with disabilities have in gaining
access to services. Americans who live in Appalachia experience unique
and different ways of life than most Americans. The Appalachian Culture
runs from the bottom half of the State of New York through the mountains
of West Virginia and Southeast Ohio to the flatlands of Alabama. This
area of the country offers different perspectives and challenges to life.
Because of the geographical vastness and uniqueness of the Appalachian
culture, many people with disabilities who live in Appalachia are unable
to access services and agencies due to physical and attitudinal barriers.
The combination of being a person with a disability and belonging to a
minority group, such as living in rural Appalachia, produces a double
bias in adjusting to every day activities. Living in rural Appalachia
has its minority features by virtue of geography, unemployment rates,
lack of medical services and limited economic growth.
Session C: NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) on Campus:
Life for College Students. Catie Mauro, Campus Affiliate Program, NAMI
Ohio, and James Mauro, President, NAMI Ohio.
The presentation will include general information about NAMI. The importance
of education, and awareness of mental health for college students, and
information on NAMI Ohio's campus efforts will be discussed. This session
would be beneficial to students, faculty, family members, and professionals
within the mental health field.
Session D: The ADA Universe: You’re Not Alone Out There.
Co-facilitators: Dave Cameron, ADA Coordinator, Customer Service &
Resource Development Team, Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission, &
L. Scott Lissner, ADA Coordinator, The Ohio State University. Panel members:
Victoria Frye, Compliance Officer, Legal Services, Columbus Public Schools;
Paula Pickett, EEO Administrator, Office of Human Resources/Diversity
Affairs Section, Ohio Department of Natural Resources; & J. Andrew
Zeisler, Disability Resources, Office of Equity & Equal Opportunity,
Miami University.
Just when you think you’re hopelessly lost and will never
encounter another sentient creature—at least a knowledgeable one—along
comes a whole panel of them. Being an ADA Coordinator can be lonely. You
not only have to make sense of federal law and keep up with recent developments,
you have to persuade your colleagues that you know what you’re talking
about. All that, and some of them don’t even want to hear it. Enough.
You’re not alone. In fact, you’re part of a whole galaxy of
practitioners who know exactly what you’re experiencing. At this
session, you’ll have the opportunity to hear and interact with a
constellation of bright stars, ADA coordinators from a public school,
a state agency, a state university, and a city. They will share their
experiences, good and bad, what works and doesn’t work. And before
you leave you can provide your e-mail address and become a part of the
Ohio Network of ADA Coordinators
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Student Perspectives – A Poster Reception.
Undergraduate and graduate students will present their posters and research on the broad interdisciplinary aspects of disability. The posters will relate to this year's conference themes of "reflecting on sameness & difference" and "equity in law, policy and practice." Awards and recognition will be given at the undergraduate and graduate level in four categories:
- Class Projects & Papers
- Independent student research (independent study, thesis, grant sponsored or dissertation)
- Community Service, Outreach, and Applied Problem Solving
- Art & Performance
Visit the Student Poster Competition link for more information about submitting a poster proposal.
Wednesday, April 13 (8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. sign-in)
8:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
Session A: Exploring Notions of Sameness & Difference Across
National Boundaries: A Global Perspective on Disability Rights Laws. Arlene
S. Kanter, Professor of Law, Co-Director of Center on Disability Studies,
Law & Human Policy, Director of Clinical Legal Education, College
of Law, Syracuse University.
This presentation will discuss notions of sameness, difference, and equality
from an international perspective by focusing on recent international
and regional legal developments which address the rights of people with
disabilities, including the potential impact of the proposed United Nations
Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities on the ADA and other
countries’ laws and policies.
Session B: Words Unseen: How Do I Read Thee? Deborah Kendrick,
Senior Features Editor, AccessWorld, American Foundation for the Blind
and Writer/Columnist, Columbus Dispatch.
This presentation will be twofold: First, to discuss the ways in which
people who are blind or otherwise unable to read print process written
information -- visually, auditorily, and some hybrid combinations; and,
secondly, to look at the myriad ways in which written materials can now
be accessed: phone services, internet approaches for both novice and sophisticated
computer users, tapes, CD's, various digital formats and players, newspapers
in Braille, and more. Little known and/or overlooked sources of books,
periodicals, and other written materials will be provided.
The session should be of value to anyone interested in reading approaches
and materials available to people unable to read conventional print, as
well as to anyone simply seeking a broader understanding of reading as
a multi-faceted experience.
Session C: Designing A Learning Environment For Preschoolers
with Disabilities. Hatice Zeynep Inan, Graduate Student, Integrated Teaching
& Learning, Early Childhood Education, The Ohio State University.
"The environment is viewed as a teacher" in the Reggio Emilia
approach, Donovan states. In this presentation, based on the literature
review, I propose an environment which is designed to encourage choices,
discoveries, and communication, and to support the learning processes
of children with special needs as the environment is the teacher. This
presentation will focus on considerations for designing a learning environment
discussing the issues related to the physical environment. Specifically,
a learning environment for preschoolers with disabilities will be examined
including the following components: Curriculum philosophy which is based
on play and the whole child principle; modifications to meet the needs
of preschooler with special needs; safety-security; a general schedule
of activities; some rules for teachers and preschoolers in the classroom;
material arrangements to accommodate the needs of preschoolers with special
needs; and areas, placement of different areas, outdoor area. The environment
and the curriculum together enhance and support the child's ability to
do something himself, taking care of himself, initiating and completing
activities, taking control of his own actions and responsibilities, communicating
with others, interacting easily and having better perceptual and motor
skills.
Session D: Social & Political Dimensions of Access. Mark
Sherry, Ability Center of Greater Toledo Endowed Chair in Disability Studies,
The University of Toledo.
Many of us understand that everyone, regardless of what sort of mind or
body they have, has a right to access, inclusion, community involvement,
and the same rights, freedoms, opportunities and responsibilities that
every other member of the community shares. So why are some groups of
disabled people less successful than others at having their access needs
recognized? It seems to me that we don’t discuss the “hierarchy
of access” enough – and yet I think there are social and political
issues that include race, gender, class, sexuality, and so on which affect
how well society responds to particular disabilities. The presentation
will use some examples from groups whose access issues are well known
– for instance, Deaf people, blind people and wheelchair users –
and will then consider some groups whose access issues are less well known
– such as people with mental retardation, people with psychiatric
disabilities and students labeled as having “emotional difficulties”.
10:30 - 12:00 Concurrent Sessions
Session A: Prospects for Success: How Effective is the Proposed
UK Disability Act (2006) in Enhancing the Working Lives of Disabled People:
An International Perspective? Alan Roulstone, Reader in Disability Policy,
University of Sunderland, United Kingdom.
This presentation will provide a critical appraisal of the proposed UK
Disability Act (2006) which aims to introduce much more active legislation
and employment monitoring to increase disabled peoples’ representation
in the world of employment. What are the likely facilitators and limitations
to the Act? What can International comparisons tell us about the likely
success of the Disability Discrimination Act?
Session B: Using Technology to Improve Instruction for Students
with Disabilities: Faculty Development in the Digital Age. Margo Izzo,
Program Manager, Special Education & Transition Services, The Nisonger
Center for Disabilities, The Ohio State University; L. Scott Lissner,
ADA Coordinator, The Ohio State University; Alexa Murray, Project Coordinator,
The Nisonger Center for Disabilities, The Ohio State University; Jennifer
Aaron, Training Specialist, The Nisonger Center for Disabilities, The
Ohio State University; Judah Axe, Graduate Assistant, The Nisonger Center
for Disabilities, The Ohio State University.
In this age of emergent technologies, the Information Highway
has touched all aspects of society, including the way we deliver professional
development. Technology offers a dimension of flexibility and interactivity
to training that pushes the envelope of knowledge dissemination. In the
spirit of developing state-of-the-art training mediums, OSU and nationwide
collaborators have come together to produce and validate a training curriculum
on the accommodations process and good instructional practice called FAME
(Faculty and Administrator Modules in Higher Education). Made possible
through a three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education, FAME
builds upon a history of professional development research conducted at
OSU and addresses key topics such as coordinating accommodations, instructing
students with Universal Design for Learning principles, and creating accessible
web content. By training faculty on key disability issues, we hope to
promote greater educational access for college students with disabilities.
The presenters will explain the FAME project, demonstrate the product,
and facilitate a question-and-answer panel discussion on its salience
and usability.
Session C: A Timely Human Interface: Notes on the Ecology of
Negotiating Accommodations. Mark Willis, Research Coordinator, Office
of Research Affairs, School of Medicine, Wright State University.
This presentation explores my lived experience with negotiating accommodations
as a blind man moving through the world. I use narrative techniques from
creative nonfiction and oral performance to convey how it feels to negotiate
accommodations on a daily, even an hourly, basis. I draw metaphors from
the science of ecology –- adaptation, niche, interface, and energy
economy –- to frame accommodation as a social process enacted through
give-and-take relationships among individuals in specific shared environments.
Session D: Counteracting the Perception/fears of Institutional
Racism: Strategies to Help Higher Education Students of Color Disclose
Disabilities & Receive Services. Pamela King, Director, Adaptive Educational
Services; Regina Turner, Associate Professor; Timothy Anno, Associate
Director, Adaptive Educational Services; Nicole Oglesby, Director, Campus
and Community Programs; Mark Volpatti, Faculty/Student Liaison, Adaptive
Educational Services; Andre Flake, Student; & Leslie House, Student;
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.
Minority students typically disclose disabilities and request
services in notably smaller proportions than their majority counterparts.
This interactive program, featuring students of color with disabilities
and university faculty and staff, will suggest approaches to help students
overcome their fears of exacerbating racism by adding the "label"
of disability, how to involve the community at large, and ways to demystify
the "stigma" of disability.
12:15 - 1:30 Information Exchange & Lunch
1:45 - 3:15 Concurrent Sessions
Session A: Comparison of the Disability Right Models of the
United States & the Czech Republic: Factors Shaping Anti-discriminatory
Theory & Reality. Jitka Sinecka, PhD Student of Disability Studies,
Syracuse University.
After a brief comparison of theoretical concepts of the US and
Czech law, the session will discuss the historical, political and societal
factors shaping the emergence of the legislature and societal attitudes.
This introduction will be followed by a presentation of examples and practices
that demonstrate the gap between the theory (law and political concepts)
and existing practice (experiences of individuals with disabilities, examples
of the daily routine). The session will conclude with a wrap allowing
for broadening and deepening the disability rights understanding of the
Czech, respectively the Central European society.
Session B: [Dis]rupting Institutions: Beyond Reason in Universals.
Wendy Chrisman, Marian Lupo, JD, Jason Palmeri, Rita Rich, & Michael
Sasso, PhD Students, The Ohio State University.
This panel, presented by surviving graduate students at The Ohio State
University, focuses on the failure to accommodate within the institution
known as the “university,” and advocates for equitable solutions
that are neither reasonable nor universal. In an interview with SchwabLearning.org,
Paul D. Grossman addresses legal rights for college students: “It
always disturbs me that so few people know how much individuals with disabilities
… had to organize, engage in civil disobedience, and risk their
health to get our disability rights laws into effect.” Our panel
will address some disturbing realities of accommodation, legal practices,
and implementing a curriculum for Universal Design and Learning in the
university environment.
Session C: Accessible Textbooks in Higher Education: Building
a Partnership With Publishers. Robert Martinengo, Supervisor, Alternate
Text Production Center (ATPC).
In 1999, California passed a law requiring publishers of college textbooks
to provide electronic files for use by students with print disabilities.
The California Community College system established the Alternate Text
Production Center (ATPC) to act as a clearinghouse for requests to publishers.
The response from publishers has ranged from enthusiastic participation
to indignant refusal. This session will examine some of the attitudes
and perceptions we have encountered along the way, and explore the potential
for improving access to accessible materials for students with disabilities.
Session D: The Development of an Accessible Web Course on Aging
Awareness for Designers. Joseph Koncelik, Professor Emeritus, Industrial,
Interior & Visual Communication Design, College of the Arts, The Ohio
State University & Professor & Director (Retired), Center for
Assistive Technology & Environmental Access (CATEA), College of Architecture,
Georgia Institute of Technology.
A demonstration project was undertaken to develop a web-based
course on Aging Awareness for Designers that would be fully accessible
to individuals with the broadest range of disabilities. The course, intended
for distance education distribution, was designed to be a stand-alone
educational experience or a supplement to other coursework in human factors
or ergonomics for designers. The course, in the spirit of universal design,
covered subject matter about the importance of universal design issues
as they are represented through designing for aging adults.
3:30 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions
Session A: People with Disabilities and the Nazi T-4 Program
(or, what I learned on my summer vacation). Brenda Brueggemann, Associate
Professor, English; Associate Faculty, Comparative Studies and Women's
Studies; Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Disability Studies Minor; Co-Coordinator,
American Sign Language Program; The Ohio State University.
A Powerpoint facilitated presentation about the Nazi's "T-4 Program"
during 1941-42. This "program," signed by Hitler, developed
gas chambers and crematoria (that would later be used for "the Final
Solution") in the basements of seven psychiatric institutions throughout
the Reich in order to carry out the systematic "euthanasia"
of over 270,000 people with disabilities whose lives were deemed "lives
unworthy of living" (lebensunwerten Lebens). Much of this horrifying
history still remains unknown and unstudied in American scholarship.
Session B: Direct Threat Under the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA). Wilma Javey, Director; Deborah Curtis, Enforcement Supervisor;
Sandra Bohart, Information Technology Specialist; Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, Cincinnati Area Office.
This workshop is designed to demonstrate how EEOC investigates a charge
of discrimination under the ADA where the employer has raised the direct
threat defense. This session will look at the factors to consider in assessing
whether or not the defense is valid.
Session C: Embracing Universal Design: Short-term & Long-term
Goals for Web Accessibility. Becky Hoover, ADA Coordinator; Eric Kreider,
Applications Services Tech Lead; Jason Maseberg-Tomlinson, Disability
Specialist; Patrick Tabatcher, Senior Multimedia Producer; Evangeline
Varonis, Multimedia Specialist; The University of Akron.
As web accessibility becomes more commonplace in commerce and education,
there is a moral as well as legal need for institutions of higher learning
to keep pace. The University of Akron (UA) has established a university-wide
work group, including the UA ADA coordinator, the UA webmaster, and representatives
from UA’s instructional design group, the Office of Accessibility,
and university libraries to meet these challenges. First, we have adopted
a real-time text-only solution to ensure that while our site is visually
pleasing, it is also accessible in a variety of ways. By providing two
versions of every web page, UA allows users to make the decision about
which environment they prefer. We will discuss legal, and economic issues
surrounding such a practice: giving access while struggling with not wanting
to segregate users. Second, in lieu of traditional web design, which uses
tables and straight html for formatting, we are adopting cascading style
sheets (CSS) for new and small sites. CSS decreases the memory needed
to open pages as well as allows for screen readers to “read”
html without getting caught up in visual formatting. Before-and-after
versions of various websites will demonstrate the difference CSS makes.
Finally, we will discuss how we are transitioning from short term to long
term solutions: using a real-time text-only translator in the short term
to create an accessible campus web environment while we move toward the
long-term goal of educating administrators, faculty, and staff to embrace
universal design in the creation and maintenance of all web pages.
Session D: Mobility Management: Transportation for Employment.
A panel identifying current and potential collaborations to connect employees
with employers.
5:30 p.m. Informal performance with audience participation by Digital Diaspora panel and OSU students. Lizbeth Goodman, Director, The SMARTlab Centre: Connecting SMARTsystems, Spaces, & People, Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, The University of the Arts (London); James Brosnan, Author, Artist, Teacher at Central Remedial Clinic in Dublin; Bobby Byrne, Community Dance Facilitator, Institute of Choreography & Dance; Brian Duffy, Inventor of the Haptic Chair & other robotic interfaces; Colm O'Snodaigh, Manager & Performer, KILA, Musical Collaborator for SMART/lab/SPIRITlevel Projects; & Jana Riedel, Filmmaker, Videographer, Keyworx Operator, & Content Manager for SMARTlab.
If you have difficulty accessing any portions of this website due to incompatibility with adaptive technology, or you have suggestions on how we can make this site more accessible, or you need the information in an alternative format, please contact us at:
L. Scott Lissner, ADA Coordinator
Address: ADA Coordinator's Office, The Ohio State University,
2054 Drake Center, 1849 Cannon Drive,
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-292-6207 (Voice)
614-688-8605 (TTY)
614-688-3665 (Fax)
E-mail: ada-osu@osu.edu
